Terra is another term for planet Earth. Humans from Terra are called Terrans.
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Terra Term Timeline in The Word for World is Forest
The timeline below shows where the term Terra appears in The Word for World is Forest. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter Three
...Commander Yung and some men in non-Navy uniforms. Lyubov is surprised to see they are non-Terran humans. When he introduces himself, he finds that one of the men is a Hairy...
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Lepennon admits that he misunderstood, as he thought “creechie” was the name for a lesser Terran caste. He’d assumed the Athsheans were nonviolent, which makes him more confused than ever about...
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...where the humans keep the Athsheans prisoner, but Lepennon and Or wouldn’t know anything about Terran colonies. Lyubov wonders why Lepennon and Or are at this meeting and whether Yung wanted...
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...Or asks how many of each race there are, and Gosse says there are 2,641 Terrans and three million natives. Or laughs, saying that the colonists should’ve considered this disparity in...
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...since this colony has clearly censored their reports. Now, the colony can directly ask the Terran Administration for orders, which will prevent any future catastrophes. Lyubov is somewhat afraid, since it’s...
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...they need to head to Prestno. They’ll come back here on their way back to Terra, but that won’t be for three and a half years. He asks if the colony...
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