Santiago: A Myth of the Far Future (52 page)

That afternoon there was a fourth
unmarked grave in the small dell by the pond—under the gnarled tree, as Cain
had requested. In the evening Moonripple came all the way out from town on
foot.

A slender man, with sad eyes and a
brilliant streak of white running through his dark hair, stood on the front
porch and watched her approach.

“Yes?” he said.

“I’ve come to see Santiago.”

“Why?” he asked.

“I’ve been a barmaid all my life,”
she replied. “Father William says that it’s time to do something more.” She
paused uneasily. “He says that Santiago might be able to help me.”

“It’s possible.”

“Where can I find him?” asked
Moonripple.

“Come, child,” he said gently,
reaching out his bandaged right hand to her. “I am Santiago.”

-The End-

Chronology of the universe created in
BIRTHRIGHT: THE BOOK OF MAN (through May 1, 2010), showing the year, the era,
and the title:

1885 A.D. “The Hunter” (IVORY)

1898 A.D. “Himself” (IVORY)

1982 A.D. SIDESHOW

1983 A.D. THE THREE-LEGGED HOOTCH
DANCER

1985 A.D. THE WILD ALIEN TAMER

1987 A.D. THE BEST ROOTIN’ TOOTIN’
SHOOTIN’

GUNSLINGER IN THE WHOLE DAMNED GALAXY

2057 A.D. “The Politician” (IVORY)

2908 A.D. 1 G.E.

16 G.E. Republic “The Curator”
(IVORY)

264 G.E. Republic “The Pioneers”
(BIRTHRIGHT)

332 G.E. Republic “The Cartographers”
(BIRTHRIGHT)

346 G.E. Republic WALPURGIS III

367 G.E. Republic EROS ASCENDING

396 G.E. Republic “The Miners”
(BIRTHRIGHT)

401 G.E. Republic EROS AT ZENITH

442 G.E. Republic EROS DESCENDING

465 G.E. Republic EROS AT NADIR

522 G.E. Republic “All the Things You
Are”

588 G.E. Republic “The Psychologists”
(BIRTHRIGHT)

616 G.E. Republic A MIRACLE OF RARE
DESIGN

882 G.E. Republic “The Potentate”
(IVORY)

962 G.E. Republic “The Merchants”
(BIRTHRIGHT)

1150 G.E. Republic “Cobbling Together
a Solution”

1151 G.E. Republic “Nowhere in Particular”

1152 G.E. Republic “The God Biz”

1394 G.E. Republic “Keepsakes”

1701 G.E. Republic “The Artist”
(IVORY)

1813 G.E. Republic “Dawn” (PARADISE)

1826 G.E. Republic PURGATORY

1859 G.E. Republic “Noon” (PARADISE)

1888 G.E. Republic “Midafternoon”
(PARADISE)

1902 G.E. Republic “Dusk” (PARADISE)

1921 G.E. Republic INFERNO

1966 G.E. Republic STARSHIP: MUTINY

1967 G.E. Republic STARSHIP: PIRATE

1968 G.E. Republic STARSHIP:
MERCENARY

1969 G.E. Republic STARSHIP: REBEL

1970 G.E. Republic STARSHIP: FLAGSHIP

2122 G.E. Democracy “The 43 Antarean
Dynasties”

2154 G.E. Democracy “The Diplomats”
(BIRTHRIGHT)

2239 G.E. Democracy “Monuments of
Flesh and Stone”

2275 G.E. Democracy “The Olympians”
(BIRTHRIGHT)

2469 G.E. Democracy “The Barristers”
