The flower beds hold strange native colors and shapes while the shimmering green of the trees is subtly different from any seen on Earth;
the trees rustle;
the breeze is gentle;
it carries scents from the flowers and the sea.
Only taste is left unmentioned because the characters are engaged in a confrontation rather than sharing refreshments. We have not as yet advanced very far into the narrative but there are always plenty of details to notice in a text written or, in this case, co-written by Anderson. In fact, I have so far commented on characteristically Andersonian details. Maybe blog readers more familiar with Dickson's works would be able to draw attention to the more distinctively Dicksonian textual features?
3 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
I have not read as widely in Gordon R. Dickson's works as I really should have done. But I think I've read enough to say that Dickson was fond of humor and comedy. So, the funnier parts in STAR PRINCE CHARLIE and the other Hoka stories might spring more from Dickson's influence, rather than that of Anderson.
Sean
Sean,
Thanks.
Paul.
Kaor, Paul!
And I have read some of Gordon Dickson's serious works. Such as "Call Him Lord" and WAY OF THE PILGRIM, the latter of which would, I hope, interest you.
Sean
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