Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucbvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!jsc From: jsc@ucbvax.ARPA (James Carrington) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Niven's Characters Message-ID: <4772@ucbvax.ARPA> Date: Wed, 13-Feb-85 01:01:53 EST Article-I.D.: ucbvax.4772 Posted: Wed Feb 13 01:01:53 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Feb-85 07:44:05 EST References: <551@topaz.ARPA> <716@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA> <120@uwvax.UUCP> Organization: Berzerkely Lines: 24 > > Beowulf Shaeffer ... father of Louis Wu ... > > Well, not biological father. But say, if Bey was the "father" of Louis > (as I had always presumed), there is a passage that confuses me. In > the beginning of Ringworld they spend a great deal of time discussing > the Long Shot, and its previous flight. It seems strange to me that > Louis didn't know it was his own father that had made that flight (I > think his name is even mentioned somewhere, but I couldn't find it). Remember, Beowulf was not permitted to have children by earth law (because he was an albino). I guess he was never able to tell Louis... > > Also, we know how Louis ends his life (more or less), but what ultimately > becomes of Beowulf Shaeffer? He is by far my favorite Niven character, > and I feel somewhat cheated not knowing what happens to him. You never know, niven may be planning more stories... I sure hope so... -- James Steven Carrington jsc@berkeley.arpa ucbvax!jsc