Thus, great things began in 1939-'40:
the Future History, which inspired the Psychotechnic History;
Magic, Inc., which inspired Operation Chaos.
The Psychotechnic and Technic Histories are sf and are each set in a different single timeline whereas the following six works:
Three Hearts And Three Lions
Operation Chaos
Operation Luna
A Midsummer Tempest
"House Rule"
"Losers' Night"
- are fantasies involving multiple timelines and "House Rule" connects with the Technic History.
I will now return to rereading Mike Carey's Lucifer which got me back into thinking about Operation Chaos. There should be more about the Psychotechnic History tomorrow.
7 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
I think the Turtledove story you had in mind was his novel THE TOXIC SPELL DUMP? A book mixing both humor and fantasy.
And if I am recalling correctly what Anderson thought of those events in the 1960's, I have to agree with him and not you. I have less than ZERO use for many of the most "revered" heroes of the left from that dismal time.
Ad astra! Sean
Sean,
I didn't know the Turtledove title. In his Introduction, Anderson refers to a work by that author without naming it.
Paul.
Kaor, Paul!
I checked, and neither the 1971 Doubleday edition of OPERATION CHAOS or the 1999 Tor Books version of OPERATION LUNA has an introduction mentioning Harry Turtledove. You must have a later edition of OPERATION CHAOS with an introduction by Anderson.
And I erred, the Turtledove book I was thinking of is called THE C CASE OF THE TOXIC SPELL DUMP. I omitted "CASE" in my first comment here.
Ad astra! Sean
Sean,
My edition is SEVERN HOUSE, 1995.
Paul.
Kaor, Paul!
Noted! It might be worthwhile to get a copy of the 1995 Severn House edition of OPERATION CHAOS for Anderson's introduction. Something to think about.
Ad astra! Sean
Incidentally, in OPERATION LUNA one of the characters mentions THE CASE OF THE TOXIC SPELL DUMP as... a realistic mystery novel they're reading. IIRC.
Kaor, Mr. Stirling!
THAT's it! I simply KNEW I saw mention of the title of that book by Turtledove SOMEWHERE in Anderson's works. I simply couldn't quite recall where. Thanks!
Ad astra! Sean
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