Stane's story is another summarized futuristic sf narrative within "Time Patrol":
Schtein, a psychographic historian, has come to the fifth century from 2987;
in his period, there is trade with the Saturnian moons but also raids from Venus;
like the psychotechnicians in Anderson's first future history, Schtein believes that social evils have preventable causes;
like Wells, he believes that a divided world uses machine technology to wage more destructive wars;
combining this idea with the other Wellsian idea of a time machine, he tries to establish a peaceful civilization in an earlier period by uniting Saxon strength with Roman learning;
meanwhile, the Time Patrol works hard to preserve our conflictive history.
3 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
We can both agree there is MUCH in our strife torn history we wish could have been prevented or averted.
Ad astra! Sean
He seems to plan on the Romano-British-Saxon synthesis undergoing an industrial and scientific revolution, and establishing a world State.
Kaor, Mr. Stirling!
And I don't think Schtein's schemes could have succeeded. Far too simplistic and simple minded. Something as chaotic and anarchic as human affairs can't be managed that easily. SOMETHING would have wrecked his plans.
Ad astra! Sean
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