The Buffalo will fill Sevigny in. That means he will fill us in.
Politics bores Sevigny:
"'Which shows how little you know about politics, son. It's the only game in town.'" (p. 180)
The Buffalo quotes a Poul Anderson title. Then he quotes a Heinlein one when he suggests that Sevigny have an expenses-paid vacation on Earth:
"'See the green hills of Earth, the ocean Columbus sailed, Westminster Abbey, the Taj Mahal, the Brisbane Follies...'" (p. 181)
It is always reassuring to learn that some of these places still stand in a fictional future.
The History
global wars
aftermath
peace of exhaustion
Commonwealth
right to bear arms under the Treaty of Toronto
problems not solved
stability ending
conquest of space
algae seeded on Venus
Cytherean clans economic and political units
little Venus-Earth trade or contact yet
declaration of Cytherean independence
terraforming of Luna by an international Corporation
opposition from various interests on Earth
suspected sabotage of equipment
Scene-setting.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
Both plausible and forward thinking! The chaotic nature of human affairs and great hopes like terraforming the Moon.
Ad astra! Sean
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