h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

. . . take them or leave them as you wish.



First off, the pale skin of the FreakAngels is paralleled in the Midwich Cuckoos, as are the unusually coloured eyes -- violet for the FreakAngels, golden for the Cuckoos. The Cuckoos all have 'slightly darkened blond' hair while the FreakAngels (when they have hair) are all dark haired.

The distinctive violet colour of the FreakAngels' eyes I think is clearly a reference to the Cuckoos major distinctive physical characteristic as well as being a distinction making clear that these are *not* the Cuckoos.

I've been continuing with Wyndham's novel and this bit from chapter 18 is where I -- if I where writing the entry -- would begin:


'Now, what frightens me is the thought of the power producible by an understandingvworking on even a small quantity of knowledge-fuel when it has an extraction-efficiency thirty times that of our own. *What it may produce when the Children are mature I cannot begin imagine.*'


FreakAngels is *exactly* such an imagining.

have you looked up ps238 yet??

Yes, but I ve not started reading it yet.

its ok

don't worry

its not going anywhere

I haven't got to it yet either. I've had a fairly busy weekend.

Thanks for the notes anhaga. I'll do my best to incorporate them. It's a good idea for the opening.


Geggs

Again, don't feel any obligation to use any of my suggestions.


And, thanks for `planting the idea of rereading Wyndham. I'm really enjoying it.

And, a small note about the Children's skin. It's not so much pale as 'luminous' even when they have a sun tan.