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Indeholder "Tidspatrulje", "Tapper nok til at være konge", "Det eneste spil i byen", "Delenda est".
"Tidspatrulje" handler om Manse Everard, der bliver rekrutteret til at blive betjent i Tidspatruljen. Sammen med en anden rekrut følger de et spor tilbage til en fyr, der har forsøgt at pille ved
"Tapper nok til at være konge" handler om Keith, der har hugget Manses kæreste Cynthia i en grad, så de blev gift. Nu er Keith forsvundet og Cynthia beder Manse om hjælp til at redde ham.
"Det eneste spil i byen" handler om ???
"Delenda est" handler om ???
Alle fire noveller handler om Tidspatruljen, som er oprettet af daniellerne for at forhindre at der sker alvorlige ændringer i deres fortid. Daniellerne er fra vores fjerne fremtid og dukker kun op en sjælden gang for at redde kastanjer ud af ilden.
"Tidspatrulje" handler om Manse Everard, der bliver rekrutteret til at blive betjent i Tidspatruljen. Sammen med en anden rekrut følger de et spor tilbage til en fyr, der har forsøgt at pille ved
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tiden omkring år 400. Manse taler ham efter munden og forsøger så at overmande ham. Rozher Schtein bliver dræbt i håndgemænget. Manse og Charles Whitcomb burde tage tilbage, men Charles har en plan for at redde sin kæreste, der ellers blev dræbt i blitzen i 1944. ???"Tapper nok til at være konge" handler om Keith, der har hugget Manses kæreste Cynthia i en grad, så de blev gift. Nu er Keith forsvundet og Cynthia beder Manse om hjælp til at redde ham.
"Det eneste spil i byen" handler om ???
"Delenda est" handler om ???
Alle fire noveller handler om Tidspatruljen, som er oprettet af daniellerne for at forhindre at der sker alvorlige ændringer i deres fortid. Daniellerne er fra vores fjerne fremtid og dukker kun op en sjælden gang for at redde kastanjer ud af ilden.
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Kbh Stig Vendelkær (1968) 202 s.
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LibraryThing member stevetempo
Wonderful stories for the imagination! I first read this when I was 15 and I've never been the same. I especially loved the short story Delenda Est. Mr. Anderson opened up an infinite universe of possibilities for me and I've been in love with science-fiction and alternate-history ever since.
LibraryThing member TheDivineOomba
These are a series of short stories about the time-traveler Manson Everard. Written between 1955 and 1975, these five stories span multiple era's of science fiction. From a very simple and innocent "returning war hero" becomes part of secret society of time travel police written in 1955. To a much
These stories evolve. The first story in 1955 was a bright, happy, America is good, war hero is good, White man reigns supreme. You get less and less of that as the stories progress, although it never goes away completely. I think Pohl has a had time leaving his origins, for example, women are always cast in supporting roles, such as naturalist, artist, or receptionist, never as a policeman. There are references made to future matriarchial society, but they always seem to be described as extremism. The other thing is Pohl really believes that an English colonized America is the best. In the second to last story, there is an Apache field operative. He is not described as an equal, and even waxes poetic about the way things are, rather than what they could have been.
The series is definitely dated, but it holds up well. Because all the stories are set before 1950, the lack of computers and cell phones don't matter. And, even when in the field, having a small communicator would actually hinder you, it makes sense that these characters don't use high-tech equipment, besides the time travel machine, of course.
Also, this series sets the tone for a lot of time travel science fiction that is currently being writtem, the first that comes to mind is Kage Butler "Company" volumes, but I see shades of this book even in Jasper Ffordes "Thursday Next" series.
As for what did I think? I liked them. The stories were simple, at times seemingly round about, but they were a fun read.
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darker story with a not so innocent Manson Everard and a difficult decision written in 1975.These stories evolve. The first story in 1955 was a bright, happy, America is good, war hero is good, White man reigns supreme. You get less and less of that as the stories progress, although it never goes away completely. I think Pohl has a had time leaving his origins, for example, women are always cast in supporting roles, such as naturalist, artist, or receptionist, never as a policeman. There are references made to future matriarchial society, but they always seem to be described as extremism. The other thing is Pohl really believes that an English colonized America is the best. In the second to last story, there is an Apache field operative. He is not described as an equal, and even waxes poetic about the way things are, rather than what they could have been.
The series is definitely dated, but it holds up well. Because all the stories are set before 1950, the lack of computers and cell phones don't matter. And, even when in the field, having a small communicator would actually hinder you, it makes sense that these characters don't use high-tech equipment, besides the time travel machine, of course.
Also, this series sets the tone for a lot of time travel science fiction that is currently being writtem, the first that comes to mind is Kage Butler "Company" volumes, but I see shades of this book even in Jasper Ffordes "Thursday Next" series.
As for what did I think? I liked them. The stories were simple, at times seemingly round about, but they were a fun read.
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LibraryThing member aethercowboy
Guardians of Time is a collection of short fiction centered around the Time Patrol, an organization responsible for keeping the time streams free of crime and mischief, all while avoiding paradox and anachronisms.
The series’ protagonist is pulled from his own time, given a respectable pay (by the
Each story covers a different challenge that may arise were such an organization to exist, and for what it’s worth, does a good job of presenting the material.
I for one, though, am glad that this is not my job, due to the constant travel, albeit through time instead of space.
The series’ protagonist is pulled from his own time, given a respectable pay (by the
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reckoning of when these stories were first published), and access to the time travel facilities, where he is occasionally called upon to rescue a fellow time patrol officer from a backwards past civilization, or stop a ne’er-do-well whose procured a time machine of his own.Each story covers a different challenge that may arise were such an organization to exist, and for what it’s worth, does a good job of presenting the material.
I for one, though, am glad that this is not my job, due to the constant travel, albeit through time instead of space.
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LibraryThing member annbury
A collection of stories about the Time Patrol, centered around the character is Manse Everard. He goes back and forward in time, with interesting glimpses of past times and future probabilities, but I like Anderson's novels better -- more space to work out the ideas.
LibraryThing member lordraven
More like a bunch of loosely related short-stories than an actual novel. Not as developed as I hoped.
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1960
Time Patrol 1955
Brave to Be a King 1959
The Only Game in Town 1960
Delenda Est 1955
Physical description
202 p.; 18.5 cm
Local notes
Omslag: Ole Vedel
Omslaget viser titel og forfatternavn på en baggrund af diverse farveklatter
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Oversat fra amerikansk "Guardians of Time" af Arne Herløv Petersen
Oversat fra amerikansk "Time Patrol" af Arne Herløv Petersen
Oversat fra amerikansk "Brave to be a King" af Arne Herløv Petersen
Oversat fra amerikansk "The Only Game in Town" af Arne Herløv Petersen
Oversat fra amerikansk "Delenda Est" af Arne Herløv Petersen
Omslaget viser titel og forfatternavn på en baggrund af diverse farveklatter
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Oversat fra amerikansk "Guardians of Time" af Arne Herløv Petersen
Oversat fra amerikansk "Time Patrol" af Arne Herløv Petersen
Oversat fra amerikansk "Brave to be a King" af Arne Herløv Petersen
Oversat fra amerikansk "The Only Game in Town" af Arne Herløv Petersen
Oversat fra amerikansk "Delenda Est" af Arne Herløv Petersen
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Pages
202
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