Timeline
Italicized phrases are titles of short stories, chapters, or novels.
2453 - 2414 BC
Are We Alone? This is the period of the Taupoian attempt to terraform Adondus. The project is abandoned at the end because of The Great Dying. The Taupoian population was so reduced by an "alien" disease that spreading to other stars was no longer popular.
2179 BC
235 years after The Great Dying
Golden Needles. The tear in space-time is created and the planet Home is sent on its way toward its rendezvous with Earth.
Something Wicked. A saurian starship of the Black Fleet crash-lands on Adondus.
1557 BC
857 years after The Great Dying
The Meeks Shall Inherit. Taupoians discover the genetics of extending their life span to 1500 - 2000 years
Use Discretion. Taupoians begin building starships again. The Shuttle Marcopo is discovered.
1482 BC
932 years after The Great Dying
75 years after the discovery of the Shuttle Marcopo
The Taupoians discover Earth during reign of Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III
800 AD
2282 years after the discovery of the Shuttle Marcopo
The island of Tahiti is settled by Polynesians
1297
2774 years after the discovery of the Shuttle Marcopo
Eustan is born
1743
The fifth year of the reign of King Steponas. Ramunus hatches.
1767
The Island of Tahiti is discovered by the English sea captain Wallis
Eustan is 470
1768
Prince Audras hatches. King Steponas dies in battle and Prince Ramunus (age 25) ascends to the throne of The Mountain Kingdom.
1769
James Cook visits the island of Tahiti (bringing the common cold) to view the transit of Venus on 2 June
Marcopo, Eustan and their crew take Tahitians to The Island on NTP 277. (Eventually called Adondus.) “NTP” is the abbreviation for “New Taupoian Planet.” Eustan escapes on the Marcopo, leaving the crew and the Tahitians on NTP 277. This described in my incomplete novel, “Beyond the Windward Sea.”
Eustan is 472; the crew are a similar age
1775
Ramunus (age 32) unites the kingdoms of the continent of Waxon.
1780
Ramunus marries Daina.
1790
Prince Aras hatches.
1793
By the age of 18, the malevolent nature of Prince Audras, including his hatred of Aras, has become evident. The Kindred is secretly formed by nobles loyal to Ramunus to protect the young prince.
1805
Ramunus (age 62) dies of pneumonia after ruling for 30 years. As Audras seizes the throne, The Kindred spirit Prince Aras (age 15) away before Audras can do him harm. They also hide the robe, sword, and crown, which become known as the Treasures of Ramunus, and create the legend that these have been hidden among the stars by the goddess Dalia until Ramunus one day returns to claim his throne.
1955
The Waxonian Renaissance begins with Gabriele's Laws of Motion and her Law of Gravity. Science and technology begin to thrive.
2065
269 years after settlement of The Island.
A volcanic eruption destroys trees on The Island.
The Windward Sea is crossed.
Eustan is 768; crew is a similar age
2068
The Adondi. Queen Amanda, Adondus and the Taupoians defeat the dragons 3 years after crossing the Windward Sea
2078
Shuttle 54, Where R U?
2132
Rogue Planet. Taupoians discover the planet Home, which they call "Nemesis," 640 years prior to its rendezvous with Earth
Liz is 627 years old
Eustan is 835 years old
2143
Red Sky in Mourning. Taupoians bring the news of Home/Nemesis's approach to the people of Earth.
2150
The Mentecians develop argon-glass for the manufacture of clothing resistent to bullets, arrows, lasers, etc.
2152
The Warp drive is discovered on Waxon. King Jurgis ascends to the throne.
2157
Waxonian colonization of other planets begins.
2169
Humans begin to abandon Earth.
2173
The Last Acorn. The Warren Ark begins to take animals to Patience
2179
Humans begin to colonize Patience
2182
Humans abandon Patience
2188
Italians emigrate to New Italy on Panjandrum.
