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Time travelers want to change past history in this speculative novel by one of the great writers in this genre. Also use: Twilight World (1983).Tags
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Manse Everard, an agent for a future organization dedicated to preserving known history by stopping rogue time travelers from altering pivotal events, even if it means allowing past suffering to stand. Everard tackles threats from fanatics seeking to remake reality, all while navigating different eras from ancient Persia to prehistoric times.
Sort of sci-fi, sort of fantasy, as it is set in a medieval setting. Good reading.
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Poul Anderson, November 25, 1926 - July 31, 2001 Poul Anderson was born on November 25, 1926 in Bristol, Pennsylvania to parents Anton and Astrid. After his father's death, Poul's mother took them first to Denmark and then to Maryland and Minnesota. He earned his degree in Physics from the University of Minnesota, but chose instead to write show more stories for science fiction magazines, such as "Astounding." Anderson is considered a "hard science fiction" writer, meaning that his books have a basis in scientific fact. To attain this high level of scientific realism, Anderson spent many hours researching his topics with scientists and professors. He liked to write about individual liberty and free will, which was a well known theme in many of his books. He also liked to incorporate his love of Norse mythology into his stories, sometimes causing his modern day characters to find themselves in fantastical worlds, such as in "Three Hearts and Three Lions," published in 1961. Anderson has written over a hundred books, his last novel, "Genesis" won the John W. Campbell Award, one of the three major science fiction awards. He is a former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and won three Nebula awards and nine Hugo Awards. In 1997, Anderson was named a Grandmaster by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and was also inducted into the Science Fiction Fantasy Hall of Fame. Poul Anderson died on July 31, 2001 at the age of 74. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Time Patrolman
- Original title
- Time Patrolman
- Original publication date
- 1983
- People/Characters*
- Manse Everard
- First words
- While Solomon was in all his glory and the Temple was a-building, Manse Everard came to Tyre of the purple.
- Disambiguation notice
- This work contains stories 6 and 7 in the Time Patrol series. Please do not combine with 'Time Patrol' (short story); The Time Patrol (stories 1 to 9); or Time Patrol (stories 1 to 9 and 11.)
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