tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post3361104978158613002..comments2024-03-29T09:09:24.834+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: The Future PatrolKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-34251999861263124872016-10-09T08:49:20.693+01:002016-10-09T08:49:20.693+01:00Sean,
Indeed.
Paul.Sean,<br />Indeed.<br />Paul.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-86665020141800420142016-10-09T08:48:23.907+01:002016-10-09T08:48:23.907+01:00Kaor, Paul!
I agree the futuristic framework of t...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />I agree the futuristic framework of the Time Patrol was a device used by Poul Anderson to write truly excellent historical SF. But, in THE SHIELD OF TIME we also see some cosmological speculations using chaos theory on how and why the Patrol came to exist. So, in SHIELD we see both historical SF and what may be called Stapledonian SF.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com