the naval culture thing? I guess I just never really wrapped my head around why there needs to be this carry-over from ships to space. Not just rank, but also the hats.
Like I said, it's a bit easier for writers who were born before 1940 but still . . .
Mote in God's Eye comes easily to mind. Good story, ripping yarn, though afterwards the plot holes come to mind and the sequel was unreadable, but . . .
And Star Trek . . . well, it carried over a lot from its origins in the 60s.
And you can't really argue with Heinlein, though come to that I can't really remember a particular instance of him having a Navy in Space. Space Cadet, maybe?
But still, it's a conceptual hurdle that I find hard to jump over. Does Weber address that as well? Or at least hang a lampshade on it?
-murmur
Like I said, it's a bit easier for writers who were born before 1940 but still . . .
Mote in God's Eye comes easily to mind. Good story, ripping yarn, though afterwards the plot holes come to mind and the sequel was unreadable, but . . .
And Star Trek . . . well, it carried over a lot from its origins in the 60s.
And you can't really argue with Heinlein, though come to that I can't really remember a particular instance of him having a Navy in Space. Space Cadet, maybe?
But still, it's a conceptual hurdle that I find hard to jump over. Does Weber address that as well? Or at least hang a lampshade on it?
-murmur