tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post7163195729274776104..comments2024-03-28T07:57:49.338+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Worlds Of WarKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-60696895671574794932016-03-05T15:24:52.623+00:002016-03-05T15:24:52.623+00:00Kaor, Paul!
My memories about previous readings o...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />My memories about previous readings of THE MOTE IN GOD'S EYE might be at fault here, but I think the pope is also mentioned in that book. We also see a Cardinal being interviewed on a futuristic equivalent of TV about the theological issues raised by discovery of the Moties.<br /><br />Yes, Poul Anderson could write very well about the problems and issues raised by or connected to war (I thought of "Kings Who Die"). Other writers I have read, such as Jerry Pournelle, Dave Drake, and S.M. Stirling, have focused more on war.<br /><br />Conflict, strife, and war can arise for many reasons. One being two races being biochemically so much like each other that they desire the same kind of planets (humans and Merseians). Or two opposing systems of belief can be such a threat to each other that no long term peach or even truce is possible (which is what we see in Stirling's Draka books). Or simple, plain old human cussedeness is enough to bring about war. I could go on, but readers should understand my point!<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com