On Fri, 11 Sep 2015 19:05:19 +0200
xxxxxx@mail.de wrote:

Hello xxxxxx@mail.de,

>whether Stephen Baxter is familiar with Traveller.

Or Pratchett;  Much of his oeuvre is filled with references to fact,
fiction and fable from around the globe.  For every such reference I
spot, I reckon there's probably ten (or more) I *don't* get.

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