[LMB] Beta Colony

[Eric Oppen]

Quoting William A Wenrich <wawenri at msn.com>:

> James Clary wrote:
>
>>> According to the wormhole nexus map someone put together, alpha colony
>>> failed...though why it would fail and the second colony located on a
>>> extreme
>>> desert planet would succeed is beyond me. JC
>
> Sean Holland replied:
>
>> Better technology?  Understanding of what went wrong with the first colony?
>
>> Now, why they would want to is a better question.
>
> Perhaps Alpha colony was on a planet with a thriving biosphere. Perhaps too
> thriving. Is Alpha failed because of a life form that made the worm plague
> look like a mild diversion, the colonizers may have picked Beta as an easier
> alternative.

Or maybe the people who settled Beta Colony were all fanatical Frank  
Herbert fans?

Miles Vorkosigan as the Kwizatch Haderach and leader of the Fremen?   
Oh, the poor galaxy!  He's persuasive enough _without_ the Voice...

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