I have a feeling I should have included more soil-related stories. Or a geological sex scene describing the formation of a mountain range. "The Eurasian Plate convulsed as the massive Indo-Australian drove into him. Oh, it was like no orogeny he'd ever known. Too big. Too hard. It shoved him skyward."
But really, thanks for reading.
I just finished Guy Gavriel Kay's Under Heaven. It's historical fantasy based on Tang Dynasty China, and I'm more than pleased with it. Kay really captures the scene of ancient China. Not just that, but he does so while writing a book that reads like something out of classical Chinese literature.