From: douge@nti.com (Doug Eigsti)
Subject: Re: (whorl) questions3
Date: Sat, 17 May 1997 07:50:54 


[Posted from WHORL, the mailing list for Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun]

alga writes:

> 
> I thought of yet another question, but it may be simply a form of
> Talon's--if you (mantis) are going to edit these questions, you might merge
> this with his:
> 
> 6) Was the Whorl ever a legitimate colony ship, or was it always a Middle
> Passenger (not slaves for the colonies, but livestock for the inhumi), with
> a cargo sold by Typhon?
> 
> I suspect Wolfe won't answer that question, as I foresee it as a plot point
> for the new series, but it's worth pondering. 
> 
> -alga-

alga,

	Nice twist. I like it. I always thought Typhon held his empire 
together using the FTL ship(s) of the Hierodules.

=Talon=