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<blockquote data-quote="spiney" data-source="post: 112080" data-attributes="member: 192438"><p>Just to add, my copy of Norstrilia says Norstrilia = The Planet Buyer + The Underpeople, so maybe TG and me were reading somewhat different books? Unfortunately, i liked 1st bit best, and that's the Planet Buyer bit. Oh well. There's no accounting for taste, you like something, or you don't, giving "reasons" for it won't convince other people!</p><p></p><p>2 things did strike me about Norstrilia. Those darn poems (which make Vogon poetry look good!). And the Aristocracy, supposedly based on British class system 15,000 years earlier!</p><p></p><p>S'funny, s'interesting. Quite a few USA sci fi authors seem to like the Brit class system, apparently because it might be "stable" over 100s of years, so would tend to prevent wars etc (but wouldn't it cause them instead, don't kings always fight one another?!). The Mote In God's Eye has a similar setup. As does Lensman series.</p><p></p><p>Cordwainer's universe reminds me of Dune, quite similar stuff, hereditary aristocracy, "underpeople", economy of galaxy revolves around 1 particular resource, etc.</p><p></p><p>(There's also a huge similarity to Lord Of The Rings, which came out first!).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spiney, post: 112080, member: 192438"] Just to add, my copy of Norstrilia says Norstrilia = The Planet Buyer + The Underpeople, so maybe TG and me were reading somewhat different books? Unfortunately, i liked 1st bit best, and that's the Planet Buyer bit. Oh well. There's no accounting for taste, you like something, or you don't, giving "reasons" for it won't convince other people! 2 things did strike me about Norstrilia. Those darn poems (which make Vogon poetry look good!). And the Aristocracy, supposedly based on British class system 15,000 years earlier! S'funny, s'interesting. Quite a few USA sci fi authors seem to like the Brit class system, apparently because it might be "stable" over 100s of years, so would tend to prevent wars etc (but wouldn't it cause them instead, don't kings always fight one another?!). The Mote In God's Eye has a similar setup. As does Lensman series. Cordwainer's universe reminds me of Dune, quite similar stuff, hereditary aristocracy, "underpeople", economy of galaxy revolves around 1 particular resource, etc. (There's also a huge similarity to Lord Of The Rings, which came out first!). [/QUOTE]
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