"It's all right there in Chapter 1"

Dan'l Danehy-Oakes31 Jan 2002, 16:37original as archived

...so Marc wrote; and I think that's a very important point. Looking at BotNS and BotLS, both are written in a somewhat holographic manner, with most of the "story" implied or stated baldly in the first chatper. Why should SS be any different?

Michael Straight31 Jan 2002, 17:07original as archived

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On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, Dan'l Danehy-Oakes wrote: ...so Marc wrote; and I think that's a very important point. Looking at BotNS and BotLS, both are written in a somewhat holographic manner, with most of the "story" implied or stated baldly in the first chatper. Why should SS be any different?

SS is also holographic, but I don't think Horn talks about genetics because plants are the key. Hybrids are the key. Silk and Horn must be combined to get the benefits of hybrid vigor, but it won't last. Eventually (corn) Silk must return to being a pure strain in order to be healthy. -Rostrum

James Jordan01 Feb 2002, 16:33original as archived

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At 11:07 AM 1/31/2002, you wrote: On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, Dan'l Danehy-Oakes wrote:

...so Marc wrote; and I think that's a very important point. Looking at BotNS and BotLS, both are written in a somewhat holographic manner, with most of the "story" implied or stated baldly in the first chatper. Why should SS be any different?

SS is also holographic, but I don't think Horn talks about genetics because plants are the key. Hybrids are the key. Silk and Horn must be combined to get the benefits of hybrid vigor, but it won't last. Eventually (corn) Silk must return to being a pure strain in order to be healthy. -Rostrum

If plant-human hybrids are a theme of the book, then consider the ultimate plant-human hybrid: the Roman Catholic transsubstantiated bread and wine. And this does seem to figure in the books, doesn't it? Nutria