David Brin wrote: >> Funny you ignore the singularity >> aspect of KP. SERIAL immortality >> is really rather churlish, stealing >> from our descendants. What busy >> people REALLY want and need is >> PARALLEL immortality. The power to >> get more done now.
Warren Ockrassa wrote: > Looking at transcendence in your books, I think > I've noticed a trend toward something like > critical mass -- that is, until a certain quantity > of essences/minds/whatevers accumulates, it > doesn't happen. > Of course most of my research materials (_Earth_, > _Uplift_, etc.) are in storage so I can't confirm > that. I was wondering if anyone else noticed it, > or if you can dis/confirm my hunch here. The 3rd act of a Brin book often goes over the top (for lack of a better term), both in terms of the action and in exploring the ramifications of the "what-if" element central to the story, not necessarily just immortality. For example, _The_Practice_Effect_, _The_Life_Eaters_, and _Glory_Season_ all explore surprising depths of their story's what-if premise, often going in unexpected directions. That they manage somehow to keep from flying apart at the seams while still closing the plot is what has me addicted. -- Matt _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
