Terra In Flandry's Time

Our current task is to learn as much as possible about Terra in Flandry's time. For this purpose, our sources are:

Ensign Flandry, CHAPTER ONE Evening on Terra -

The Rebel Worlds, CHAPTERs TWO and SIXTEEN

"The Game of Glory," I

"Hunters of the Sky Cave," III, VI and VII

A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows, I, II and III

A Stone in Heaven, III, IV, V and XIV

The Game of Empire, CHAPTER TWELVE

These fifteen chapters present our last sights of Earth, renamed Terra, in Poul Anderson's Technic History. The four post-Flandry instalments are set far away not only in time but also in space.

In Ensign Flandry, Terra holds carnival for the Emperor's birthday. The sky is luminous with fireworks, the night side is radiant, near riotous crowds fill pleasure houses and towers are festively decorated. Crown Prince Josip receives guests in the Coral Palace, built on an atoll, with tall water-spout columns in its antechamber. The ballroom, under a clear dome, is lit only by ultraviolet and everything is fluorescent. Since Josip wears black, his green hands and face, the latter bearing red lenses, seem disembodied. 

Lord Hauksberg wonders what will become of the Empire when that creature mounts the throne. We will find out. Unsurprisingly, we are informed that Emperor Georgios will be buried in a tomb.