The Immortality Option by James P. Hogan

Author:James P. Hogan [Hogan, James P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Science Fiction, General, Adventure, Fiction
ISBN: 9781604504576
Publisher: Arc Manor LLC
Published: 2010-05-14T23:00:00+00:00

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The situation grew stranger the following day, when Weinerbaum held a closed conference with his inner group of senior scientists, then went to Harold Mackeson, the NASO base commander, and lodged a protest of exactly the kind Zambendorf had facetiously suggested. Consternation followed.

Clarissa Eidstadt seized the opportunity to book a slot in the outgoing communications beam to Earth and get an item headed titan scientists plead zambendorf case through to her publicity agency for general release.

Mackeson referred back to NASO headquarters in Washington for guidance and received a positive response. Since taking full charge of the Titan operation, NASO's directors had enjoyed greater freedom of action and a boost in prestige. They knew the true situation on Titan and recognized GSEC's maneuverings for what they were. Zambendorf's joining of forces with Massey to thwart GSEC's previous scheme had marked him in NASO's eyes as being on "their"

side then, however bizarre the alliance looked on the face of it. If GSEC considered it in its interest now to have Zambendorf out of the way, then, whatever GSEC's reasons, NASO was agin' it. Accordingly, NASO put out a statement saying that Zambendorf's help to Arthur's regime had been invaluable, and it was vital that this be continued for the benefit of other Taloid nations.

Colonel Short, the local military commander, on the other hand, whose loyalty was to others in Washington with political links to the GSEC-led consortium, echoed the GSEC line by saying that he could no longer be responsible for the safety of unnecessarily involved civilians.

Zambendorf, for his part, was happy to leave those kinds of politics to the politicians, self-styled and professional. He was more intrigued by the reason behind Weinerbaum's action, which had been so totally out of character. Certainly Zambendorf was under no illusion that Weinerbaum had been motivated by any great sentiments of charity. And another part of it all that struck Zambendorf as significant was the way the scientists who were closest to Zambendorf's group—such as Dave Crookes, the communications specialist, and Graham Spearman, the biologist—had been excluded from the discussions that had preceded Weinerbaum's approach to Mackeson. It had the feel about it that they were considered security risk, too free in their talking and too familiar with the wrong people to be trusted.

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