Re: [OT] The Ythri

On Tue, 3 Aug 1999, Nyrath the nearly wise wrote:

in stereo, no less.

>	In sillouette on the gold cross shaped star is a black sphere
>	with a line through it.  That's the orbital fortress.

aha.

>	The three blobs are spherical dreadnoughts.  The red lines
>	are the ship's *contrails*, not their weapons.

oooh.

>	What is happening is the dreadnoughts were travelling from
>	the right to the left.	First their contrails are perfectly
>	straight.  Then the large green beam from the enemy
>	orbital fortress induces the huge orange explosion, which
>	the hapless dreadnoughts fly through. They pop out on
>	the other side of the explosion (you will note that
>	their contrails are now corkscrewy from the turbulence).

right. yes, i see it now. thanks!

>	The Ythri is based on Poul Anderson's novel THE PEOPLE OF
>	THE WIND.  It depicts the Terran Empire's planetary assault
>	on the Ythri homeworld (Avalon).

i've been meaning to give Poul Anderson a go; i'll see if i can find
this.

tom