Wednesday 2 February 2022

The Major Turning Point In The Technic History

The major turning point in the Technic History just has to be that moment, at the midpoint of Rise Of The Terran Empire, when Hloch concludes the Earth Book and passes the baton of historical commentary to Donvar Ayeghen. The Earth Book ends with peace on Avalon after the Terran War whereas Ayeghen, although writing many millennia later, backtracks to the violent beginnings of the Terran Empire:

"Now The Earth Book Of Stormgate is ended. From my tower I see the great white sweep of the snows upon Mount Anrovil. I feel the air blow in and caress my feathers. Yonder sky is calling. I will go.
"Fair winds forever.
"-Hloch of the Stormgate Choth
"The Earth Book Of Stormgate"
 
"...the author himself must have lived through that great and tragic and triumphant age...
"-Donvar Ayeghen, President of the Galactic Archaelogical Society"

- from Rise Of The Terran Empire, pp. 323, 325

1 comment:

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor, Paul!

The Time of Troubles was a chaotic and tragic era, I have no doubt! And it was fortunate that, at just the right time and in the right circumstances, a man like Manuel Argos had the boldness and ability to seize the chances that came his way to begin the process of restoring order.

Centuries later, some, like Flandry, were inclined to minimize the magnitude of what Argos had achieved, that "Manuel's Empire" was not a glorious resurgence but merely the Indian Summer of Technic civilization. I do not entirely agree because, while making all due and proper allowances, what the Founder of the Empire had achieved was a great accomplishment.

Ad astra! Sean