-Poul Anderson, Genesis (New York, 2001), PART ONE, III, p. 13.
"Suddenly, warningless, the rock gave way under Tersten's boots."
-Poul Anderson, The Boat Of A Million Years (London, 1991), XIX, 6, p. 476.
"Suddenly Nemesis exploded."
-Poul Anderson, "Pride" IN Anderson, Space Folk (New York, 1989), pp. 1-28 AT p. 1.
"The sky exploded."
-Poul Anderson, "Starfog" IN Anderson, Flandry's Legacy (Riverdale, NY, 2012), pp. 709-794 AT p. 780.
"A crash smote his hearing. Firehunter reeled. The noise became a hailstorm that dashed against metal and rang in his cave."
-Poul Anderson, "Pele" IN Man-Kzin Wars IX (Riverdale, NY, 2002), pp. 1-95 AT 12, p. 69.
There will be other examples in Anderson's works.
I once wrote:
"The sun explodes." (See The Spider And I Are One.)
- but that described an inner state, not an external event.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
Of course the unknown can be dangerous. I think the likelihood of there being risks why we used to have explorers and why there are many who are willing and eager to risk their lives as astronauts or become colonists in the settlement Elon Musk hopes to found on Mars. These are people who want to strive against great dangers and obstacles and overcome them. An attitude I admire!
Ad astra! Sean
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