Daven Laure reflects:
"He belonged to a civilization of travelers; to him, no one planet could be the land of lost content." (p. 768)
Anderson's Nomads; Blish's Okies.
He contrasts the Kirkasanters:
"But in them would always stand a certain ridge purple against sunset, marsh at dawn, ice cloud walking over wind-gnawed desert crags, ancient castle, wingbeat in heaven..." (ibid.)
- and unique bright nights.
Here are six scenes that could be shown on screen while Laure reflects. A vivid panorama of Kirkasant could be built up despite the characters never reaching the planet before the end of the narrative.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
Except Blish's Okies "carried" their homes, actual cities, with them. Not like living on a planet but more than the STL ships of Anderson's Kith.
Ad astra! Sean
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