(urth) Science Fiction and Fantasy Question

[Nathan C. Tresch]

> Didn't know there was a literary SE!

You're welcome, I recently found it myself.

> It can’t really be.  The Whorl is a hollowed out asteroid, and has no
sails.  The Ship has symmetric decks and sails.  And the interior
descriptions do not match at all.

The interior could have been converted, and the exterior could simply be
used as one of the modules of The Ship, no?

On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 5:31 PM, António Pedro Marques <entonio at gmail.com>wrote:

> No dia 14/04/2012, às 22:37, "Gerry Quinn" <gerry at bindweed.com> escreveu:
>
>   *From:* Nathan C. Tresch <nathanctresch at gmail.com>
>
>  > I posted this question to this site, and I was wondering if anyone
> here had any input?
> >
> >Is the Whorl also the Universal Transport in the Solar Cycle by Gene
> Wolfe?
> > <http://scifi.stackexchange.com/q/14856/5828?sem=2>
> http://scifi.stackexchange.com/q/14856/5828?sem=2
>
>
> Also the Whorl’s life is limited.  After 300 years it is still functional
> but not in great condition.
>
> And the Whorl is earthly tech. Not so with the Ship.
>
>
>
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