tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post6749677979526507793..comments2024-03-28T07:57:49.338+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Substantial ReadingKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-70427423752083154822016-03-02T07:54:12.670+00:002016-03-02T07:54:12.670+00:00Kaor, Paul!
Understood! I thought you were giving...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Understood! I thought you were giving us something like the riddle game played by Bilbo Baggins and Gollum in THE HOBBIT.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-67378360029915739722016-03-01T17:21:37.105+00:002016-03-01T17:21:37.105+00:00Sean,
The point that I was trying to make was comp...Sean,<br />The point that I was trying to make was completely smothered in the plethora of examples that I offered, not all of them obviously relevant.<br />Paul.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-65712177606154477162016-03-01T15:35:42.335+00:002016-03-01T15:35:42.335+00:00Kaor, Paul!
Oops! I completely misunderstood the ...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Oops! I completely misunderstood the point you were trying to make. I thought you were asking readers to point out an incorrect statement!<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-11951153907962801352016-03-01T10:19:26.755+00:002016-03-01T10:19:26.755+00:00Sean,
"First Empire" was a mistake, whic...Sean,<br />"First Empire" was a mistake, which I have corrected - thank you - but it was not the point I was trying to draw attention to. An sf novel gains substance if it is part of a future history. In ORBITSVILLE (a single novel which became a trilogy), the Dyson sphere is colonized merely by "human beings from a future Earth" whereas, e.g., the Ringworld was explored by members of different species already introduced in earlier installments of a future history.<br />Paul.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-81565546377224006442016-03-01T07:40:52.186+00:002016-03-01T07:40:52.186+00:00Kaor, Paul!
This one was easy for me! The Imperia...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />This one was easy for me! The Imperial warships "Lenin" and "MacArthur" exploring the Mote system belonged to the SECOND Empire of Man, not the First. <br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com