by Eliot Peper in Thesis Sarah Deragon/Every illustration.Speculative fiction helps us imagine new futures—life on Mars (The Martian), the genetic resurrection of dinosaurs (Jurassic Park), the creation of a surveillance state (1984). So Eliot Peper—author of 11 books of near-future science fiction—was ideally positioned to help develop the backstory of the cute, friendly animated alien AI companions Tolans. He and Quinten Farmer, cofounder and CEO of Portola, the company that makes Tol...
