Personal relationships play a big part. Broderson's deceased first wife's family are influential on Earth. One of them is in the impounded interstellar ship, Emissary, as is Joelle the holothete with whom Broderson had a relationship. The crew of Broderson's own ship, Chinook, includes the brother of Broderson's current wife and that brother resents the presence of Broderson's mistress. Things get more complicated.
The mistress, Catlin, is an "avatar" with a mysterious birth who feels one with the universe. This makes her sound like a Hindu deity. Her mysterious birth apparently involved Irish mythological beings but Hinduism can easily incorporate that. The real explanation is extraterrestrial but we have a long way to go before the eventual meeting with the Others.
3 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
Extraterrestrials using their own technology.
Ad astra! Sean
Yeah, Caitlin is, IMHO, an unrealistic character.
Kaor, Mr. Stirling!
Caitlin was one reason why I was not quite satisfied with THE AVATAR.
Ad astra! Sean
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