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I don't think Latin is extant---I believe it was indicated in Shadow that Latin is employed as an indication of an ancient tongue, but was not that language in fact. Teflon -----…
16 Aug 2003, 16:45
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I think we're missing something here. Tzadkiel wasn't a simple spaceship. It crossed the gap between universes, between Briah and Yesod. Whorl never left Briah, as I understan…
14 Aug 2003, 14:39
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On Tue, 24 Dec 2002, maa32 wrote (Quoting Mean Gene): I think this most likely means: 1. A joke. Like if Tolkien, tired of being asked for the umpteenth time whether The Ring r…
28 Dec 2002, 23:05
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Marc wrote: As far as I understand it, the oxygen given off by trees might aid in the formation of rain and in the formation of an atmosphere, right? Here is something interesting…
24 Dec 2002, 18:10
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It was regarding the identity of the president of the alternate world---I'll have to reread the entire thing to see if it really pans out, but I was floored when Wolfe pulled the r…
21 Dec 2002, 04:42
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Don Doggett wrote: Fair enough. The thing I think that keeps me drawn to my theory is the fact that Marble's internal clock is off by three thousand years (well 2,700) soon after…
17 Dec 2002, 05:13
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Roy wrote: Rather than argue the nuts-and-bolts, let me address the thematic objections. As you acknowledge, the galaxy had been conquered long ago by the First Empire. The effec…
16 Nov 2002, 18:33
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There is a simpler explanation for all of this---Wolfe simply needed a quick visual way to alert longtime readers as to who the builder of the Whorl really was. -----Original Mess…
09 Nov 2002, 02:24
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The recent thread on Mr Tilly and the discoveries made regarding oranges (especially his propensity for injecting oranges with drugs) have made me wonder again what real or perceiv…
21 Oct 2002, 23:35
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First-time poster, long-time lurker. I've followed the Blue=Ushas debate with great interest, enough so that I went back and combed SS looking for the text where Seawrack mention…
25 Sep 2002, 01:37
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