William Taylor wrote: > >> * about 10 planets per race > > If Earth had ten leased worlds, everyone else, who is older, more > important, and more civilized, should have more planets. If they are > playing the Uplift-is-political-power game. > Earth _is_ a powerful patron, with two clients. If we think that Uplift must be in equilibrium, then _most_ species would have one and only one client.
> For no reason other than comic tribute, I gave the Hoon 42 planets. It's > probably less. I don't think our good Dr. has run the numbers. It hasn't > yet come up in a needed plot situation. > > ...42 planets and soon they are all going to be sending vacationers to > Alvin's bay. > 42 are too much for the Hoon. They don't even have a client, do they? Maybe you had better expand these 42 planets to the Hoon plus their former patrons the Guthatsa, plus those that uplifted the Guthatsa and those that uplifted those that uplifted the Guthatsa [who should be thinking about retiring]. Alberto Monteiro _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
