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  • (Homeward) Heroes Are Made by Poul Anderson & Gordon R. Dickson

    From James Nicoll@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 08:28:14
    Heroes Are Made by Poul Anderson & Gordon R. Dickson

    A castaway on an alien world discovers the local culture has
    changed dramatically in the thirty years since humans last visited Toka.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/count-all-the-bees
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  • From Charles Packer@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 07:58:28
    On Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:28:14 -0400 (EDT), James Nicoll wrote:

    Heroes Are Made by Poul Anderson & Gordon R. Dickson

    A castaway on an alien world discovers the local culture has changed dramatically in the thirty years since humans last visited Toka.

    https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/count-all-the-bees

    This brings to mind something I read about the Lewis and Clark
    expedition. When it reached what is now the Oregon coast, they
    knew the British had reached there by ship earlier because
    Indians were going around saying "You bastard!"

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