Each volume is introduced by the Compiler, Hank Davis, and ends with Sandra Miesel's Chronology of Technic Civilization.
Volume I
"The Saturn Game," fictional introduction by Francis L. Minamoto, dated 2057.
"Wings of Victory," fictional introduction by Hloch of Stormgate Choth.
"The Problem of Pain," Hloch.
"Margin of Profit," Hloch.
"How To Be Ethnic In One Easy Lesson," Hloch.
"The Three-Cornered Wheel," fictional introduction by Vance Hall, commenting on Noah Arkwright.
"A Sun Invisible," fictional introduction by Noah Arkwright.
"The Season Of Forgiveness," Hloch.
The Man Who Counts, Hloch - plus a real world afterword, originally an introduction, by Poul Anderson.
"Esua," Hloch.
"Hiding Place," fictional introduction by Le Matelot.
"Territory," an extract from "Margin of Profit."
"The Trouble Twisters," fictional introduction by Urwain the Wide-Fairing, reminiscing about Noah Arkwright.
"Day of Burning," Hloch.
"The Master Key," six lines from "Hellas" by Percy Shelley.
Satan's World, no introduction - we pass directly from the end of "The Master Key" to the beginning of this novel.
"A Little Knowledge," Hloch.
"Lodestar," Hloch, and an Afterword by Poul Anderson.
Mirkheim, no introduction, although there is a multi-part Prologue.
"Wingless," Hloch.
"Rescue on Avalon," Hloch, both introduction and afterword.
"The Star Plunderer," fictional introduction by Donvar Ayeghen.
"Sargasso of Lost Starships," fictional introduction by Michael Karageorge (real author, not Poul Anderson but Hank Davis.)
The People Of The Wind, no introduction.
Volume IV
Ensign Flandry, excerpts from a Pilot's Manual and Ephemeris.
A Circus Of Hells, no introduction.
The Rebel Worlds, introduction and afterword from a tripartite Didonian perspective.
Volumes V-VI
No introductions.
Volume VII
A Stone In Heaven, no introduction.
The Game Of Empire, a real world introduction by Poul Anderson.
"A Tragedy of Errors," a short italicized introduction and afterword about Christopher Wren.
The Night Face, a real world introduction by Poul Anderson.
"Starfog," no introduction.
In fact, very un-uniform.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
And I still wish Sandra Miesel had commented on our revision of her Chronology of Technic Civilization.
I have wondered if Urwain the Wide-Faring was a Merseian who somehow managed to get out into interstellar space some time after "Day of Burning."
And we should think of the Prologue to MIRKHEIM as that book's Introduction.
Yes, "Michael Karageorge" was the occasional pseudonym of Poul Anderson. And the surname of the Serbian royal family, btw.
Ad astra! Sean
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