Most attempts to summarize internal interconnections and cross-references within Poul Anderson's Technic History miss something. In the second post linked above, I mentioned that:
"the Young Flandry Trilogy recounts Flandry's early career, including his defeat of the McCormac Rebellion centered on the planet Aeneas" -
- but omitted that that Trilogy also covers the time that Flandry had spent with Merseians on the planet Talwin. While Flandry is on that planet, the Merseian Ydwyr twice mentions Aycharaych, first to Djana, then to Flandry. The latter's newness to intelligence work is demonstrated when he misses a chance to learn more about this casually mentioned name. Ydwyr's brief account to Djana imparts some information about Aycharaych that we do not read anywhere else.
Prequels enable an author to exercise considerable hindsight.
2 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
It's more accurate to say that Flandry's activities in THE REBEL WORLDS
Kaor, Paul!
It's more accurate to say that Flandry's activities in THE REBEL WORLDS made it impossible for McCormac to successfully continue his rebellion. Esp. Flandry's capture of the code used by McCormac's fleet for communications.
Ad astra! Sean
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