"Two swordwings hovered on high, watching for prey." (p. 197)
More hovering birds of prey.
"Brannock" is the narrative designation of Wayfarer's robot that has been delegated to explore the physical Earth as opposed to either the database or the emulations. When Brannock confronts Kalava and his men, Ilyandi, with the wisdom of a Vilku, recognizes:
"'A god, or a messenger from the gods, I think.' [Kalava] could barely make her out beneath the wind." (p. 199)
Overawed, she speaks softly. The wind of the divine presence almost silences her.
To communicate, Brannock shows an appropriate male human face in the screen on the front of his head:
"Though it was black, the features were not quite like anything anyone had seen before, nose broad, lips heavy, eyes round, hair tightly curled." (p. 200)
But we recognize it! They see a recording from an earlier age. We almost meet them.
3 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
I'm starting to think GENESIS should be the next Anderson novel to reread. You keep quoting interesting details I've forgotten!
Still embroiled with the massive third volume of Solzhenitsyn's MARCH 1917. But I can still read other books in conjunction with it.
Ad astra! Sean
The future humanity is sensibly designed. The East Asian eye configuration is more protective, the black skin is necessary for the high-UV environment, and so on.
Kaor, Mr. Stirling!
At least I did think of how the black skin would be more protective, given the hotter, brighter sun of that remote future!
Ad astra! Sean
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