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A series of three ecological-dystopian (or possibly utopian, I can't
entirely tell) science fiction novels by Canadian writer Wayland Drew:
The Memoirs of Alcheringia (1984), The Gaian Expedient (1985),
and The Master of Norriya (1986). Set about 150 years after WWIII and
the attendant fall of civilization, the books follow a decaying
high-tech enclave called Yggdrasil, located on a few small
islands off the west coast of North America, as it tries to manipulate the
barbaric societies on the mainland into a configuration that will allow the
rebuilding of civilization on a different basis, without the problems
that caused the war. The Erthring is the portion of the mainland over which Yggdrasil exerts control.
Eugene Ipavec, 16 September 2009
The position of Master of a region is somewhat analogous to a colonial governor.
Implied [from Norriya's] is that there are also
pennants for the Masters of other four regions, and perhaps for the
Keeper of Yggdrasil itself.
Eugene Ipavec, 16 September 2009
No flag is given for Yggdrasil itself, but its symbol is mentioned a
lot, and illustrated on the book covers: a three-rooted tree inscribed
in a circle.
Eugene Ipavec, 16 September 2009
Norriya is one of five regions of the Erthring. The Master pennant could not
function as the flag of Norriya itself, as the region only exists on a
map for Yggdrasilian administrative purposes; on the
ground, it is purposely kept fragmented into hostile tribes, and its
inhabitants are unaware they live in it. The "Alcheringia" from the
book title is one of the tribal homelands within Norriya.
Eugene Ipavec, 16 September 2009
![[Rank flag Master of Norriya]](../images/f/fic_ercy.gif)
(freely reconstructed) image by Eugene Ipavec, 29 September 2009
Rank flag of the Master of Norriya:
From the swaying antenna flew a two-tone blue pennant with a white N in the center.
(page 4, The Gaian Expedient, Del Rey paperback, 1st edition)
Eugene Ipavec, 16 September 2009
The Pioneer Corps — a newly-formed long-range exploration unit — apparently also has a pennant, but it is not described:
… the crisp pennant of the Norriyan Pioneers fluttering from whip antennae.
(page 222, The Gaian Expedient, Del Rey paperback, 1st edition)
Eugene Ipavec, 16 September 2009
Two other pre-war enclaves are introduced in the later books: One of them is
Xtaplacia, in S. America, with no symbol given.
Eugene Ipavec, 16 September 2009
Two other pre-war enclaves are introduced in the later books: One of them is
Juhuria, in the far west somewhere, with a white pyramid in a blue disc.
Eugene Ipavec, 16 September 2009