Mirkheim, the last Polesotechnic League instalment;
"Wingless" and "Rescue on Avalon," about the two-stage colonization of Avalon;
"The Star Plunderer," about the Time of Troubles;
"Sargasso of Lost Starships," about the early Terran Empire;
The People Of The Wind, about the Terran-Ythrian War and in particular about its effects on Avalon.
Thus, a future history in a single volume. By contrast, Volumes IV-VI and the first half of VII are set within the lifetime of a single individual. The Technic History incorporates both fictional history - mainly League and Empire - and fictional biography - mainly Falkayn and Flandry.
Avalon receives more coverage than Hermes or Dennitza. The Technic History also presents the histories of the interactions of both Ythrians and Merseians with Technic civilization.
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Kaor, Paul!
I would speculate that "Wingless" and "Rescue" could be dated shortly before the Time of Troubles started, in the late 2500's, before the decaying Polesotechnic League had completely collapsed. I used my revision of Meisel's Chronology for the dating.
These two stories are rather parochial, even insular, because I don't recall any mention of what was going on in the wider galaxy.
Ad astra! Sean
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