Max Abrams appears in two Dominic Flandry novels, the second time only briefly in his daughter's memory. Abrams is Jewish and is Flandry's mentor and Flandry eventually marries his daughter. Abrams' main contribution is a theoretical framework for the Terran Empire.
We want to read some young van Rijn and maybe some older Abrams after Flandry and he have parted company just as we see John Ridenour once more after he has met Flandry on Starkad. Characters weaving in and out of narratives give a series body. The finest example of this within Poul Anderson's Technic History is that appearances by van Rijn and Falkayn and Adzel and references to the planet Cynthia occur separately before van Rijn and his trader team come together in four works including the two that are the climax of the Polesotechnic League subseries.
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Kaor, Paul!
I agree, it would have been great if Anderson had written a Young Nick story or one showing more fully Commander (later Captain) Abrams in his retirement on Dayan.
There are many loose ends and mysteries in the Technic series. A favorite is wondering what happened to Leon Ammon in later years. I'm sure you can think of others.
Ad astra! Sean
I always liked van Rijn's "I mean no blasfumings"...
Kaor, Mr. Stirling!
Old Nick's malapropisms were/are amusing!
Ad astra! Sean
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