2210
Waxonian colonization of Patience begins
2211
King Jurgis dies without an heir. Pretenders to the throne vie for supremacy. The Time of Great Strife begins.
2213
Leonas wins the struggle for succession on Waxon, becomes King, and begins a purge of the other pretenders and of the kingdom's intellectuals. Most pretenders and intellectuals escape to the colonies. When the colonies provide havens for these, Leonas attempts to tax items imported into the colonies and deny them representation in the Waxonian High Council. The colonies shut off communication and space travel to and from Waxon and become known as The Lost Colonies. The Kindred hides the Treasures of Ramunus in other star systems and Aryla Fitvet writes the Ramunus Haikus. Without scientists and engineers, the technology of Waxon goes into a steep decline and the Dark Ages begin.
2215
Waxonians abandon Patience.
2372
Carlos Zapatero, a human of Mexican ancestry, who becomes a Mexican mercenary, is born
2390
War of the Olives
2392
Gina Verucchio starts undergraduate school
2395
Gina Verucchio gets her BS degree
The War of the Olives. Gina Verucchio foils a plot to force the sale of her family's olive groves.
Gina Verucchio starts graduate school in Electronics Engineering. Timeline for Juan Del Rio.wpg says this happened in 2390
2398
Gina Verucchio finishes her PhD and starts working on holographic quantum dot technology at Claudius Electronics. Timeline for Juan Del Rio.wpg says this happened in 2395
2400
Claudius Electronics begins to market Holographic Quantum Dot products
2402
Gina Verucchio develops a prototype plastidroid. Timeline for Juan Del Rio.wpg says this happened in 2400
2403
Gina Verucchio develops a humanoid plastidroid
A starship of Lithuanian emigrants from Earth makes an emergency landing on Waxon.
A Conversation with Gina Verucchio. Gina Verucchio appears to foil an attempt to assassinate her while being interviewed on a vid news program.
6 June, Plastidroid prototype X4459 is stolen by Carlos Zapatero, who is intent on becoming a mercenary with a band of Mentecians.
2405
Claudius Electronics begins to market plastidroids
2433
Carlos Zapatero, 61 years old, upgrades to a new plastidroid. He keeps the old, Juan Del Rio, version as a statue of David at his home.
2452
Carlos Zapatero, 80 years old, dies. His "statue of David" passes to his heirs.
2465
The Lithuanians bring an end to the Dark Ages on Waxon. They overthrow the current king and set up their own government.
2515
Plastidroid technology is banned by the SEC and all known plastidroids are recalled and destroyed.
2555
The Stellar Economic Community discovers the Lithuanians on Waxon. Warp travel is reestablished.
2557
As the Lithuanians leave, governance is returned to the Waxonians and Leonas III becomes king.
2560
King Leonas III dies without a male heir. The son of his daughter Monika and Lord Petras becomes King Darius.
2653
A spaceport is built on Adondus
Eustan is 1356 years old; original crew is a similar age
2661
King Mindaugas, Princess Milda's Great Grandfather, does away with the monarchy and institutes a democratic government on Waxon.
2673
Plastidroid technology is banned and all known plastidroids are recalled by the SEC and destroyed.
2714
Pierre Bordeaux hatches?
History-Hidden01.doc and History04.doc say Pierre was born in 2739?
2733
Bidido is born.
2745
Princess Milda hatches.
2753
Young Bidido. 25 years old
2758 (really 2753?)
Midshipman Bidido loses his right eye. Age 25. Thixotropic
2760 (Is this the right date? I haven’t written the novel yet.) The San Xavier Mission. Pierre Bordeaux leads the rescue of tourists taken along with the Mission San Xavier by a band of Mentecian mercenaries, but loses his lover, Daiva. He wins the Paladin of the Year award, returns to Panjandrum, and buys a building to use as an antique shop.
2764
Bidido is 36 years old
Tom and Carolyn are born.
The Tartian Egg/I’ve Been Everywhere. Pierre Bordeaux buys a Tartian Egg and a "statue of David" at an estate sale on Earth.
