The Corridors of Time

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.

• 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

• 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.