"L. E. Modesitt - Timedivers -Timegods - 03 - Timegods' World" - читать интересную книгу автора (Modesitt L E)

"Do we know what will happen, sir?"

"No. But it can't be much worse than losing the entire planet-forming project, can it?"

The technician frowned. "I guess not, sir. I guess not. But what if the Frost Giants object?"

"It's their planet. If they kick us off, they kick us off, but there can't be more than a few. We
may have to rethink, and maybe we can't complete the project, but we need to keep them
away from the soft-landed equipment.
"That's my first objective. Then we'll see what happens."
 VII
FIRST, THERE WERE the rumours. The Academy was always a place for rumours.

"Sammis, did you hear about the problems on Mithrada? Parts of the planet are freezing .
. ."

I didn't even bother to answer. Astronomy had taught me enough about Mithrada to show
how ridiculous that was. Hot enough to boil water, not to mention the higher atmospheric
pressure there.

". . . serious . . . they called my brother off leave . . ."

". . . they're lifting the banned weapons, the big nuclear ones . . ."

At that point, Old Windlass walked in. We didn't have to stand, but were supposed to
become silent, immediately.

". . . rebels from Eastron . . . do you think?"

". . . none of them left . . ."

"Master Olon, our lesson is Carnelia. I would appreciate it if you would turn your attention
to whether Carnelia is a tragedy in the true sense of the word. You, too, Master Kryrel."
Old Windlass--that was what we all called him, although his real name was Dr.
Wendengless-- would have discussed literature if the world had been crumbling and the
schedule said it was time for literature.

"Uhhh . . ."

"Come now. Is Carnelia a tragedy? Yes or no? Surely, you must have some opinion."

"No, sir. Carnelia is a comedy disguised as a tragedy." My idea was not setting well, and
all my plans for stringing along with Windlass's fondness for classifying everything as a
tragedy had vanished because I had been listening to Jeen Kryrel and thinking why the
rumours about Mithrada couldn't be correct.

"A comedy? Pardon the pun, gentlemen, but surely you jest? A comedy?"

"Yes, sir. I mean no, sir. If you take away the trappings of a court, and all the formalities,
the situation is really a farce. Just because she had a single romp with the wrong