Eustan is 1467
The War of the Olives (Again? According to Timeline for Juan Del Rio.wpd)
2765
The Centaurian Bud Vase (Novel). Pierre Bordeaux helps to recover the Treasures of Ramunus. Pierre and Daiva are reunited. The winter at Panjandrum City has just started at the beginning of the novel and is nearly over at the end. It’s lasted longer than normal.
Bidido owns the starship Marcopo. Age 32
"Bad" Billy Clancy is captain of Bidido's starship, the Marcopo.
Pierre Bordeaux discovers that his statue of David is a plastidroid. (Maybe a year or two later?)
2768
The Millennium Celebration of King Ramunus' Succession: The Festival of Ramunus. Pierre and Daiva are married (maybe sooner?)
Bloodstone. Marcus, Sheila Cash, and RyLee/Rali meet on Earth in Tahiti. Bidido is 40 years old.
2769
The Pirates of Panjandrum. Sheila Clancy purchases the plastidroid X4459/Juan del Rio from Pierre Bordeaux's antique shop in order to con Bidido. Bidido is 41 years old.
Jenny Rebecca hatches
2770
1001 years after Tahitian settlement of Adondus
705 years after crossing of Windward Sea
117 years after building of the spaceport on Adondus
Sedona Jack. Young Tom Clancy plays with a starship simulator.
Tahiti (Adondi girl) is born
2771
Raptors of the Depths. The starship Newton, carrying Carolyn and her family, is forced to crash-land on the planet New Home.
2772
Earth is ejected from the solar system
Bidido is 44 years old
2784
A Christmas to Remember. Tom is expelled from The Great Writer's Astronautics Academy on Taupoi for disobeying an order while rescuing a fellow classmate during an aerial display celebrating Christmas.
2786
The Ring. Aquillo gives Tahiti the dragon bone ring.
2787
Indigo Blue. A drug smuggler, and former pirate, provides Tom with a clue to the disappearance of the starship Newton.
Ghost Writer in the Sky. Tom, Baroo, and Ondomo con space pirates in Tom's search for information about Carolyn.
2788
4967 years after landing of saurians on Adondus
August
The Life of RyLee
The Winds of Spring
A Many-Splendored Thing
The Phoenix
September
Monkey Trap
October
The Beacon
Silver Threads
31 October, Bidido is thrown into the space-time tear, A Dish Best Served Cold
Bidido is 60 years old
August 2788
The Life of Rylee. Tahiti's mother, Rylee, saves Aquillo from death as they try to discover a mysterious plot on a story night.
The Winds of Spring. Tahiti recovers the stolen jewels of the Queen of Belmonte
The Phoenix. Juan del Rio's starship is forced to crash-land on Adondus and he is assumed dead in a plot by Bidido to get his revenge on Juan.
Don't Think Twice. Trittcha is driven from her flock after her latest molt and stays with Tom.
A Many-Splendored Thing. Tom and Trittcha travel to Adondus so that he can claim the starship that he has inherited from his uncle Juan del Rio.
September 2788
Departure. Tom and Tahiti rescue Juan del Rio and escape from Adondus.
Voyage of the Bagel. Tom and Trittcha share a nightmare and she is finally able to communicate a bit with him.
Monkey Trap. Mary Sue Silverblood leads a small group of starfighters in an attempt to capture Bidido.
Appril Showers. Rain Maker Rory Molle is puzzled when he is hired by Appril O'Chett to produce a storm so that her wedding to her childhood sweetheart will be cancelled.
October 2788
The Beacon. Trittcha's dragon bone ring leads the Marco Pollo to the site of the Newton's crash landing.
Silver Threads. Bidido is defeated and the tear in space-time is repaired.
2790
Explorers. A crew of planet hunters discover an uninhabited world with a structure resembling the standing stones of Old Earth. It shelters a device picking up television broadcasts from the 1950s.
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