Reynolds – Poseidon’s Wake

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From: Quotes batch 20

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Concept

“The ‘Mandela’ is a concept of shared planetary identity that transcends the specific biology of its inhabitants.” (p. 89)

Behavior

“When the signals from the stars changed, the behavior of the entire colony shifted from curiosity to existential dread.” (p. 142)

Game Theory

“Interstellar diplomacy is a game of light-speed lag, where you must anticipate the enemy’s move decades before it happens.” (p. 275)

Cognition

“The alien intelligence operates on a cognitive scale that sees planets as cells and star systems as organs.” (p. 380)

Memory

“The past is a message sent into the future; Poseidon’s wake is the memory of a tide that has already passed.” (p. 512)