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  • Probably my favorite Anderson series though was Time Patrol, nearly all of which were collected in the two books The Time Patrol and The Shield of Time.

    Archive 2009-05-01 adamosf 2009

  • My favorite stories in the collection include the Time Patrol story, “Death and the Knight,” set in medieval France at the time Philip II was battling the Knights Templar who had gotten very rich and powerful since their creation during the Crusades; “Kyrie,” an evocative story rich in sense of wonder; and a self-contained novelette excerpt from the novel Three Hearts and Three Lions.

    Archive 2009-05-01 adamosf 2009

  • Like the Time Patrol various factions vie for control - and the mysterious makers of the technology are just that, all along the way.

    Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Down the Bright Way - Robert Reed Blue Tyson 2009

  • This book is very reminiscent of Poul Anderson's Time Patrol series in tone.

    Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Down the Bright Way - Robert Reed Blue Tyson 2009

  • Probably my favorite Anderson series though was Time Patrol, nearly all of which were collected in the two books The Time Patrol and The Shield of Time.

    Going For Infinity adamosf 2009

  • My favorite stories in the collection include the Time Patrol story, “Death and the Knight,” set in medieval France at the time Philip II was battling the Knights Templar who had gotten very rich and powerful since their creation during the Crusades; “Kyrie,” an evocative story rich in sense of wonder; and a self-contained novelette excerpt from the novel Three Hearts and Three Lions.

    Going For Infinity adamosf 2009

  • The adventures of Manse Everard and his colleagues in the Time Patrol as they try to keep history on its proper path are, again, based on a premise that's not new to comics -- but Anderson's Time Patrol tales have the advantage of Anderson's meticulous research and understanding of sociology.

    Saturday’s Literary License | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008

  • Another SF classic that seems like a natural comic-book series to me is Poul Anderson's Time Patrol.

    Saturday’s Literary License | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008

  • But the tale is by no means over, for now the government must decide to protect its roots in time and form an elite squad of timesurfers (the traditional Time Patrol).

    Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2005

  • "Merau Varagan, you are under arrest by the Time Patrol," he called in Temporal.

    Time Patrolman Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1983

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