Jan Svoboda was the son of Commissioner Svoboda in part one, was off-stage among the deepsleepers in part two and caused but also solved a problem in part three. Now he takes his turn at flying the school bus on Rustum.
The Constitutionalists included a John O'Malley in part one. Now the school pupils include Pat O'Malley.
The Constitutionalists and would-be colonists included a Coenrad de Smet and a Charles Lochaber in part two. Now the school pupils include Frank de Smet and Mary Lochaber.
Joshua Coffin was a spaceship captain in part one and part two but decided to join the colony at the end of part two and therefore was not in space in part three. Now the school pupils include Dan Coffin.
Torvald Anker wrote to Saburo Hirayama in part one. Now Hirayama is Jan Svoboda's business partner and a judo teacher on Rustum.
Poul Anderson knew how to write a future history series.
3 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
Coenrad de Smet and Charles Lochaber may have been of Dutch and Scots British origins if I can go by their names.
And it was only with this blog piece of yours that I FINALLY realized that Torvald Anker's last correspondent was one of the Constitutionalists who joined the emigration to Rustum.
Ad astra! Sean
Giving people kids is a great tool for a series! 8-).
Kaor, Mr. Stirling!
Absolutely! I've thought of Dominic Hazeltine and Diana Crowfeather, two of Dominic Flandry's illegitimate children, as examples. Alas, tho, we only see them once in two novels.
Ad astra! Sean
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