(BIRTHRIGHT)

2885 G.E. Democracy “Robots Don’t
Cry”

2911 G.E. Democracy “The Medics”
(BIRTHRIGHT)

3004 G.E. Democracy “The Policitians”
(BIRTHRIGHT)

3042 G.E. Democracy “The Gambler”
(IVORY)

3286 G.E. Democracy SANTIAGO

3322 G.E. Democracy A HUNGER IN THE
SOUL

3324 G.E. Democracy THE SOUL EATER

3324 G.E. Democracy “Nicobar Lane:
The Soul Eater’s Story”

3407 G.E. Democracy THE RETURN OF
SANTIAGO

3427 G.E. Democracy SOOTHSAYER

3441 G.E. Democracy ORACLE

3447 G.E. Democracy PROPHET

3502 G.E. Democracy “Guardian Angel”

3504 G.E. Democracy “A Locked-Planet
Mystery”

3504 G.E. Democracy “Honorable
Enemies”

3505 G.E. Democracy “If the Frame
Fits…”

3719 G.E. Democracy “Hunting the
Snark”

4375 G.E. Democracy “The Graverobber”
(IVORY)

4822 G.E. Oligarchy “The
Administrators” (BIRTHRIGHT)

4839 G.E. Oligarchy THE DARK LADY

5101 G.E. Oligarchy THE WIDOWMAKER

5103 G.E. Oligarchy THE WIDOWMAKER
REBORN

5106 G.E. Oligarchy THE WIDOWMAKER
UNLEASHED

5108 G.E. Oligarchy A GATHERING OF
WIDOWMAKERS

5461 G.E. Oligarchy “The Media”
(BIRTHRIGHT)

5492 G.E. Oligarchy “The Artists”
(BIRTHRIGHT)

5521 G.E. Oligarchy “The Warlord”
(IVORY)

5655 G.E. Oligarchy “The Biochemists”
(BIRTHRIGHT)

5912 G.E. Oligarchy “The Warlords”
(BIRTHRIGHT)

5993 G.E. Oligarchy “The
Conspirators” (BIRTHRIGHT)

6304 G.E. Monarchy IVORY

6321 G.E. Monarchy “The Rulers”
(BIRTHRIGHT)

6400 G.E. Monarchy “The Symbiotics”
(BIRTHRIGHT)

6521 G.E. Monarchy “Catastrophe Baker
and the Cold Equations

6523 G.E. Monarchy THE OUTPOST

6524 G.E. Monarchy “Catastrophe Baker
and a Canticle for

Leibowitz

6599 G.E. Monarchy “The Philosophers”
(BIRTHRIGHT)

6746 G.E. Monarchy “The Architects”
(BIRTHRIGHT)

6962 G.E. Monarchy “The Collectors”
(BIRTHRIGHT)

7019 G.E. Monarchy “The Rebels”
(BIRTHRIGHT)

16201 G.E. Anarchy “The
Archaeologists” (BIRTHRIGHT)

16673 G.E. Anarchy “The Priests”
(BIRTHRIGHT)

16888 G.E. Anarchy “The Pacifists”
(BIRTHRIGHT)

17001 G.E. Anarchy “The Destroyers”
(BIRTHRIGHT)

21703 G.E. “Seven Views of Olduvai
Gorge”

Novels not set in this future:

ADVENTURES (1922-1926 A.D.)

EXPLOITS (1926-1931 A.D.)

ENCOUNTERS (1931-1934 A.D.)

HAZARDS (1934-1939 A.D.)

STALKING THE UNICORN (“Tonight”)

STALKING THE VAMPIRE (“Tonight”)

STALKING THE DRAGON (“Tonight”)

THE BRANCH (2047-2051 A.D.)

SECOND CONTACT (2065 A.D.)

BULLY! (1910-1912 A.D.)

KIRINYAGA (2123-2137 A.D.)

KILIMANJARO (2234-2241 A.D.)

LADY WITH AN ALIEN (1490 A.D.)

A CLUB IN MONTMARTRE (1890-1901 A.D.)

DRAGON AMERICA: REVOLUTION (1779-1780
A.D.)

THE WORLD BEHIND THE DOOR (1928 A.D.)

THE OTHER TEDDY ROOSEVELTS (1888-1919
A.D.)

THE BUNTLINE SPECIAL (1881 A.D.)