tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post6614936559493240762..comments2024-03-28T23:42:09.625+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Levels Of FictionKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-55950386430139343952017-04-26T08:03:25.997+01:002017-04-26T08:03:25.997+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Oops! I was taking you too literally,...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Oops! I was taking you too literally, it seems! Yes, these stories are, of course, fictions.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-56527169289686354262017-04-26T07:58:31.429+01:002017-04-26T07:58:31.429+01:00Sean,
My classification of all fiction as set in a...Sean,<br />My classification of all fiction as set in alternative timelines is really just an elaborate way of saying that they are fictions. The events that they describe did not happen in our world. Of course, neither the author nor the reader usually thinks of them in this way.<br />Paul.paulshackley2017@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704115766930975286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-33342945411007211372017-04-26T07:34:37.213+01:002017-04-26T07:34:37.213+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Commenting on the first sentence of y...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Commenting on the first sentence of your first paragraph. I'm not sure all contemporary novels or series should be thought of as perate and different from the author's timeline. For example, I thought of the Sherlock Holmes stories as being set in our timeline. Aside from Dr. Watson making some discreet changes to protect the identities of powerful clients who sought Holmes services or were affected by his investigations.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com