Friday, 14 November 2025

Wanda Tamberly

In Poul Anderson's Time Patrol series, Wanda Tamberly appears in:

"The Year of the Ransom"
The Shield Of Time
"Death And The Knight"

However, The Shield... comprises three interconnected stories. Its PARTs ONE, THREE and FIVE are short introductions to its PARTs TWO, FOUR and SIX which are those three interconnected stories.

Wanda Tamberly:

cameos in PART TWO;
is the viewpoint character of PARTs THREE and FOUR;
co-stars with Manse Everard in PART SIX.

Thus, Wanda has had a wealth of time travel and Time Patrol experience before she again cameos in "Death..." and would have remained a major character if the series had continued, especially since she has finally begun a relationship with Everard. SM Stirling reflects this in his continuation story, "A Slip in Time." I would have appreciated at least one more long volume from Anderson.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Kaor, Paul!

Even if they were not set in the Time Patrol series we did get more long volumes from Anderson after "Death And The Knight": STARFARERS, GENESIS, and FOR LOVE AND GLORY. Plus, an autobiographical collection: GOING FOR INFINITY.

Ad astra! Sean