Poul Anderson's Polesotechnic League & Terran Empire novels and stories

Poul Anderson wrote many books and stories within the same universe, which originated in a series of stories set in the "Polesotechnic League" and continued with a later set of novels and stories set in the "Terran Empire".  Several of these stories have had multiple titles over the years, and the reading order according to internal chronology can be confusing. I have here tried to sort it out and present a clear map for reading the stories in order.

Polesotechnic League Period
     "Wings of Victory" (1972) - pre-polesotechnic league - c. 2150 AD
     "The Saturn Game" (1981) - pre-polesotechnic league - Hugo Award Winner (best novella)
              -- Nicholas Van Rijn born 2376 AD --
              -- David Falkayn born 2406 AD --
     War of the Wing-Men (1958) - Nicholas Van Rijn - 2426 AD
     Trader to the Stars (1964) - collects:
          "Hiding Place" (1961) - Nicholas Van Rijn
          "Territory" (1961) - Nicholas Van Rijn
          "The Master Key" (1971) - Nicholas Van Rijn
     The Trouble Twisters (1966) -  2427 AD -  collects:
          "The Three-Cornered Wheel" (1963) - David Falkayn
          "A Sun Invisible" (1966) - David Falkayn
          "The Trouble Twisters" (aka "Trader Team") (1965) - David Falkayn
     Satan's World (1969) - Van Rijn & Falkayn - 2437 AD
     The Earth Book of Stormgate (1978) - collects:
          "Wings of Victory" (1972) - 2150 AD  (UK-1)
          "The Problem of Pain" (1973) - c. 2300 AD ​​(UK-1)
          "How to be Ethnic in One Easy Lesson" (1974) - 2416 AD ​​(UK-1)
          "Margin of Profit" (1956) - Nicholas Van Rijn - 2416 AD  ​​(UK-1)
          "Esau" (also known as "Birthright") (1970)  ​​(UK-1)
          "The Season of Forgiveness" (1973) - 2437 AD ​​(UK-1)
          The Man Who Counts (aka War of the Wing Men) (1958) - Nicholas Van Rijn ​​(UK-2)
          "A Little Knowledge" (1971) - 2437 AD ​​(UK-3)
          "Day of Burning" (aka "Supernova") (1967) - David Falkayn ​​(UK-3)
          "Lodestar" (1973) - Nicholas Van Rijn ​​(UK-3)
          "Wingless" (aka "Wingless on Avalon") (1973) - 26th century ​​(UK-3)
          "Rescue on Avalon" (1973) - 26th century ​​(UK-3)
       (note, in the UK, The Earth Book of Stormgate was split into 3 volumes; 
        the UK volume in which stories fall is shown after each story, above)
     Mirkheim (1977) - Nicholas Van Rijn - 2456 AD
               -- Dissolution of Polesotechnic League 26th century --

Rise of the Terran Empire
     "The Star Plunderer" (1952) - 27th century
     "Sargasso of Lost Starships" (1952) - 28th century
     The People of the Wind (1973) - 29th century -  Hugo Award nominee (best novel)

Terran Empire Period
              -- Dominic Flandry born 3000 AD --
     Ensign Flandry (1966) - 3019 AD -  Dominic Flandry
     A Circus of Hells (1970) - 3021 AD - Dominic Flandry
     The Rebel Worlds (1969) - 3025 AD - Dominic Flandry
     The Day of Their Return (1974) - 3028 AD - Dominic Flandry
     Agent of the Terran Empire (1965) - Dominic Flandry - collects:
          "Tiger by the Tail" (1951) - 3032 AD
          "The Warriors From Nowhere (1954) - 3042 AD
          "Honorable Enemies" (1951)
          "Hunters of the Sky Cave" (aka " We Claim These Stars! ") (1959) - 3040 AD
     Flandry of Terra (1965) - Dominic Flandry - collects:
          "The Game of Glory" (1958)
          "A Message in Secret"  (aka "Mayday Orbid") (1959) - 3037 AD
          "The Plague of Masters" (aka  " Earthman, Go Home!") (1960) - 3038 AD
     A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows (1974) - 3047 AD  - Dominic Flandry
     A Stone in Heaven (1979) - Dominic Flandry
     The Game of Empire (1985) - Diana Flandry
     The Long Night (1983) - collects:
          "The Star Plunderer" (1952)
          "Outpost of Empire" (1967) - 3027 AD
          "A Tragedy of Errors" (1967) - 3600 AD
          "The Sharing of Flesh" (1968) - c. 4000 AD - Hugo Award Winner (best novelette)
          "Starfog" (1967) - 7100 AD
     Let the Spacemen Beware!  (aka The Night Face) (1963)


Baen Omnibus Editions collect the full "Technic Civilization" series in essentially the same order as the chronological order for the original published books as listed above:

The Van Rijn Method (2008)
    Collects: "The Saturn Game" (1981), "Wings of Victory" (1972), "The Problem of Pain" (1973), "Margin of Profit" (1956), "How to Be Ethnic in One Easy Lesson" (1974), "The Three-Cornered Wheel" (1963), "A Sun Invisible" (1966), "The Season of Forgiveness" (1973), The Man Who Counts (1958), "Esau" (1970), "Hiding Place" (1961)

David Falkayn: Star Trader (2009)
   Collects: "Territory" (1963), "Plus Ça Change, Plus C'est La Même Chose" (1966), "The Trouble Twisters" (1965), "Day of Burning" (1967), "The Master Key" (1964), "Satan's World" (1969), "A Little Knowledge" (1971), "Lodestar" (1973)

Rise of the Terran Empire (2009)
   Collects: Mirkheim (1977), "Wingless" (1973), "Rescue on Avalon" (1973), "The Star Plunderer" (1952), "Sargasso of Lost Starships" (1951), The People of the Wind (1973)

Young Flandry (2010)
   Collects: Ensign Flandry (1966), A Circus of Hells (1970), The Rebel Worlds (1969)

Captain Flandry: Defender of the Terran Empire (2010)
   Collects: "Outpost of Empire" (1967), The Day of Their Return (1975), "Tiger by the Tail" (1951), "Honorable Enemies" (1951), "The Game of Glory" (1957), "A Message in Secret" (1959)

Sir Dominic Flandry: The Last Knight of Terra (2010)
   Collects: "The Warriors From Nowhere" (1954), "Hunters of the Sky Cave" (1959), "The Plague of Masters" (1960), A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows (1974)

Flandry's Legacy (2011)
   Collects: A Stone in Heaven (1979), The Game of Empire (1985), "A Tragedy of Errors" (1967), The Night Face (1978), "The Sharing of Flesh" (1968), "Starfog" (1967)