re: #131 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

One of the interesting and almost prescient aspects of much (but not all) of Blish’s work is that he postulated a future that would still include relatively unsophisticated people. This is in contrast to work like the original Star Trek, in which not only educational standards but intelligence itself seem to have progressed almost beyond recognition.

Members of Star Fleet all had to belong to the educated elite.