Another sign of progress and the passage of time: the Maurai now have some jet aircraft although they are few and reserved for the Air Force.
The narrator is called Toma Nakamuha, recalling, to my mind, Tom Nomura of the Time Patrol, although the two names are not quite as similar as I had thought at first.
Like a Time Patrolman, Nakamuha reflects on:
"...how undermanned we are, in this work which matters more than any other..." (p. 142)
A familiar refrain: civilization is fragile; its guardians are few.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
And I agree with Anderson. Civilization is fragile and precarious--making it all the more urgent we get OFF this rock!
Ad astra! Sean
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