In a message dated 1/15/2004 11:55:13 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > Everything I'm trying to do by way of numbers, is to make Alvin filthy rich > > whether or not he really wants to be so. > > > > William Taylor > > Why? You want the short answer or the summary of the full novel? It is repeatedly mentioned in Heaven's Reach that Gillian will publish Alvin's journal even if she doesn't hear back from him. The book cannot be nothing other than a success. The one single lodge was always full after one year of being on Hurumphta. Without any sort of off world publicity. After the book has been published, I envisioned that Alvin would eventually need seven lodges at that bay, and own the next five bays up and down the coast. Other than just making him successful, I wanted him to be rich enough to offer to pay for, by himself, the Uplift ceremony equipment that was left on Garth, and bring it to Hurumphta to hold a totally unnecessary Uplift Ceremony for the Rousit, who were being in danger of becoming short furry versions of dour boring humorless hoon clones. The Civilization of the Four Galaxies can use a diversion. The war against the Tandu isn't going very well, though of course it did instantly stop the siege of Earth.... We know that it'll be Huck that is the one that does the most to change hoon thinking. It is written: Huck'll bury hoon dogma. Alvin just provides the capital to do so. (And that's the _short_ version.) William Taylor _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
