Suvarna Garge (Editor)

The Corridors of Time

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
7
/
10
1
Votes
Alchetron
7
1 Ratings
100
90
80
71
60
50
40
30
20
10
Rate This

Rate This

Cover artist
  
Thomas Chibbaro

Pages
  
209

Originally published
  
1965

Page count
  
209

Country
  
United States of America

3.5/5
Goodreads

Language
  
English

OCLC
  
505736567

Author
  
Poul Anderson

Subject
  
Time travel

The Corridors of Time t1gstaticcomimagesqtbnANd9GcRXgI4ipG79M7qp

Genres
  
Novel, Science Fiction, Speculative fiction

Similar
  
Poul Anderson books, Science Fiction books

The Corridors of Time is a science fiction novel by Poul Anderson, first published in 1966 as serial in Amazing Stories, May–June 1965 and as book by Doubleday.

Contents

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

    The Corridors of Time Wikipedia