![]() ![]() ![]() Of course, the Sun hasn't gone nova and there is a rational explanation. I forget how Niven explained away the fact that we would be in communication with the daytime side of the globe - and the story pre-dates the globally wired community - but even with the necessary hand-waving to make the story work, the premise wasn't stupendously convincing. So bright, in fact, that there can only be one explanation: the Sun has gone nova, and the end of the world can only be a few hours away. People notice one night that the Moon has become really, REALLY bright. Best example that comes to mind? Larry Niven's short story Inconstant Moon. I've not read the novel but I do observe that a lot of sf writers, even though they may have Cosmic Consciousnesses, sometimes forget that they live on a globe. ![]()
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