Friday, 8 November 2024

Psychotechnic History Overview


Poul Anderson's Psychotechnic History
Pre-FTL
From: the beginnings of a post-World War III world order in "Marius"

To: the terminal decline of that world order in "Brake"

Organizations: the Psychotechnic Institute; the Order of Planetary Engineers

Achievement: Earth and other civilized planets are psychodynamically "integrate" in the FTL period

FTL
From: the inception of the Nomads in "Gypsy"

To: a Coordinator joining the Nomads in The Peregrine

Organization: the Coordination Service

Achievement: the Nomads carry knowledge through the Third Dark Ages and there are psychotechnicians in the later Galactic civilization

1 comment:

  1. Kaor, Paul!

    That last sentence makes me feel grumpy. You know why! (Smiles)

    Ad astra! Sean

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