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Old 10-09-2008, 02:09 PM   #68
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Originally Posted by DMcCunney View Post
I'm aware. But he did start with that template, and manipulated his physics in support of it.

The wall of battle started becoming irrelevant with the introduction of missile pods, Ghost Rider technology, and carrier-borne LACs.

I once asked Weber whether treecat communication was relativistic, and what the maximum range of two cats paired with humans (like, say, Nimitz and Samantha) might be. The answer to both was Weber's "I know but I'm not telling because I plan to address that down the road" Tum-te-tum-te-tum, which told me what I wanted to know.

The fundamental issue underlying most of the problems in the Honorverse is communications lag over interstellar distances, and if you can address that...
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Meh! Please don't do that, I just started on the Honorverse series! I haven't gotten through "On Basilisk Station" yet

And yes, my e-Reader has introduced too stuff I had no idea was out there, i.e. the Baen books
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