Science Fiction and Fantasy Question

Sergei SOLOVIEV · 16 Apr 2012, 16:14 · from 2012-April.txt.gz

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From: soloviev at irit.fr (Sergei SOLOVIEV)
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:14:35 +0200
Subject: (urth) Science Fiction and Fantasy Question
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I agree, Lee, it is a good way to answer -

Sergei Soloviev

Lee Berman wrote:
>> Gerry Quinn: But the same argument could be made for any of the millions of 
>> spaceships in the universe.  There is only one Ship, but it?s rather clear 
>> that there are numerous interstellar craft ? the one Jonas crashed in, the 
>> ones Typhon?s lieutenants fled in, the ones that were lost in time in Cyriaca?s 
>> story, the one Barbatus and Co. flit around in...
>>     
>
> I think there are two different questions being answered here. If the question
> is whether the Whorl could be a precursor to Tzadkiel's Ship I suppose the 
> answer is yes.
>  
> If the question is whether Wolfe intended The Whorl to be a precursor to 
> Tzadkiel's Ship I think the answer is probably not. As has been noted, there
> is not much structural or funtional similarity between these ships. 
> Moreover,if Wolfe had intended to show a progression I would think he would
> have put some sort of clues in the story to that effect, especially at the 
> end of RTTW. I don't see any. 		 	   		  
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