"...the stars marched in brilliant armies on either bank of the galactic river." (p. 116)
Another description of the Milky Way.
For other descriptions of the Milky Way specifically as "the galactic river," see:
This time, we also notice the elaborate comparison of stars with armies marching beside the river.
Jill Conway also looks at the Ishtarian constellation, the Wings, where Earth is located.
For other alien constellations, including those where Earth is located, see:
Kaor, Paul!
ReplyDeleteThat I have long since forgotten, "armies of stars."
I have been rereading quite a lot of Anderson's works this year, because of these blog discussions:
THE LONG WAY HOME
WORLD WITHOUT STARS
THE ENEMY STARS
THE WINTER OF THE WORLD
And currently THE STAR FOX
Ad astra! Sean