tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post580185071830238304..comments2024-03-28T23:42:09.625+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Chains Of AssociationKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-34191558328698325362017-07-12T17:10:26.388+01:002017-07-12T17:10:26.388+01:00Kaor, Paul!
I think you are right, PA did keep fi...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />I think you are right, PA did keep firm control of how and what he would write about, or how stories might be linked or not linked to others.<br /><br />Btw, I think it's worth noting that ORION SHALL RISE, the sole Maurai novel, was written after THERE WILL BE TIME. And we see nothing in ORION about THERE WILL BE TIME. And I think, if that was a deliberate decision of PA, that it was right not to attempt such a linking up.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-79633677127045486532017-07-12T16:49:56.912+01:002017-07-12T16:49:56.912+01:00Sean,
Anderson was in complete control of what he ...Sean,<br />Anderson was in complete control of what he was doing at every stage whereas Blish's future history, just 4 volumes, had to be endlessly revised.<br />Paul.paulshackley2017@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704115766930975286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-69099207784033759592017-07-12T16:38:35.649+01:002017-07-12T16:38:35.649+01:00Kaor, Paul!
I'm glad my mailing copies of the...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />I'm glad my mailing copies of these article to you has affected you in such interesting, unexpected ways. That makes me feel vindicated! (Smiles)<br /><br />I agree Poul Anderson seems to have thought of every REALISTIC or artistically satisfactory possibility. But I'm glad he did not try to link up his Technic Civilization series with the Time Patrol stories. Because I don't think that could have been done in a satisfactory/convincing way. At least not without causing too many internal self contradictions.<br /><br />Yet again I'm reminded of how Isaac Asimov made the mistake of linking up his Robot stories with the Foundation series. In my opinion, the linking up was unsatisfactory, did not work.<br /><br />I think Anderson's linking of his Maurai series with THERE WILL BE TIME did work, possibly because the Maurai series comprised only four works, thus making for fewer chances of internal self contradictions tripping up the whole thing?<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com