Re: Wanted: Fantasy with Intrigue

Joe Ellis wrote:

[Pern]
The fire-breathing is pretty well explained, even in the early books.
I've never noticed telepathy, telekinesis, and time travel as needing
detailed explanations in other SF, why would you demand it here?

Those of us who call Pern fantasy do the same for Star Wars, Dune,
etc.

(note
that they _are_ explained in the (chronologically) first story that
deals with the landing of the colonists...)

I don't have that book handy; what was the scientific explanation
for the telepathy, telekinesis, and time travel? For comparison,
here is the explanation from "Weyr Search":

"Such humans as had a high empathy rating and some innate telepathic
ability were trained to make use of and preserve this unusual animal
whose ability to teleport was of immense value"

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