I reread and posted about The Avatar in June 2012. See the posts from "An Elder Race?" to "The Avatar VIII." However, I am pausing on more details this time.
In XXVII, Brodersen's ship, Chinook, has made its first random jump. I previously summarized the jumps here and here.
After the jump, the stars as seen from space are so numerous that an untrained eye cannot see how the constellations have altered:
"...nor did the argence of the Milky Way pour through channels greatly different from those above Earth or Demeter." (p. 233)
In XXIV, Caitlin had seen:
"...the Milky Way stream past Fidelio's head." (p. 208)
We have one list of descriptions of the Milky Way and another of objects seen against the Milky Way.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
I VERY seldom see accurate and satisfactory depictions of non-humans in SF cover paintings or internal illustrations. And one reason I appreciate the Ace Books edition of Anderson's A STONE IN HEAVEN was because the artist who illustrated that book took pains to READ and be guided in what he drew by what the texts actually said. Nicely done depictions of Chives and the Ramnuans!
And I liked as well how the artist shows us Dominic Flandry, Miriam Abrams, Emperor Gerhart, etc.
Sean
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