Earth Book Reading Orders

In Poul Anderson, The Earth Book Of Stormgate (Berkley Books, New York, 1979), the three stories fictionally written by Judith Lundgren/Dalmady are presented in this order:

"Esau"
"The Season of Forgiveness"
"Wingless"

Thus, when introducing "Esau," Hloch tells us who Judith is whereas, when introducing the remaining two stories, he assumes that we know who she is.

In The Technic Civilization Saga, the order of these stories, separated of course by others, is changed to:

"The Season of Forgiveness" in Vol I;
"Esau" in Vol I (not II);
"Wingless" in Vol III.

However, Hloch's introductions are reproduced unchanged. Thus, Judith is first referred to as if we know who she is, then later introduced as if she had not been mentioned yet.

Similarly, in the Earth Book, the three stories either written or co-written by Arinnian were presented in this order:

"A Little Knowledge"
"Day of Burning"
"Lodestar"

Hloch tells us who Arinnian is when introducing "A Little Knowledge," then assumes that we know who he is when introducing the remaining two stories.

In The Technic Civilization Saga, the order is changed to:

"Day of Burning"
"A Little Knowledge"
"Lodestar"

This time, they are all in Vol II. The same remarks apply about the introductions.