Wednesday, 20 July 2022

The Origin Of The Time Patrol

"Time Patrol" presents a few details whereas the much later "Ivory, and Apes, and Peacocks" retreats into generalities.

"Time Patrol"
19352 AD (the 7841st year of the Morennian Triumph)
the Chorite Heresiarchy breaking up
commercial and genetic rivalry between giant combines
governments pawns in a galactic game
search for a means of instantaneous transportation
the time effect a by-product
infinitely discontinuous mathematical functions
4N dimensions (N = total number of particles in the universe)
the Nine plan to prevent their enemies from being born
the Danellians appear
the Patrol is established

"Ivory..."
long after the twentieth century
the first time machine built
the Danellian supermen arrive
they organize the Patrol

1 comment:

S.M. Stirling said...

Everard is getting the "orientation lecture" as a new recruit in the first instance; it's just background in the second.