Fictitiously, the twelve introductions and single afterword in Poul Anderson's
The Earth Book Of Stormgate are written after the events recounted in
The People Of The Wind whereas the twelve Technic History instalments collected in the
Earth Book are set earlier than
The People Of The Wind so that, in the chronologically linear
The Technic Civilization Saga, we read these twelve instalments with their
Earth Book introductions before
The People... whereas, in the original book publication order of the History, we read the
Earth Book as a single volume after
The People... The chronologically last event in this pre-Flandry period of the Technic History is Hloch flying above Mount Anrovil after he has finished editing the
Earth Book. Next, in the original order, is
Ensign Flandry whereas, next in the
Saga, is the introduction to an account of the Founder of the Terran Empire, Manuel Argos, and
The People... is the second instalment after that. There could not be a more intricate future history series.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
Yes, but we know next to nothing about what happened during the centuries between THE PEOPLE OF THE WIND and ENSIGN FLANDRY. Except what can be gleaned later thru too few references and inferences.
Merry Christmas! Sean
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