The Corridors of Time
Author | Poul Anderson |
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Cover artist | Thomas Chibbaro |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Subject | Time travel |
Genre | Science fiction |
Published | 1965 (Doubleday) |
Pages | 209 |
OCLC | 505736567 |
The Corridors of Time is a science fiction novel by American writer Poul Anderson, first published in 1965[1] as a serial in Amazing Stories, May–June 1965 and as a book by Doubleday.
Background[]
The Corridors of Time alternates between the European Stone Age and a repressive future. In this vision of tomorrow, almost everyone is either an agricultural serf or an industrial slave, but the rulers genuinely believe they are creating a better world. Set largely in Denmark, it treats the Neolithic society with knowledge and respect while not hiding its own faults. It is there that the protagonist, having access to literally all periods of the past and future, finally decides to settle down and finds a happy and satisfying life.
Characters[]
- Malcolm Lockridge, a man of the twentieth century came to prison following an accidental murder and released to join the Warden camp
- Storm Darroway, leader of the Warden faction (eastern hemisphere in the future)
- Brann, leader of the Ranger faction (western hemisphere in the future)
- Auri, Neolithic character
- Withucar, Neolithic character
- Jesper Fledelius, 17th-century Danish follower of the warden queen Storm
- Mareth known as Marcus Nielsen, hedge row priest and warden war lord
- John and Mary, continental advisors in a future where there is no camp guard nor the gendarmes
References[]
- ^ Thomas M. Wagner (1999). "THE CORRIDORS OF TIME". SF Reviews. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
External links[]
- The Corridors of Time title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- The Corridors of time by Poul Anderson, SF Book.com, 2 March 2001.
Categories:
- 1965 American novels
- 1965 science fiction novels
- American science fiction novels
- Novels by Poul Anderson
- Novels about time travel
- Novels first published in serial form
- Temporal war fiction
- Works originally published in Amazing Stories
- Novels set in Denmark
- 1960s science fiction novel stubs