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Over the course of the four volumes of The Many-Colored Land, The Golden Torc, The Nonborn King, and The Adversary, the story has become so rich, complex, and so peopled with characters from different parts of the Pliocene world, that a guide and commentary is called for. The Pliocene Companion offers a descriptive listing of all the characters in the work, a chronology, the author's original maps, and three delightful interviews with May herself. Beyond that, it gives the reader a chance to explore further the surroundings of a world six million years in the past. The glossary gives information on metapsychology, on the futuristic science of the Galactic Milieu, and on the exotic world of the Tanu and Firvulag. In all, A Pliocene Companion is a must for followers of the Saga. Front Cover -- Front Flap -- Front Matter -- Half Title -- The Saga of Pliocene Exile -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Contents -- Foreword -- A Glossary, Name Index, and Gazetteer to the Saga of Pliocene Exile, with Pronunciation Guide -- A Chronology of the Saga -- The Remillard Family Tree -- The Ocala Rebels and Their Offspring -- Author's Three Original Maps of Pliocene Europe -- Two Maps of Ocala Island and Vicinity -- The Good Ship Kyllikki - Specifications and Sails, with Diagram -- The Double Ourobouros - Diagram and Description -- Music in My Head - Science Fiction as Opera -- Back Matter -- Certain Poems Quoted in the Saga -- The Pliocene Wildcat Lives! -- Pan Books Interviews Julian May -- Julian May Interview by Dr. Robert A. Collins -- An Interview with Julian May by Darrell Schweitzer -- A Selective Bibliography.
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