Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83 v7 ucbtopaz-1.8; site ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!dcdwest!ittvax!decvax!ucbvax!ucbtopaz!mwm From: mwm@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Niven's Characters Message-ID: <723@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA> Date: Wed, 13-Feb-85 18:42:50 EST Article-I.D.: ucbtopaz.723 Posted: Wed Feb 13 18:42:50 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 17-Feb-85 06:01:26 EST References: <551@topaz.ARPA> <716@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA> <120@uwvax.UUCP> <4772@ucbvax.ARPA> Reply-To: mwm@ucbtopaz.UUCP (Praiser of Bob) Organization: Missionaria Phonibalonica Lines: 33 Summary: >> > Beowulf Shaeffer ... father of Louis Wu ... >> Well, not biological father. Correct, but... >> [Query as to why Louis doesn't know about the first flight of the Long >> Shot from his father.] >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... Bey was on his way back to Earth to see his wife & son again, and Carlos (Louis' biological father) had left Earth. I think Louis would have know who his father was. Chalk it up to the stasis box effect, and let it go at that. [Sorry, but I can't resist: "Will Louis find out who his father is? Will Bey make it back to Earth? Will Elephant get his wish? Who will mother Carlos' next child? For the answer to these and other questions, tune in next week to 'As Known Space Churns.'" :-] >> 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... Yes, but writing about how a character drops out of things doesn't mean Niven has to quit writing stories about the character. After all, all we know about the 200 years of Louis Wu's life before 'Ringworld' is 'There is a Tide' isn't it? So there's lots of Louis Wu stories still to be written. Contrary to what I said earlier, 'There is a Tide' is *not* the same as 'Neutron Star'. Now, didn't 'Neutron Star' appear under another title, and *what was it*?