We left out Poul Anderson's three hydrogen-breathing species.
Technic History
Baburites, from a sub-Jovian planet, become imperialistic on an interstellar scale but turn out to have been manipulated by a Polesotechnic League cartel.
Ymirites inhabit and colonize Jovoid planets which means that their "Dispersal" can interpenetrate with the Empire of the Terrans, the Roidhunate of the Merseians and probably also other civilizations. There is no conflict and almost no communication between Ymirites and oxygen-breathers. The former might not know the difference between a Terran and a Merseian!
"The Chapter Ends"
Hulduvians inhabit and colonize Jovoid planets but their way of controlling cosmic energy interferes with the way that human beings do this and vice versa which means that the two species must divide the Galaxy between them. Hulduvians are like Ymirites except communicative and cooperative but cannot interpenetrate.
Anderson covers every possibility. (One of our themes.)
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
I recall Flandry commenting it gave him the cold creeps thinking of what it was probably like for Aycharaych to scan the mind of a Ymirite.
Ad astra! Sean
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