Ys drowns.
Rome declines.
The gods withdraw.
Christianity spreads.
Quimper is built.
Feudalism and the Dark Ages begin...
The History of Technic Civilization
Civilizations rise and fall but eventually spread through several spiral arms of the galaxy.
A Ranger of the Commonalty finds a new source of unprecedented wealth.
The Time Patrol
Chaos would prevent consciousness but the Patrol counteracts chaos:
"'In a reality forever liable to chaos, the Patrol is the stabilizing element, holding time to a single course.'"
-Poul Anderson, The Shield Of Time (New York, 1991), 1990 A.D., p. 435.
And the Patrol protects the Roman Empire, which brings us full circle.
3 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
I'm surprised you did not include in this list Poul Anderson's four HARVEST OF STARS books. They too belong to a series sharing a common background/time line.
Sean
Sean,
I didn't think I could summarize HARVEST OF STARS as pithily.
Paul.
Kaor, Paul!
Granted, but I thought it a curious omission.
Sean
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