>Heh. The historical parallels were kinda fun in that one, tho. And I
>had just as good a time loathing the Chosen as I did the Draka (who
>were ALSO Stirling's fault), so it was kinda fun.
>
>Does it count as a ripoff if you're reusing your own
>ideas/concepts/fictional-villianous-societies? Quick note here... according to S.M. Stirling (Usenet post), the Chosen came about because Jim Baen (his publisher), being seriously squicked off about the ending of The Stone Dogs, wanted to see a Draka-analogue lose.
Eric J. Heckathorn
ericjh@stargate.net