tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post8859664555361155479..comments2024-01-06T04:13:41.492-07:00Comments on A Paladin In Citadel: Traveller's Appendix N: Ensign FlandryAaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-33827666406739980372010-10-22T20:10:57.397-06:002010-10-22T20:10:57.397-06:00Sounds like a fun read. Thanks for the recommenda...Sounds like a fun read. Thanks for the recommendation!David The Archmagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649391406526258069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-15887140401233956362010-10-16T19:48:16.112-06:002010-10-16T19:48:16.112-06:00"Interesting, what is its publish date?"..."Interesting, what is its publish date?"<br /><br />1993, so clearly not a real 'Appendix N' entry. Just a modern author with a story that, as I was reading it, gave me a strong impression that it seemed like a Traveller campaign.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-89196429836612249772010-10-16T17:00:41.587-06:002010-10-16T17:00:41.587-06:00Yes, H. Beam Piper's Sword Worlds are definite...Yes, H. Beam Piper's Sword Worlds are definitely referenced. It's been a while, so I'm not sure if they are from "Space Viking" (a ripping good read, by the way) or "Cosmic Computer" or both or something else he wrote.<br /><br />Paladin -- Norton wrote a very wide range of books. The Solar Queen ones I referenced are the ones I was thinking of . . . although many of her other SF books (as opposed to her Fantasy titles) may well have contributed.<br /><br /><br />-- JeffBluebear Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05171345165563779232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-2002810318999562662010-10-16T15:16:25.994-06:002010-10-16T15:16:25.994-06:00ckutalik said...
Got to throw in Jack Vance there...<b>ckutalik said... </b><br /><i>Got to throw in Jack Vance there. Demon Princes and the Planet of Adventure stories were explicitly mentioned by the game's creators.</i><br /><br />I've got some of his Alastor series, but havn't had a chance to read them yet.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-53644893564576162812010-10-16T15:15:11.178-06:002010-10-16T15:15:11.178-06:00Brutorz Bill said...
Loved the Flandry series bac...<b>Brutorz Bill said... </b><br /><i>Loved the Flandry series back in the day. Gonna have to reacquire it now! : )</i><br /><br />If you're patient, you should be able to obtain them for a song.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-25194349828575007132010-10-16T15:13:31.645-06:002010-10-16T15:13:31.645-06:00James Maliszewski said...
Traveller had a lot of ...<b>James Maliszewski said... </b><br /><i>Traveller had a lot of influences on it, but, by my lights, the biggest were the aforementioned Flandry stories by Anderson (the concept of the Long Night comes from here), H. Beam Piper (whose Swords Worlds are dropped right into the Spinward Marches), and E.C. Tubb's Dumarest books (where fast/slow drugs and High/Middle/Low passage originate). There are myriad other inspirations, of course, but those are among the most significant.</i><br /><br />I have Piper's Space Vikings, is that where the Sword Worlds are drawn from? No E.C. Tubb in my collection, will have to keep my eyes open for that.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-2716042811066705952010-10-16T15:10:46.070-06:002010-10-16T15:10:46.070-06:00Bluebear Jeff said...
In my mind the real SF seed...<b>Bluebear Jeff said... </b><br /><i>In my mind the real SF seed for Traveller is Andre Norton's "Solar Queen" novels. The stories of the tramp trader "Solar Queen" just about HAVE to have been a major inspiration: </i><br /><br />Thanks for the suggestion. I've got some Norton, and will have to re-acquaint myself with her scifi!Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-75978801816148412832010-10-16T10:27:31.050-06:002010-10-16T10:27:31.050-06:00Got to throw in Jack Vance there. Demon Princes an...Got to throw in Jack Vance there. Demon Princes and the Planet of Adventure stories were explicitly mentioned by the game's creators.Chris Kutalikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-5734214297998242302010-10-16T09:49:48.481-06:002010-10-16T09:49:48.481-06:00Loved the Flandry series back in the day. Gonna h...Loved the Flandry series back in the day. Gonna have to reacquire it now! : )Brutorz Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261330634648140358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-69382584275549428552010-10-16T08:50:12.599-06:002010-10-16T08:50:12.599-06:00Traveller had a lot of influences on it, but, by m...<i>Traveller</i> had a lot of influences on it, but, by my lights, the biggest were the aforementioned Flandry stories by Anderson (the concept of the Long Night comes from here), H. Beam Piper (whose Swords Worlds are dropped right into the Spinward Marches), and E.C. Tubb's Dumarest books (where fast/slow drugs and High/Middle/Low passage originate). There are myriad other inspirations, of course, but those are among the most significant.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-42051452615513488452010-10-16T04:54:38.583-06:002010-10-16T04:54:38.583-06:00In my mind the real SF seed for Traveller is Andre...In my mind the real SF seed for Traveller is Andre Norton's "Solar Queen" novels (the first few were published in the 1950s under the pen name of "Andrew North".<br /><br />The stories of the tramp trader "Solar Queen" just about HAVE to have been a major inspiration:<br /><br />Sargasso of Space (1955)<br />Plague Ship (1956)<br />Voodoo Planet (1959)<br />Postmarked the Stars (1969)<br />various titles with co-authors in '90s<br /><br /><br />-- JeffBluebear Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05171345165563779232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-72355328397581553712010-10-16T04:26:04.327-06:002010-10-16T04:26:04.327-06:00It's pretty long, so I put it up on my blog:
...It's pretty long, so I put it up on my blog:<br /><br />http://lordgwydion.blogspot.com/2010/10/star-frontiers-version-of-appendix-n.htmlDennis Laffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053699552003336733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-6137356411008184112010-10-16T00:41:02.535-06:002010-10-16T00:41:02.535-06:00Lord Gwydion said...
Star Frontiers has an inspir...<b>Lord Gwydion said... </b><br /><i>Star Frontiers has an inspirational reading list, and Anderson's Flandry novels are on the list.<br /><br />If I don't forget, when I finish work I'll post it for you.</i><br /><br />Cool.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-22330956414017442532010-10-16T00:25:58.137-06:002010-10-16T00:25:58.137-06:00Star Frontiers has an inspirational reading list, ...Star Frontiers has an inspirational reading list, and Anderson's Flandry novels are on the list.<br /><br />If I don't forget, when I finish work I'll post it for you.Dennis Laffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053699552003336733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-58027377281546129412010-10-16T00:15:16.822-06:002010-10-16T00:15:16.822-06:00Interesting, what is its publish date?Interesting, what is its publish date?Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-22034303034198427022010-10-16T00:07:07.708-06:002010-10-16T00:07:07.708-06:00I'll put in another recommendation of Iain M. ...I'll put in another recommendation of Iain M. Banks' "Against A Dark Background" as having a tone much like a Traveller campaign. <br /><br />Reaction mass in spacecraft, aristocracy, business and lawyers in control, a planet in the system mostly covered by a giant plant, a remote rural kingdom that eschews technology and carries on a quasi-medieval lifestyle, plots to steal valuable artifacts, a long-gone prior civilization that left higher-tech artifacts behind. Lots of good stuff.<br /><br />The main thing that makes it un-Traveller-like is that the system in which the book is set is described as being far distant from any other inhabited system, so it hasn't been contacted and hasn't developed any faster-than-light transportation. So they travel between worlds in-system, but no farther.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com