>My problem with this sort of thing is I'm a bit of a tech nut. I hit
>that section and couldn't stop from asking,
>"How far away was the ship?"
>"Exactly how long did it take to get from point A to B"

You're in for a disappointing time in UF, then, since I'm deliberately trying not to pay attention to fiddly details like that.

>Gryphon has already said he's icorperating tech from a favorite
>series, "Lensman" and with several of the core UF crew already bearing
>Lens' this seems to be a done deal.

I'm not really sure you can call the Lens "tech"...

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