On 13 Dec 2003, at 12:17 am, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
Travis Edmunds wrote:
I would choose:
- Humans (any Heinlein Universe) :-)))))))))))))
Ok, but why?
In Heinlein's books, humans are always the toughest species in the cosmos.
It was also a notion that Analog editor John W Campbell was keen on with the result that there were a couple of generations of sf where the clever/tough/plucky/lucky humans defeated the aliens against overwhelming odds.
I read somewhere that Asimov had a humans-only universe to sidestep that editorial requirement. Then wrote _The Gods Themselves_ (with aliens) after JWC's death.
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