The Game Of Empire, CHAPTER FIVE.
Admiral Sir Olaf Magnusson has proclaimed himself Emperor of Terra and has imposed martial law throughout the Patrician System, suspending civil space traffic except with a special permit. Targovi must land on Daedalus and go on the run, leaving his passengers to fend for themselves. However, he knows that Diana is the daughter of Maria Crowfeather and Dominic Flandry...
His parting advice to her addresses the current emergency but also stands for all time and is worthy of semi-versification:
"'Stay calm,
"'Hold fast to your wits,
"'Make your own way,
"'As you have always done.'" (p. 262)
She will for this novel and potentially for a series although that was not to be.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
But we can daydream that in those boxes of papers Poul Anderson left behind at his death were one or two stories featuring Flandry or Diana--and needing only a little editing/rewriting to be publishable. Either Greg Bear or S.M. Stirling could do that if that is actually the case!
Ad astra! Sean
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