Re: Nebula Finalists 1982

In article <fv6t3jp0p8d9nsahpvgn83nsv0vbf11qre@4ax.com>,
The Horny Goat  <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:

On Fri, 10 May 2024 08:25:36 -0700, Paul S Person
<psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
>

I thought the first of the May books was the weakest of the series and
that they improved as she went on.
>
For me one of the best scenes was the creation of the Mediterranian
sea following the breaking of the rock formation of which Gibraltar
was part (and the only surviving portion of the rock face) - which one
of the main characters of the book played a critical part.

>
I've encountered that theory before. Also applied to the Red Sea with
the Bab al-Mandab the result of the breach.

>
Well I'm pretty sure the creation of the Meditteranean wasn't caused
by a psychokinetic 21st century time traveller who went back in time
and used his powers to break a critical rock face.

I would draw your attention to the first appendix to THE GOLDEN TORC,
"Apologia Pro Geologia Sua", which goes into what was known about the
era and the ways in which May intentionally fudged details to meet the
needs of the story.  (In a footnote, she also mentions the Great
Missoula Floods, which were much smaller events than the most recent
filling of the Med basin.)

And of course it was a *her*.

-GAWollman

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