Soli's dad Alexander, I believe (don't have the book in front of me right now), was a very cruel and exacting man. Academically I might find Darkmoon an interesting place to visit for a month or so, but I definately wouldn't want to live there. Soli and the Timekeeper are rather similar in a way. One goes to great lenghts to explore very deep space and the future and the other high order and the mysteries of the ancients. Both very complex men.
Soli's "relativity" travel/time-loss dillema, especially where Justine is concerned, is rather heartbreaking-it reminds me of the Consul's story in Hyperion. But that's to be expected when you take your Pilot's vows--they do try to discourage you from personal relationships... And now Danlo looked in that direction, too. He remembered that snowy owls mate in the darkest part of deep winter, and so along with this beautiful white bird perched in a tree a hundred feet away, he turned to face the sea as he watched and waited.
Ahira, Ahira, he called out silently to the sky. Ahira, Ahira<i>Edited by: danlo60 at: 12/29/05 7:28 am </i>
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