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Happens about three years after Cougar Canyon is abandoned. The fact that Jemmy—who would be 46 in 1961—is still active in rescue work suggests that this date may still be a bit too late. Helicopters are in fairly common use in rescue work. We also know that trips between Earth and New Home are still uncommon.
1962 Shadow on the Moon
We know that Remy is 17 and Shadow is about 15. We also know that a very small number of probes have crashed on the Moon, but that no moon landings have taken place. More People have made the trip between Earth and New Home.
1966 The Indelible Kind
They use the spaceship from “Shadow on the Moon” to rescue a stranded Russian cosmonaut. Jake Kroginold has an 8-year-old son and has travelled to New Home and back.
1967 No Different Flesh
Mark & Meris framing story
Occurs post—“Shadow on the Moon” and post—“Return” since characters tell both stories in the course of the story and the framing. Also, Debbie’s child is old enough to be away from his mother for multiple days. Dr. Hilf, an old doctor, “has been around since Territorial days,” which ended in 1912.
1970 Katie-Mary’s Trip
Set sometime in the vaguely hippy era. From references to gymnastics, it is probably not more than a year or two following the 1968 Olympics.
Acknowledgments
As with all NESFA Press publications, Ingathering is the product of many people’s volunteer efforts: It was edited by Mark and Priscilla Olson. We thank George Flynn, Master Proofreader, without whom the textual and typographic quality of this book would have been diminished. The dustjacket was designed by Elizabeth Rhys Finney. Merle Insinga scanned much of the material. Preliminary proofreading of the text, a necessary but tedious task, was done by Merle Insinga, Pat Vandenberg, Ann Crimmins, Ann Broomhead, Claire Anderson, Deb Geisler, Lois Mangan, Paula Lieberman, Sue Kahn, Elisabeth Carey, and Rick Katze. George Flynn provided useful comments on the chronology. We thank you all!
—Mark and Priscilla Olson
January 1995
Copyright Acknowledgments
“Ararat,” copyright (c) 1952, 1980 by Zenna Henderson; first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1952.
“Gilead,” copyright (c) 1954, 1982 by Zenna Henderson; first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1954.
“Pottage,” copyright (c) 1955, 1983 by The Estate of Zenna Henderson; first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1955.
“Wilderness,” copyright (c) 1956, 1984 by The Estate of Zenna Henderson; first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1957.
“Captivity,” copyright (c) 1958, 1986 by The Estate of Zenna Henderson; first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1958.
“Jordan,” copyright (c) 1959, 1987 by The Estate of Zenna Henderson; first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1959.
The “Lea” bridging material first appeared in Pilgrimage: The Book of the People, copyright (c) 1961, 1989 by The Estate of Zenna Henderson (Doubleday 1961). “No Different Flesh,” copyright (c) 1965, 1993 by The Estate of Zenna Henderson; first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1965.
“Deluge,” copyright (c) 1963, 1991 by The Estate of Zenna Henderson; first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1963.
“Angels Unawares,” copyright (c) 1966, 1994 by The Estate of Zenna Henderson; first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1966.
“Troubling of the Waters,” copyright (c) I 966, 1994 by The Estate of Zenna Henderson; first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1966.
“Return,” copyright (c) 1961, 1989 by The Estate of Zenna Henderson; first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1961.
“Shadow on the Moon,” copyright (c) 1962, 1990 by The Estate of Zenna Henderson; first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1962.
The “Mark and Meris” bridging material first appeared in The People: No Different Flesh, copyright (c) 1967, 1995 by The Estate of Zenna Henderson (Doubleday 1967).
“Tell Us a Story,” copyright (c) 1980 by Zenna Henderson; first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1980.
“That Boy,” copyright (c) 1971 by Zenna Henderson; first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1971.
“Michal Without,” copyright (c) 1995 by The Estate of Zenna Henderson; appears in this volume for the first time.
“The Indelible Kind,” copyright (c) 1968 by Zenna Henderson; first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December I 968.
“Katie-Mary’s Trip,” copyright (c) 1974 by Zenna Henderson; first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1975.
“The People Series,” copyright (c) 1980 by Zenna Henderson; first appeared in The Great Science Fiction Series, edited by Frederik Pohl, Martin H. Greenberg, and Joseph Olander (Harper & Row, 1980).