quint@RU-GREEN.ARPA (11/12/83)
From: Anne Marie Quint [/amqueue] <quint@RU-GREEN.ARPA>
I believe the Alastor books aren't about a globular cluster
of planets (or whatever), but about the same planet at differing times,
the number giving the date. Thereby, Marune:Alastor 933 is about the
planet in the year 933, and Wyst : Alastor 1716 about the planet in the
year 1716, etc. I haven't read the books, but I got this from a friend
who is a Jack Vance fanatic, and has read all of the stuff available.
have fun
/amqueue
-------Steiner@RUTGERS.ARPA (11/19/83)
From: Dave <Steiner@RUTGERS.ARPA> I checked my books and they are about a globular cluster called Alastor. Each book is about a world in the cluster and the title give the name and cluster number of the world. Ie., "Marune: Alastor 933" is about the planet Marune which is planet 933 in the Alastor cluster. ds -------
notes@ucbcad.UUCP (11/20/83)
#R:sri-arpa:-1357300:ucbcad:23400003:000:704 ucbcad!kalash Nov 13 12:16:00 1983 I believe the Alastor books aren't about a globular cluster of planets (or whatever), but about the same planet at differing times, the number giving the date. Thereby, Marune:Alastor 933 is about the planet in the year 933, and Wyst : Alastor 1716 about the planet in the year 1716, etc. I haven't read the books, but I got this from a friend who is a Jack Vance fanatic, and has read all of the stuff available. -------- Take it from another Vance fanatic (hey I have a proof of Lyonesse), the Alastor books all refer to a cluster, not a pecific planet. The numbers refer to the star number. So "Marune:Alastor 933" means star 933 in the Alastor cluster, and the planet Marune. Joe
jsanders@aecom.UUCP (Jeremy Sanders) (11/20/83)
I some-how missed the original posting, but can confirm, as a convicted Vance fanatic that the number in the titles is the number of the stars involved. All the stars with habitable planets in the Alator Cluster are numbered. This is made pretty clear in "Marune.." when they go to "Circle of Worlds" (or something like that) on Numenes. Any other Vance lovers out there? Jeremy Sanders