tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post3889119887827143233..comments2024-03-29T09:09:24.834+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Finding an Unexpected Connection by Sean M. BrooksKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-4407701916798867442012-05-12T19:31:49.463+01:002012-05-12T19:31:49.463+01:00I should have said 8 Viking volumes.I should have said 8 Viking volumes.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-22326740298312949202012-05-11T16:49:55.444+01:002012-05-11T16:49:55.444+01:00Republic, not Empire. OK.Republic, not Empire. OK.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-77225727988870049222012-05-11T16:07:35.842+01:002012-05-11T16:07:35.842+01:00Hi, Paul!
Thanks again, for commenting.
Yes, ...Hi, Paul! <br /><br /> Thanks again, for commenting.<br /><br /> Yes, I fully agree careful reading and studying of Anderson's works always reveals more. And a listing of "when" Anderson placed a story does make sense<br /><br /> But THE GOLDEN SLAVE belongs to the 90's of the last century BC. After Marius had crushed the invasion of Italy by the Cimmerians and Teutones. In other words, the Late Republic--not the Empire.<br /><br /> SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-20271624605237710702012-05-11T10:13:53.910+01:002012-05-11T10:13:53.910+01:00A close study of Anderson's works always revea...A close study of Anderson's works always reveals more. One way I had of mentally categorising his works was to list them chronologically. Thus, THE GOLDEN SLAVE in the Roman Empire; the Ys tetralogy in the decline of the Empire; 6 Viking volumes; 3 in the 14th century; etc. Down thru history to the present and future and sideways into alternative histories.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-60068747150129369032012-05-11T07:28:22.280+01:002012-05-11T07:28:22.280+01:00Hi, Paul!
I understand how you noticed how thr...Hi, Paul! <br /><br /> I understand how you noticed how three books were all set in the 14th century. But that should not necessarily mean any of them had any real connection with the others.<br /><br /> I only noticed the connection THE HIGH CRUSADE had with ROGUE SWORD by accident. Coming across Tourneville and Lincolnshire in ROGUE reminded me of how I read the 50th anniversary edition of THE HIGH CRUSADE. Quite accidental!<br /><br /> SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-82099979819410185442012-05-10T22:23:33.207+01:002012-05-10T22:23:33.207+01:00I had only linked the 3 as all being set in the 14...I had only linked the 3 as all being set in the 14th century. I was unaware of a further connection between just these 2 and am glad that you have pointed this out.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-27806146566284148012012-05-10T15:52:23.665+01:002012-05-10T15:52:23.665+01:00Hi, Paul!
Thanks for the two notes you left abou...Hi, Paul!<br /><br /> Thanks for the two notes you left about my little essay. I'll respond to both here.<br /><br /> Yes, I agree that ROGUE SWORD is serious historical fiction while THE HIGH CRUSADE is historical SF with dashes of humor. However, I still thought it STRIKING that both books have members of the Lincolnshire Tourneville baronial family in them. Which made it easy for me to think the Baron Roger of CRUSADE was related to the Brother Hugh we saw in ROGUE.<br /><br /> I checked, and THE MERMAN'S CHILDREN is indeed set in the early years of the reign of Charles I of Hungary. With the "Kingmaker" Pavle Subitj as one of his powerful supporters. Anderson used Subitj as an important secondary character in the book. But, while THE MERMAN'S CHILDREN is set in roughly the same time period as ROGUE SWORD, I would not "bracket" it with ROGUE or THE HIGH CRUSADE. The plots of those books, in different ways, are too different from MERMAN to think the latter has much in common with the other two.<br /><br />Sincerely, SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-22999195606169916822012-05-10T12:11:30.675+01:002012-05-10T12:11:30.675+01:00I had already bracketed these novels with THE MERM...I had already bracketed these novels with THE MERMAN'S Children as all being set in the 14th century though of different genres: historical fiction; historical science fiction; historical fantasy. Nearly the same as James Blish's AFTER SUCH KNOWLEDGE trilogy which is historical fiction, contemporary fantasy and futuristic sf.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-86028425036324761442012-05-09T17:46:51.392+01:002012-05-09T17:46:51.392+01:00ROGUE SWORD is serious historical fiction whereas ...ROGUE SWORD is serious historical fiction whereas THE HIGH CRUSADE is historical sf comedy so they are different genres and could only have a slight connection! Still Shakespeare's histories and one of his comedies have a character in common.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.com