tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post4535688571879811687..comments2024-03-28T07:57:49.338+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Through Time With Mark Twain, HG Wells And Their Successors....Ketlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-7459201033379205442016-04-04T08:19:15.585+01:002016-04-04T08:19:15.585+01:00Kaor, Paul!
I would have added Poul Anderson'...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />I would have added Poul Anderson's "The Man Who Came Early" to this list. I recalled your earlier blog pieces contrasting that piece to Mark Twain's CONNECTICUT YANKEE AT KING ARTHUR'S COURT and L. Sprague De Camp's LEST DARKNESS FALL. That is, unlike these two works Anderson's story shows us a 20th century man who FAILED to prosper or even survive when thrown back a thousand years to tenth century Iceland. Because Gerald Samsson (as he was known) lacked the skills and knowledge needed to survive.<br /><br />While I don't think it's necessarily impossible for someone like Martin Padway to prosper if thrown into the past, Anderson's story warns us it will very likely be more difficult to do so than what we see in LEST DARKNESS FALL. Which means "The Man Who Came Early" is a more REALISTIC story.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com