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Posted: July 21 2003, 18:11 |
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| Quote | | TSODE is based on 2 short stories by A.C.C. The first is a short story of the same name which is interesting on its own if you like the finished novel. |
i've just finished reading it in a compilation by oxford u. p. called 'the songs of distant earth and other stories', which are 'the nine billion names of god', 'the secret', 'the wall of darkness' and 'no morning after'.
in this edition, tsode tells the part of the story in which magellan reaches thalassa till the moment they come back to the space.
i've really enjoyed the descriptions and what has thrilled me more is how a. c. clark reflects, imo, the two sides or paths the human being's got inside, that sometimes get into conflict... one, nomad and lonely, looking for challenges... magellan's passengers moving straight forward, travelling along centuries, just sheltered by tonnes of ice, almost jumping over physic laws in the search for a place to live. the other side, the carefree and steady one, thalassa, a peaceful island among the stars, where humans, having being brought from the earth, have settled down well and live happy and simply caring for their small young planet and how sometimes, unexpectedly, the two sides meet like the two main characters, leon and lora and draw a crossroad by chance. well, just an interpretation...
it's specially beautiful the moment in which the earthmen show thalassa people the songs of their ancestors, the songs of distant earth... i felt emotion just guessing how sad i'd feel if being in a distant place, someone showed me the sounds of the earth.
(still off topic but i can guess mirwais57 has already finished his project...)
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