tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post754328655964019575..comments2024-03-29T09:09:24.834+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Defender Of Two WorldsKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-21588826355545819102016-09-08T07:54:20.349+01:002016-09-08T07:54:20.349+01:00Hi, David!
And I agree with that preference, that...Hi, David!<br /><br />And I agree with that preference, that Holger returned soon to Alianora! And I like to think Poul Anderson did as well, if anyone had thought to ask him about that before, alas, he died.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-2332783549451632762016-09-07T17:19:12.388+01:002016-09-07T17:19:12.388+01:00Paul and Sean:
It's ALWAYS been part of my &qu...Paul and Sean:<br />It's ALWAYS been part of my "head canon," as the expression goes, that Holger DID return to Alianora soon enough to have a happy life together. While I've enjoyed a number of Turtledove's works, I choose to hold onto my own belief in this matter.David Birrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973889429164886381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-61570271376327752502016-09-07T15:38:19.429+01:002016-09-07T15:38:19.429+01:00Kaor, Paul!
I agree! And I think Poul Anderson le...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />I agree! And I think Poul Anderson left that possibility open in both THREE HEARTS AND THREE LIONS and A MIDSUMMER TEMPEST. The Holger we see in the latter book does not look or seem noticeably older than he was in THREE HEARTS.<br /><br />Sean Sean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-19424055203782747512016-09-07T15:12:47.774+01:002016-09-07T15:12:47.774+01:00There can be a timeline where things happened diff...There can be a timeline where things happened differently for Holger and Alianora.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-55035525636268244572016-09-07T15:10:55.883+01:002016-09-07T15:10:55.883+01:00Hi, David!
I like that idea of Dave Drake! And th...Hi, David!<br /><br />I like that idea of Dave Drake! And the sentimentalist in me hopes, if we assume Holger to be a real person, he can return to Alianora only a very short time after being separated from her.<br /><br />I have read some of Drake's books, including collaborations with other authors (such as S.M. Stirling), but not his Northworld books.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-26041703523219042602016-09-07T10:58:17.385+01:002016-09-07T10:58:17.385+01:00Sean and Paul:
David Drake has used a notion resem...Sean and Paul:<br />David Drake has used a notion resembling that in his *Northworld* science fiction trilogy. Northworld consists of nine worlds in linked other "dimensions" occupying the same physical space. Time spent in one of those worlds has no relation to time in another, so, yes, you CAN return to the moment you left after years elsewhere. <br /><br />Drake used this setting for stories based on the plots of Norse legends, the *Eddas* and the like.David Birrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973889429164886381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-57595227666284514532016-09-07T07:37:56.907+01:002016-09-07T07:37:56.907+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Ha! i was trying too hard to think of...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Ha! i was trying too hard to think of other authors who used a similar concept! (Smiles)<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-26508775892016905072016-09-06T07:46:45.995+01:002016-09-06T07:46:45.995+01:00I referred, of course, to Narnia.I referred, of course, to Narnia.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-32549704754885775842016-09-06T03:44:00.605+01:002016-09-06T03:44:00.605+01:00Hi, David!
The Narnian co-monarchs were the only ...Hi, David!<br /><br />The Narnian co-monarchs were the only ones I could think of fitting Paul's specifications. L. Sprague De Camp? No. Asimov, Heinlein, Clark, Davidson? No. And I can't think of any others of Anderson's books which also uses the concept.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-23266128232057925252016-09-06T02:56:16.492+01:002016-09-06T02:56:16.492+01:00Paul:
I presume you're referring to Their Maje...Paul:<br />I presume you're referring to Their Majesties of Narnia.David Birrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973889429164886381noreply@blogger.com