Vonda N. McIntyre wrote:
> Inasmuch as Moon & Sun has been noticed by the sf community at all,
> it's been interpreted several times as one of those "science v. intuition" plots,
> with Marie-Josephe on the intuition side and her brother in the camp of
> heartless science. It's good to have someone notice that what's going on is
> that MJ is a _better_ scientist than her brother, that she observes more carefully
> and notices more, and that Yves is the one who's more affected by
> preconceptions and faulty assumptions.
Vonda, hello! The story didn't strike me at all as science v.
intuition. As a scientist who used to play the piano and still does
ballet, I =very much= related to Marie-Josepha. I thought you handled
the difference between she and her brother beautifully.
For people who haven't read the book yet, here is a spoiler warning.
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Since I've got the author here herself ...
Are Chartres (sp?) and Lottie the king's children? It seemed as if
their mother dropped several hints, but it was never stated. I also
wondered at the end whether or not Yves was actually the king's son. It
seemed to fit, except in the end when he started to tell MJ that her
mother had refused something.
I also wondered if the saliva of the sea woman was like penicillian. Or
was it something more, perhaps even what the king hoped for?
Best regards
Catherine Asaro
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