In Chapter 47, Kyra Davis aims to become pregnant before leaving Earth.
In 49, Kyra arrives at Alpha Centauri pregnant.
In 50, she has had a baby on Demeter.
In 54, her son, Hugh, is a teenager.
In 56, Ranger Hugh Davis meets Charissa.
In 59, Hugh and Charissa Davis have grandchildren.
In 60, Captain Erling Davis of the Demetrian Republic has fought in space as an ally of the Lunarian Phyle Ithar against Phyles Arcen and Yanir.
And that name, "Erling," yanks us backwards and sideways in time to Thorkild Erling, the captain of the first Nomad ship in the interstellar period of Poul Anderson's Psychotechnic History.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
Actually, to me, a name like "Erling" reminded me more of Anderson's Scandinavian origins and of how he was fond of using names and settings found in Iceland, Norway, or Denmark.
Ad astra! Sean
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