In a message dated 10/22/2002 7:17:46 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< >So we know the Jophur have landed and that the war is on. > No, the Jophur _left_ an occupation force in Jijo. They took Biblos, and even some Gray Queens were said to be allying with them. >> No, these landed Jophur are different than those Jophur. The additional ones on Jijo for the Temptation story are the leftovers that were following Harry's route as the Rupture occurred. This is too complex. Where are the Cliff notes? I do not remember any Galactic machine or ship getting power directly from hyperspce when in or not in hyperspace. I'll have to do another readthrough and this time with a highlighter. Green for technology, orange for names & dates, and pink for philosophy. That's how I did it for H. Beam Piper. But........ Brin in paperback is almost never seen at the used bookstores. Too popular. :-) William Taylor _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l