Posted as Mark Andersen, Mark C. Andersen
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I've always felt that it was Quetzal that was behind Silk's move into the position of calde. The arguments for Crane are rather compelling, though. Wouldn't it be intriguing if the…
21 Jun 2000, 11:25
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Sorry for previous incomplete message. I hit "send" prematurely. Anyway, I was saying ... I've always had a suspicion that Quetzal instigated the rebellion, probably with the spe…
04 Apr 2000, 16:57
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Ayuntiamento, as well as the abovemenetioned motive.) I've always had a suspicion that Quetzal instigated the rebellion, probably with the express goal of getting the Cargo out o…
04 Apr 2000, 16:51
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1) This statement really rang the alarm bells for me. I wonder now if Typhon's hubris, setting himself and his family up as gods to be worshipped on the Whorl, was the abomination…
14 Jul 1998, 09:56
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Yes. This is the crucial point. Natural selection relies on variability andworks at the population level -- Lamarckism doesn't need variation between individuals, and works at the …
16 Jun 1998, 09:26
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"Alice Turner" <al at interport.net>: How about Cindy Crawford, or even better, Anna Nicole Smith? Limited acting ability would not be a handcap for the part of Jolenta. How about P…
13 May 1998, 09:59
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Who do you believe was Severian's mother? I read a good argument once (can't remember where offhand) to the effect that his mother was the Autarch. (The Autarch Severian succeeded …
22 Sep 1995, 08:53
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eaobrien at ebi.ac.uk (Emmet O'Brien) writes: So I've been told. He also apparently has the names inverted for some reason of his own. (i.e., higher universe: lower name and vice ver…
26 Jul 1995, 10:20
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curtw at euler.jsc.nasa.gov (Curt Wiederhoeft) writes: I think you're closer to being right than Severian is. In fact, this whole topic of time-travel effects in the _New Sun_ is so…
23 Jun 1994, 22:23
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