combines Nicholas van Rijn and David Falkayn with Ythrians;
introduces Coya Conyon.
Mirkheim:
stays with the three human characters;
mentions an Ythrian;
introduces David's and Coya's son, Nicholas, born near the end of the novel.
"Wingless":
returns to Ythrians, now on Avalon;
mentions David Falkayn;
shows Nicholas Falkayn addressing his son, Nat;
focuses on Nat's interactions with Ythrians.
"Rescue on Avalon":
stays with Ythrians on Avalon;
introduces Ivar Holm.
In "The Star Plunderer," Manuel Argos proclaims the Terran Empire.
In "Sargasso of Lost Starships," the Empire annexes Ansa.
In The People Of The Wind:
the Empire fails to annex Avalon;
Christopher Holm marries Tabitha Falkayn;
both are members of Ythrian choths on Avalon.
Later:
Dominic Flandry and his daughter defend the Empire;
it falls, to be succeeded by other civilizations.
I meant just to summarize connections between the first three installments listed above but then got drawn into the interconnections of the entire Technic History.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
I think this needs to be mentioned as well, while the Empire failed to annex Avalon (to its future but necessarily impossible to predict BENEFIT), it still won the war against the Domain. In her Introduction to the Gregg Press edition of THE PEOPLE OF THE WIND, Sandra Miesel discussed how Anderson was inspired by the actual Siege of Belfort by the Prussians during the Franco/Prussian War of 1870-71. The Prussians failed to take Belfort, which as a result was not included in the territory ceded to the new German Reich, but still won the war.
Ad astra! Sean
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