For the true Ardulum nerds out there, here is the annotated timeline my editor and I finally settled on for meshing book two’s timelines with book three’s. You can still see some of our notes. I know some inconsistencies came up, but wow. Don’t run more than two calendars in the same series. It will only bite you in the ass later.
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Timeline
November 18th, 2060 – Crippling war ends, book one ends
December 2nd, 2060 – Systems still cleaning up post Crippling war, book two starts
Between August and December (late) 2060 – intention to travel to Xinar announced (Yorden), more ships from Alliance arrive (late December), Mmnnuggls overthrow government and Ekimet and Miketh taken prisoners (around December 12-14th), flare culls begin (mid-December),
December 5th, 2060 – Ttynn arrives to Risalian space to attempt negotiations (going to have to explain this as an early first contact so that Yorden is not in it)
December 12th, 2060 –Charted Systems invited to join Alliance fleet near Risal (explained as unknown why Risalians are trying to talk to the Alliance, will have to explain in Risalian chapter), Neek, Emn, Nick arrive on Keft, Yorden’s timeline in book three starts
December 13th, 2060 – Neek and crew trade Mmnnuggl pod for Lucidity (in theory they could arrive on Ardulum on this same day, assuming linear timeline), Yorden gets Neek’s old pod
December 14th, 2060 – Rallying still happening with growing armada near Risal, Yorden discusses xylan weaponry with Mmnnuggls, discovers Neek is alive
December 15th, 2060 – Yorden’s communication to Neek’s parents, planet Neek begins to pull away from Systems. Yorden negotiates with the Risalians
December 16th, 2060 – second call to Charted Systems to join the armada, crew still not on Ardulum via nonlinear timeline, on suggested linear timeline, Ardulum could move to Eie on this day
December 17th, 2060 – High Priest kills Neek president
December 18th, 2060 – Neek officially withdraws from the Charted Systems
December 19th, 2060 – Neek wormhole collapsed by Neek people (aided by Ekimet and Miketh), crew arrival on Ardulum (non-linear time here)
December 20th, 2060 – Charted System ships start getting tesseract generators, second day on Ardulum (nonlinear time)
January 1st, 2061 – Ekimet still preparing Neek for war
January 1st, 2016 – Militia training, laser additions to Charted System ships
January 5th, 2061 – testing completed on xylan ships
January 8th, 2061 – Charted System ships final count, ships still being outfitted with xylans. Ardulum moves to Eie? Suggest moving back
January 12th, 2061 – armada moves to Neek space, initial battle, given one week to comply. Ardulum moves to Eie on nonlinear timeline
January 18th, 2061 – Ardulum has been at Eie for one week now (a week is unlikely to be seven days). Palace reconstruction underway in book three. Tentative negotiation reached with Eieans and Ardulans
January 19th, 2061 – Mmnnuggls start burning Neek forests
January 24th, 2061 – Atalant hears the cries of the burning andal and Ardulum consents to let Atalant return to Neek
January 25th, 2061 –
January 26th, 2061 – Atalant returns to Neek, Yorden contacts her, most of end of book 3 happens this day or the next
January 27th, 2061 – final battle begins pre-dawn on this day. at some point in the battle the day rolls over to here (Ch18, bk3), Ardulum returns to Neek
January 2th, 2061 –
January 30th, 2061 – end of book 3
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