Kilts in space

[Mike_Oettle]

Whidbey78 wrote: “He appears well armed with a trumpet, possibly given to him by the Sandwich Maker.”


Actually, I suspect that it’s supposed to be a helmet, done with bad perspective. Note the wings (or wing), somewhat in the style of motorcar tailfins of the era.
There are just so many details of this artwork that are wrong! And the tartan is non-symmetrical – but then why even worry about the tartan when the kilt would float freely . . .
Regards,
Mike

[kennethrmc]

"The kilt, with its red-black-and-green Peregrine tartan, was tight around his waist. Had the damn thing shrunk? No, he was afraid he had expanded."

--no need to speculate, according to the novel it's "Peregrine tartan."

[Tobus]

Actually, I suspect that it’s supposed to be a helmet, done with bad perspective.

Oh good, I thought it was a bedpan!

[Whidbey78]

Whidbey78 wrote: “He appears well armed with a trumpet, possibly given to him by the Sandwich Maker.”


Actually, I suspect that it’s supposed to be a helmet, done with bad perspective. Note the wings (or wing), somewhat in the style of motorcar tailfins of the era.
There are just so many details of this artwork that are wrong! And the tartan is non-symmetrical – but then why even worry about the tartan when the kilt would float freely . . .
Regards,
Mike

Actually, I was referring to the whatchamacallit in his left hand. I'm sure it's supposed to be some kind of weapon, but looks more like a trombone. I used to play a valve trombone that sort of looked like that.

I agree, the helmet looks as though he pieced it together from leftover trim from Cadillac.

[Geoff Withnell]

Look in the "Friends of Lazerus Long" social group here for more Kilts...In...Space.

[JiminDC]

Looks more like a Roman Centurion outfit to me... but with a kilt. Weird.

It's from the alternate universe where the Romans actually defeated the Celts. Don't you know your alternate history?

[KiltShot]

He appears well armed with a trumpet, possibly given to him by the Sandwich Maker.

I believe that's actually a trombone slide and a cordless circular saw he's carrying.

[chrisupyonder]

Do you think "Major Tom" was wearing something like that?

David Bowie would... ith:

Chris.

[chrisupyonder]

Actually, I was referring to the whatchamacallit in his left hand. I'm sure it's supposed to be some kind of weapon, but looks more like a trombone. I used to play a valve trombone that sort of looked like that.

It's what the Skian Dubh has mutated into...

Chris.

[fluter]

Gosh, a Poul Anderson I haven't read! Well that's hardly surprising, since he was so prolific; I haven't even sampled all the genres in which he wrote.

So, who has this book and what is its milieu?

I was going to suggest the jacket might be a Bonnie Prince Nickie, for the merchant prince Nicholas van Rijn (2376 to c. 2500 AD). But this may predate the old so and so.

There's a Kindle edition for a mere 3000 percent of the original cover price!

Re: the kilt. If it's in the book, its physics are accounted for; Anderson's physics background is pretty reliable! They appear to be standing on some kind of planetary body...