tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post3526798371056676396..comments2024-03-28T23:42:09.625+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Problems With TensesKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-48882624099042716512015-09-24T15:21:04.154+01:002015-09-24T15:21:04.154+01:00In a way, what Jeter describes reminds me of the s...In a way, what Jeter describes reminds me of the situation in Ian Wallace's *Dr. Orpheus*, in which a certain event makes the next five years of Earth's history SO very predetermined that in effect, they take place simultaneously -- five years pass on Earth while for the rest of the universe, including a space fleet orbiting Earth, it's still the day that the events began. <br /><br />What's the saying: "Time is what keeps everything from happening at once"? In *Dr. Orpheus", it DOES all happen at once -- but only for people on Earth.<br /><br />Wallace wrote stuff that could really mess with your head. I read *Croyd*, to which *Dr. Orpheus* is a sequel, and thought it was complex and mind-bending. Then I read *Dr. Orpheus*, and realized *Croyd* was (by comparison) very straightforward and easy to understand.David Birrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973889429164886381noreply@blogger.com