Science Fiction and Fantasy Question

Nathan C. Tresch · 15 Apr 2012, 19:03 · from 2012-April.txt.gz

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From: nathanctresch at gmail.com (Nathan C. Tresch)
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:03:44 -0700
Subject: (urth) Science Fiction and Fantasy Question
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>  It can?t really be.  The Whorl is a hollowed out asteroid, and has no
sails.  The Ship has symmetric decks and sails.  And the interior
descriptions do not match at all.

If the Whorl is The Ship in its infancy, all of the Whorl could have been
converted into one off the vast storage modules or even the interior of the
main ship body.

>  Also the Whorl?s life is limited.  After 300 years it is still
functional but not in great condition.

We don't really know the extent of the repairs made before the Whorl left,
nor do we know where it went.  Maybe it left to go and undergo a
transformation into something closer to what The Ship became by the time
Severian was being transported.


On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Gerry Quinn <gerry at bindweed.com> wrote:

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>  *From:* Nathan C. Tresch <nathanctresch at gmail.com>
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>  > I posted this question to this site, and I was wondering if anyone
> here had any input?
> >
> >Is the Whorl also the Universal Transport in the Solar Cycle by Gene
> Wolfe?
> > http://scifi.stackexchange.com/q/14856/5828?sem=2
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> - Gerry Quinn
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