Sunday 18 October 2020

Living In Space And Time

In Poul Anderson's Fire Time, because the Ishtarians are galloping quadrupeds, they are able to spread their domestic and working lives over a much vaster geographical area than can human beings. See Next.

In Anderson's There Will Be Time, Jack Havig, time traveler, is able to take the same process one dimension further. He lives in New York but his apartment is in the 1890s whereas his post-office box is in the 1960s.

Nice one, Jack. I thought that the world needed to read about that before I turned in for the night. Good night. I am out of here.

3 comments:

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor, Paul!

And other quadrupeds can be found in the works of Anderson. Such as the Wodenites and Donarrians.

Ad astra! Sean

S.M. Stirling said...

I wouldn't pick the 1890's; too stinky. There was a horse for every 15-20 people in NYC then, doing what horses do whenever and wherever it pleased them. It -stank-.

Sean M. Brooks said...

Kaor, Mr. Stirling!

To say nothing of the health risks posed by all those droppings and dead horses! I've not forgotten your discussion of the Great Manure Crisis.

Ad astra! Sean