[TML] Environmental domes

[Jerry W Barrington]

On 9/7/07 1:12 PM, Stephen Tempest wrote:

> The first books were extremely good... <snip>

Personally, I like what Elizabeth Moon did.  Three very good books with the
same main character.  Other characters come & go, with some cameos but not
obsessive.  Then the 4th book follows the main character, *and* a new
character.  In fact, a space battle and surrounding events are told twice,
from their very different perspectives.  Then 3 more books follow the new
character, with the old one making a few cameos.  One of the best
transitions I've ever read.

And altho the books form a sequence, each is a good read on it's own.  I
came into the middle of the series and backtracked when I found out about
the older stuff.  :)

Her characters have human flaws, weaknesses, and problems.  They aren't
superheroes.

As for the politics, I prefer when the author uses the story to *explore*
politics, cultural, or technological ideas, rather than to explicate his own
preferences and beliefs.



On 9/7/07 1:12 PM, "tml-request at travellercentral.com"
<tml-request at travellercentral.com> wrote:

>> Land area is 2,529,875 sq km or 976,790 sq mi. It's a bit more if you
>> count the water - we've got a lot of coastline.
>> 
>> Just so's y'all have something to compare this to, Texas is 678,051 sq
>> km or 261,797 sq mi.
> 
> Heh... Take that Texas.....

Yeah, but almost all that space in Texas is useful cattle range.  Most of
the Australian Outback is basically a big infertile desert.  (it says so on
the same wiki page with the size :P )

Mind you, I'd still consider moving there if the American political scene
doesn't improve, altho their PM seems to be in King George's pocket.