Friday, 3 February 2023

Three Stages In The Psychotechnic History


Stages
(i) Sub-light spaceships: 
11 instalments = 4 UN + 7 Solar Union.

(ii) Supra-light spaceships: 
10 instalments = 2 early + 8 Stellar Union.

(iii) Supra-light human beings!: 
1 instalment = Galactic civilization.

I reason thus:

"The Chapter Ends" is probably in Sandra Miesel's Chronology because it was in Poul Anderson's Chronology in Startling Stories, Winter 1955;

if "The Chapter Ends" was in Anderson's Chronlogy, then it is part of the Psychotechnic History;

"The Chapter Ends" features psychotechnicians;

its Galactic civilization is a possible outcome long after the Stellar Union and the Third Dark Ages, just as the period of the Commonalty comes long after the Long Night in Anderson's Technic History.

1 comment:

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor. Paul!

IF "The Chapter Ends" was included by Anderson in the chronology he pub. in STARTLING STORES (Winter 1955), Then I would have to resignedly accept that story as part of the Psychotechnic series.

Ad astra! Sean