for Graham is that the rescue of Jeru will gain nothing for him personally, but rather benefit only his rival Varnipaz; though Graham and Jeru love each other, people in her country wed on the basis of interest and advantage, considering love to have nothing to do with marriage. Setting "The Continent Makers" is set on a future Earth governed by a World Federation in which Brazil has become the paramount great power, with Terran space travel monopolized by a Brazilian-dominated agency called the Viagens Interplanetarias ("Interplanetary Tours" in Portuguese). Interstellar travel is between the Solar System and nearby stellar systems is common, though limited to sub-light speeds, as the author eschews such common science fiction gimmicks as hyperdrives. Most reachable systems have life-bearing planets inhabited by alien races; an Interplanetary Council regulates relations between the various civilizations. Terrans and the reptilian natives of the planet Osiris are the main spacefaring peoples. As dated in The Continent Makers and Other Tales of the Viagens and the 1959 version of de Camp's essay "The Krishna Stories," the action of "The Continent Makers" takes place in the year 2153 AD., placing it after "The Colorful Character", and making it the third Viagens story set on Earth in terms of chronology. Reception P. Schuyler Miller, in a review of the collection, observed that the reader "may feel cheated to find that the title story, worth about one quarter of the book, takes place back on Earth," though finding its "various aliens" and "grand climax" worthy of comment. References External links List of Planets in Science Fiction 1951 American novels 1951 science fiction novels American science fiction novels Novels by L. Sprague de Camp Fiction set around Procyon Works originally published in Wonder Stories