Published: 11 Feb 2018

Timeline of Stories on World

The dates below are approximate and are usually based on the interpretation of data in the original manuscripts from which the translators worked. Few stories contain a reference to a date. Arcadian dates commonly are determined from the first spring equinox after the coronation of an Arcadian prince. The Elvish calendar is largely non-existent. Few stories contain information allowing them to be dated precisely.

“BP” means “Before Present”; “AP” means “After Present.” Because the coronation of Auric of Arcadia appeared in many of the earlier—translated stories, we used that date as the “zero date” for the stories; thus, AP means “after the coronation of Auric”; BP means “before the coronation of Auric.”

Most stories which begin on Earth and move to World are thought to take place in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. On the other hand, it is almost certain that there is more than one “Earth,” and that their different histories make dating uncertain.

—120,000 BP “Arabion” (working title) Colin and Ara’s Story (still in translation) Mentioned in “Translator”.

—100,000 BP “The Story of Valeus”; story—in—story, told in “Pilots”; a different version may appear in “Prince Errant” (in translation)

—65,000 BP Desert Prince/Touchstone story (untitled); story—in—story told in “Fire and Ice” and “The Squire and Acolyte”

—55,000 BP “The Translator”; “Pilots” [Read Pilots]

—55,000 BP (?) “Prince Errant” (translation in process)

—50,000 BP (?) “The Messenger Boy”

—40,000 BP “The Paladin”

—30,000 BP (?) “The Prince of Agium” (still in translation)

—20,000 BP “The Squire and the Acolyte”

—15,000 BP “Barrett the Beggar”

—10,000 BP “Arthur in Eblis”

—6,600 BP “Dragon’s Treasure”

—6,100 BP “Master of Fire”

—6,100 BP (?) “The Messenger Boy”

—15 BP “George of Sedona” (George arrives on World)

1 AP “Knight Templar in Training”

1 AP “In the Prince’s Secret Service”

2 AP “Fortress of the Troll Mage”

3 AP “Sword of the MacLachlan”

5 AP “Fire and Ice”

20 AP “Durch Ferne Welten und Zeiten”

25 AP? “Durch Ferne Welten und Zeiten Part II” (in translation)

Dates unknown (stories still in translation)

“The Greatest Gift”

“The Battle for Fortmain”

“Smith’s Son”

Stories from Earth Analogues—Late 20th Century, early 21st Century

“Global Explorer”

“Three Worlds”

“Nemesis”

“Pilots”

“Protector of Children”

“Recoil”

“Redneck Trailer Park”

“Refuge”

“Translator”

Stories from Earth Analogues—Other centuries and multiple Analogues

“Prometheus Wakens”

“Thermai Vignettes (in process)”

Questions? Contact David at David dot Mcleod at CastleRoland dot Net.

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