Never believe claims of authorship on first sight, after all, someone from several other threads (who I won't name) claims to have written all of the "Tek War" books, as well as a few Star Trk books.
The quote from Ecclesiastes is also used as a last message from a computer on the death of Robinton, "The MasterHarper of Pern" Masato at least will recognise the source.

As for all these people who have been claimed to not exist, is that the origin of the American comment "Close, but no Seeger" ?

Nigel