the births of Nicholas van Rijn on Earth and of David Falkayn on Hermes;
the Council of Hiawatha, which fails to reform the Polesotechnic League;
he colonisation of Dennitza.
According to Sandra Miesel's Chronology, both the height of the League and the beginning of its decline are in the twenty-fifth century.
The fourth, fifth and sixth stories introduce:
van Rijn in Djakarta, then in space
Adzel from Woden, studying in San Francisco
Falkayn, apprenticed to Martin Schuster on Ivanhoe
We will see Ivanhoe one more time and some Ivanhoans later. Van Rijn, Falkayn and Adzel will reappear and come together. The future history series is gradually and skilfully constructed.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
As you know I've not been satisfied with Miesel's proposed dates, mostly because she compresses and shortens historical periods too much. The commentary prefacing my revision of her Chronology collects some evidence from the texts backing my views.
Ad astra! Sean
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