Time Patrol
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Time Patrol is a classic science fiction series by Poul Anderson about an organization that travels through time to preserve the integrity of history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Time Patrol canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
science fiction series
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time travel fiction ⓘ |
| author | Poul Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralOrganization | Time Patrol organization ⓘ |
| chronology | stories span from prehistory to distant future ⓘ |
| conflictType | attempts to alter history ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Poul Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFandom | science fiction fandom ⓘ |
| hasTechnology |
temporal beacons
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time machines ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | time patrol subgenre of time travel fiction ⓘ |
| laterCollectedIn |
The Time Patrol (omnibus)
NERFINISHED
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Time Patrol (collection) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Golden Age and post–Golden Age science fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Manse Everard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | preservation of historical integrity ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | episodic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed historical research
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rigorous treatment of time travel paradoxes ⓘ |
| notableStory |
Brave to Be a King
NERFINISHED
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Delenda Est NERFINISHED ⓘ Gibraltar Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ Star of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ The Only Game in Town NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sorrow of Odin the Goth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Year of the Ransom NERFINISHED ⓘ Time Patrol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationGoal | maintain the stability of the timeline ⓘ |
| organizationMethod | intervention at critical historical points ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premise | an organization travels through time to preserve the integrity of history ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | temporal agent ⓘ |
| publisher | various science fiction magazines ⓘ |
| settingFeature |
far future
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multiple historical periods ⓘ |
| subgenre | time travel ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
cultural relativism
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free will versus fate ⓘ historical determinism ⓘ responsibility of power ⓘ time travel ethics ⓘ |
| workType |
fix-up collection
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series of short stories ⓘ |
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