tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post1776328762696622351..comments2024-03-28T07:57:49.338+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Against TimeKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-42973752582021991542016-12-14T02:21:35.831+00:002016-12-14T02:21:35.831+00:00Paul:
I think I've mentioned before that David...Paul:<br />I think I've mentioned before that David Drake's *Northworld* trilogy is a science-fiction (for a rather "soft" value of science) retelling of a number of Norse myths. Part of the trilogy's situation is that the Odin figure, a space explorer named North, has gained, among other godlike powers, the ability to see the future (apparently inevitable) — and a looming Ragnarok-equivalent. <br /><br />North isn't the protagonist, though. And in the third book, the Mimir-equivalent (Dowson) tells North that the protagonist, Nils Hansen, despite having also acquired godlike power, has NEVER looked at the future and thus isn't bound by the certainty of doom. <br /><br />Dowson's words: "When you look to *your* end on the Final Day, as Commissioner Hansen does not ... do you not see him still fighting as the hordes sweep you under? *I* see that, Captain."David Birrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973889429164886381noreply@blogger.com