Re: Does this First Page Work?

JF wrote:
James A. Donald wrote:

You know the iridescence of a kingfisher's plumage?
That must be fairly simple to do and would make humans
look really quite spectacular. Alas, mammals are dull
little things.

Trouble is we have only recently evolved color vision,
and so until recently had no reason to evolve
iridescent hair.

Our color vision is still very poor compared to that of
birds.

But we'll soon have the ability to do it anyway. A girl with dark skin and shimmering turquoise hair...

Ariane Austin (one of the two main characters in my forthcoming Grand Central Arena) has deep blue hair, though her skin isn't terribly dark.

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