Friday, 3 December 2021

Ythrians Through Technic History

The Grand Survey is the Star Trek period of the Technic History, the five year mission. A ship of the Grand Survey discovers Ythri.

Ythrians interact with the Polesotechnic League, particularly when an Ythrian ship transports Nicholas van Rijn to Mirkheim. David Falkayn leads human beings and Ythrians who colonize Avalon which joins the Domain of Ythri.

The Terran Empire interacts with Ythri mainly by waging war against it although relations improve later.

We do not know how either the Long Night or the subsequent human civilizations affect Ythri. Non-humans, although mentioned, recede into the background in the four concluding installments of the Technic History.

We are told much and it is never enough.

1 comment:

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor, Paul!

I wish Anderson had given us one story about the SECOND Grand Survey. Apparently, the first Grand Survey was to return to Earth after five years. I assume the information that Survey had collected would guide the planning for the Second Grand Survey, some planets might be revisited, but the stress would be going to regions not yet visited.

Ad astra! Sean