Alberto Monteiro wrote: > > -There were no men among the Founders. Also, the Founders > > apparently left no descendants. Everyone on Stratos today > > is apparently descended from a group of humans that were > > genetically engineered in laboratories over several generations. > This seems unlikely. You can't have "multiple lab-designed > generations before Great Changes were complete" without > _someone_ directing those changes. Or could Man have > conquered death before coming to Stratos? They *left* no descendants, meaning there aren't any around by the time the novel starts. I got the impression that the Founders reproduced themselves (probably using stored sperm, since there were no men) for enough generations to succeed at the genetic engineering. When they succeeded, that last generation quit having their own kids, and lived out the rest of their lives raising and teaching the first generation of Stratoins. ______________________________________________________________________ Steve Sloan ......... Huntsville, Alabama =========> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Startide: Steve Sloan's Pages ================> http://www.sloan3d.com Brin-L list pages ........................... Chmeee's POV-Ray Objects 3D and Drawing Galleries ....................... Science fiction scans Science Fiction, Science, and Computer Links ................ Software
