Fenn does not know where he has read:
"Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live." (p. 347)
We know either from our scriptural knowledge or from the Internet that it is Ezekiel 37:9 and therefore is yet another of Poul Anderson's many Biblical references.
See, in particular:
A Note On Anderson's Use Of The Bible by Sean M. Brooks
Guthrie's spaceship has a projection of Monet's "Cliff at Varengeville" in the saloon. See the attached image. Guthrie plays Bach's Fourth Brandenberg Concerto.
We read a single sentence of Lunarian:
"'Aou, scavaire ti sielle.'" (p. 374)
I interpret this as:
"Hail, make yourself known."
Other languages are in the background of Poul Anderson's works but never come to the fore.
There is an account of the visuals of a cosmic civilization but, because this will turn out to be a deception, I do not want to summarize it.
After all this build-up, Guthrie and Fenn have become an unbeatable team as we approach the end of the tetralogy.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
It seems impossible to keep track of how often Anderson used the Scriptures! That's why I only called my effort discussing how he cited them merely a "Note." I don't know of any other SF writer who used the Bible as often as did Anderson.
Ad astra! Sean
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