Digest urth.v028.n095

Redhaven1 · 23 Nov 1999, 22:09 · from urth-v0028.mbox · original

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From: Redhaven1 at aol.com
Subject: (urth) Re: Digest urth.v028.n095
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 17:09:18 EST
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In a message dated 11/23/99 4:53:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,=20
urth-errors at lists.best.com writes:

Maybe Gene just wanted to write a "messiah" book kinda like Herbert's Dune.=
 =20
Paul Atreides was just a man but he changed the course of his entire world,=20
established a sort of religion, and was remembered as a god-like figure all=20
throughout the rest of the books.  Maybe in the coming Short Sun books [i=20
haven't read the first one yet so don't give anything away!] Severian's rol=
e=20
in his planet's past will be explained more.  I know he wasn't mentioned in=20
Long Sun, but I heard he makes an appearance in this next series.  I wonder=
,=20
will he be revered as a messiah or a cursed as a devil?

-Steve

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