The orspers always look dreadful.
"Judging from the names and the fragments of Christian belief, [the Ship's] complements had been purely North American; regional distinctions had still been considered important in those days."
-Chapter IX, pp. 68-69.
In the days of Solmen, North America is regarded as a mere region!
The only Christian fragment that I can see is the reference to "Father," which could have a more general significance and makes sense in terms of women having to use parthenogenesis.
I asked about "Cobblies." Now we get:
"...Critters and Gobblies."
-Chapter X, p. 74.
Was "Cobblies" (p. 38) a misprint for "Gobblies" (p. 74)?
James Blish once said that I read his works very closely. I think that I am going even further with Anderson. The blogging format helps. It is possible to pause and comment on any word or phrase and, with some writers, it turns out to be worthwhile to do this.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
We do see mention of "Dcotors" among the Atlanteans. These were women who seemed to have combined the functions of priests, scholars, physicians, etc. And since they also ran the apparatus needed for the women to clone themselves, the Doctors naturally also became wealthy and powerful.
Sean
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