"So had Sun Hair promised them... 'A new world.'"
-Poul Anderson, The Shield Of Time (New York, 1991), Part Four, p. 250.
In "...the beginning...Not long after the Ice withdrew...":
"'This land lies empty for you...'
"'...you are always welcome on our runs, Sun Hair.'"
-SM Stirling, Lord Of Mountains (New York, 2013), Chapter Sixteen, p. 342.
I have not yet unravelled the temporal complexities in these chapters of Lord Of Mountains but I did spot "Sun Hair" (not the same person) in two timelines.
3 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
And, of course, phrases like "new world" and "In the beginning" are EVOCATIVE to alert readers. The first refers to the Americas, and the second to the first words of the book of Genesis.
And I'm pretty sure Stirling meant his use of "Sun Hair" to be another allusion to or homage to Poul Anderson.
Sean
Good guess... 8-).
Dear Mr. Stirling,
I thought so! (Smiles)
Sean
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