the Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson;
the Worldwar series by Harry Turtledove;
Three Hearts And Three Lions and the Time Patrol series by Poul Anderson;
The War In The Air and The Shape Of Things To Come by HG Wells;
the Draka History by SM Stirling;
the Ransom Trilogy by CS Lewis.
Here is another question. What determines which individuals play pivotal roles in history? Are some individuals great or is greatness thrust upon them? There are relevant passages in the Time Patrol and Ransom which I will quote as soon as I can get back home and consult my copies of The Shield Of Time and The Cosmic Trilogy!
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Kaor, Paul!
Good questions, how and what makes a great man in history? In both good and bad ways? I would say it's at least partly accidental, a matter of the right men, good or bad, simply being THERE when the opportunity for greatness came their ways. An example from Poul Anderson being how Keith Denison, in "Brave To Be A King," quite unexpectedly showed how he was capable of being a truly fine and great king. And, from Stirling's Emververse series I thought of Mike Havel and Norman Arminger being great men (altho the latter was also a BAD man). The chaos caused by the Change created VACUUMS of power, which Havel and Arminger used to become rulers. And very EFFECTIVE rulers with great ideas and plans. The difference between them, of course, is that Lord Bear had a CONSCIENCE and did not believe the ends always justified all and any means. And that last was the great fault of the Protector.
Sean
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