Re: David Gerrold - War with the Cthorr

> Indeed, I've never understood the "humanity is doomed" vibe that most
> readers seem to get out of the series. Perhaps it's doomed because the
> author has decided by fiat that the Chtorr are unbeatable, but if it
> turns out to be the case my suspension of disbelief won't hold. The
> humans in that setting have fearsomely advanced biotechnology and AI
> compared to the real world, it should be relatively straightforward to
> identify enzymatic pathways and genetic vulnerabilities that Chtorr have
> but Terran life lacks, and hit those with massive poisonings to even out
> the playing field.

Most authors of alien invasion stories make their aliens stupid (or at
least extremely unimaginative) in order for humans to win. Gerrold
makes his humans stupid in order to drag out the invasion.