*SPOILER ALERT* What I am about to type will reveal a later part of the book, if you have not read Distant Thunders, then please skip my post.

I was just listening to the audiobook version of Distant Thunders (i own both the print and audio versions of all your books) and I was at the part where Bradford, Capt. Reddy, and the Boson are having their discussion about the uniqueness of the squall. It was theorized that the squall was not a local phenomenon and that there could be other human civilizations out there besides the Brits and the Dominion. And as Bradford would say, that got me thinking. Is it possible that the Bermuda Triangle is a similar phenomenon albeit a more localized and persistent one compared to the squall?

Great series by the way.

I looked up the warm blooded vs. cold blooded dinosaur discussions and have decided that no one really knows so my theory may in fact be reversed. Good point again!

I look forward to the future books to see how this develops.

P.S. I think a mixed race would be cool. Maybe a race made up of early humans that somehow were forced to breed with Lawrence’s people for some perverse reason. Gladiators for the Dominion used for sport and enslaved….freed by the Americans and eager to show their gratitude. Gentle by nature but utterly devastating on the battlefield. Kinda like a Navy Seal Team at Matt’s disposal.

Tim

Also the words “more evolved” are a land mine.

For instance they found recently that the decades old wisdom that humans and chimps are only 1% different in our DNA is accually wrong……..kind of.

In women it is (dont kill me!!! its science!!!). In men is drasticaly different like alot i cant remember how much but alot.
It has to do with the X and Y chromazones. Womens X chromazones are kept stable because they have matches meanwhile mens Y ones dont which means those dirty little bastards change all the time and dont get checked like X’s do.

Weird eh?

Taylor

The green chick Kevin? Really? Ha! Sure, I accept artwork, I’ve posted several things that have been sent–most are better than mine! All I know how to do on a computer is “Paint.” Always been a “pen and ink” guy. Shoot it to me through the “contact” feature and if it’s pertinent (and not too much of a spoiler) I’ll post it and attribute it like the others. (Nothing obscene, if you please!)

Thanks Devin! Glad to see young adults like the series so much. It’s a “grown-up” tale, with some rough and raunchy characters–but they were! I DO try to keep things sort of “PG-13″ though. My daughter just finished reading “Distant Thunders” and long after I thought she wa asleep, she came creeping into my office, her face aglow, and said “(Certain Curtiss product)!!! THANK you, Daddy!” The “E” is her favorite model! Ha! (They were actually the most appropriate at that time, and that’s what Langley had aboard.)

Take care!

Taylor

Taylor

My simplistic theory……

Lawrence is more evolved than the “bad” Grik but the species in general is in flux. You would think they would be cold blooded but there is no mention of that in the books. So you have a reptilian race that is intelligent and in this alternate word prolific. I think they are kind of caught between their eventual complete evolution and their beginnings. This would also explain why some are “self aware” and some are not very advanced. The Grik unwittingly have maintained this status quo by destroying the weak and maintaing what they see as the strong. This is now changing and that change was brought on by that twisted Japanese commander. Reason and peace will eventually come to the Grik like it has to their cousins. If the world survives each other.

So, I think Lawrence “pants” in the sun because his biology and that of his race is in transition. Not quite cold blooded but not fully warm blooded yet. Kinda like when you get the flu and find yourself sweating under ten blankets and have the chills at the same time.

Only Taylor knows………:)