Poul Anderson's Merseians refer to "the God" and to the hunt.
Anderson's Ythrians refer to the shadow of God the Hunter and to honoring God by fighting Him when He stoops.
A kzinti Conservor of the Ancestral Past says:
"'The shadow of the God lies on us, all three. We will go to Him together, the hunt will give Him honor.'" (p. 164)
Unexpectedly, the concluding passage of this story brings to an end the first phase of the Man-Kzin Wars.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
Hmmmmm, so instead of facing death with either philosophic resignation or with hope and trust in God, Kzinti prefer to face death by "hunting," by DEFIANCE? Preferably, if possible, by taking action against one's enemies a la Weoch-Captain in INCONSTANT STAR.
Ad astra! Sean
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