Diamond Star (71 page)

Denric
takes a position as a teacher on the world Sandstorm. His harrowing introduction to his new home appears in the short story, "The Edges of Never-Haven" (
Flights of Fantasy,
edited by Al Sarrantino).

Aniece
= Lord Rillia

Lord Rillia rules Rillia on the world Lyshriol (aka Skyfall). His realms consist of the Rillian Vales, Dalvador Plains, Backbone Mountains, and Stained Glass Forest.

Kelricson(Kelric)Garlin
= (1) Corey Majda (deceased)
= (2) Deha Dahl (deceased)
= (3) Rashiva Haka (Calani trade)
= (4) Savina Miesa (deceased)
= (5) Avtac Varz (Calani trade)
= (6) Ixpar Karn (closure)
= (7) Jeejon

Kelric
's stories are told in
The Ruby Dice
, "The Ruby Dice" (novella,
Baen's Universe 2006
),
The Last Hawk, Ascendant Sun, The Moon's Shadow,
the novella "A Roll of the Dice" (
Analog,
July/August 2000), and the novelette "Light and Shadow" (
Analog,
April 1994).
Kelric
and Rashiva have one son, Jimorla Haka, who becomes a renowned Calani.
Kelric
and Savina have one daughter,
RohkaMiesaVarz,
who becomes the Ministry Successor in line to rule the Estates of Coba.

The novella "Walk in Silence" (
Analog
, April 2003) tells the story of Jess Fernandez, an Allied Starship Captain from Earth, who deals with the genetically engineered humans on the Skolian colony of Icelos.

The novella "The City of Cries" (
Down These Dark Spaceways,
edited by Mike Resnick) tells the story of Major Bhaaj, a private investigator hired by the House of Majda to find Prince Dayj Majda after he disappears.

The novella "The Shadowed Heart" (
Year's Best Paranormal,
edited by Paula Guran, and
The Journey Home,
edited by Mary Kirk) is the story of Jason Harrick, a Jagernaut who just barely survives the Radiance War.

Time Line

Circa 4000 BC Group of humans moved from Earth to Raylicon

Circa 3600 BC Ruby Dynasty begins

Circa 3100 BC Raylicans launch first interstellar flights; rise of Ruby Empire

Circa 2900 BC Ruby Empire begins decline

Circa 2800 BC Last interstellar flights; Ruby Empire collapses

Circa AD 1300 Raylicans begin to regain lost knowledge

1843 Raylicans regain interstellar flight

1866 Rhon genetic project begins

1871 Aristos found Eubian Concord (aka Trader Empire)

1881 Lahaylia Selei born

1904 Lahaylia Selei founds Skolian Imperialate

2005 Jarac born

2111 Lahaylia Selei marries Jarac

2119 Dyhianna Selei born

2122 Earth achieves interstellar flight

2132 Allied Worlds of Earth formed

2144 Roca born

2169 Kurj born

2203 Roca marries Eldrinson Althor Valdoria (
Skyfall
)

2204 Eldrin Jarac Valdoria born; Jarac dies; Kurj becomes Imperator; Lahaylia dies

2205 Major Bhaaj hired by Majdas to find Prince Dayj ("The City of Cries")

2206 Althor Izam-Na Valdoria born

2209 Havyrl (Vyrl) Torcellei Valdoria born

2210 Sauscony (Soz) Lahaylia Valdoria born

2219 Kelricson (Kelric) Garlin Valdoria born

2227 Soz enters Dieshan Military Academy (
Schism
)

2228 First war between Skolia and Traders (
The Final Key
)

2237 Jaibriol II born

2240 Soz meets Jato Stormson ("Aurora in Four Voices")

2241 Kelric marries Admiral Corey Majda

2243 Corey assassinated ("Light and Shadow")

2258 Kelric crashes on Coba (
The Last Hawk
)

early 2259 Soz meets Jaibriol (
Primary Inversion
)

late 2259 Soz and Jaibriol go into exile (
The Radiant Seas
)

2260 Jaibriol III born (aka Jaibriol Qox Skolia)

2263 Rocalisa Qox Skolia born; Althor Izam-Na Valdoria meets Coop ("Soul of Light")

2268 Vitar Qox Skolia born

2273 del-Kelric Qox Skolia born

2274 Radiance War begins (also called Domino War)

2276 Traders capture Eldrin. Radiance War ends; Jason Harrick crashes on the planet Thrice Named ("The Shadowed Heart")

2277-8 Kelric returns home (
Ascendant Sun
); Dehya coalesces (
Spherical Harmonic
); Kamoj and Vyrl meet (
The Quantum Rose
); Jaibriol III becomes emperor of Eube (
The Moon's Shadow
)

2279 Althor Vyan Selei born

2287 Jeremiah Coltman trapped on Coba ("A Roll of the Dice"); Jeejon dies (
The Ruby Dice
)

2288 Kelric and Jaibriol Qox deal with one another (
The Ruby Dice
novel)

2298 Jess Fernandez goes to Icelos ("Walk in Silence")

2326 Tina and Manuel in New Mexico ("Ave de Paso")

2328 Althor Vyan Selei meets Tina Santis Pulivok (Catch the Lightning
THE END

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