(urth) Horn's abilities

[Daniel Petersen]

Hm, very interesting and thought provoking indeed.  I like it.
-DOJP

On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Andrew Mason <andrew.mason53 at googlemail.com
> wrote:

> Daniel Petersen wrote:
>
> > What's the deal with it being semi-physical?  Is it 'out of body' even
> > though you can physically influence stuff in the place you 'go' to?  It's
> > one of the weirdest things I've ever seen (because it's not as simple as
> > time travel on one hand or visions on the other, etc.).  And Wolfe's
> > introduction and development of it narratively (especially in In Green's
> > Jungles) is one of the most jaw-dropping, mind-bending experiences I've
> had
> > in reading.
>
> I think it has something in common with an aquastor. It's clearly not
> exactly the same; its source is different, and so are the precise
> abilities of the travellers. But Malrubius says that though he is a
> dance of particles, it's still possible to touch him, because all
> matter is a dance of particles - and I think that works for astral
> travellers as well.
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