Heinlein Timelines
This is a draft version. It was based only on _The Number of the Beast_,
_The Cat Who Walks Through Walls_ (CWWTW), _To Sail Beyond the Sunset_
(TSBTS), and those timelines
mentioned in those books. Page references,
by default, are to _The Number of the Beast_, or to _The Cat Who Walks
Through Walls_ (if they are after "CWWTW")
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References to "U0" mean the
Historical Universe
RAH.FH - Future History (time line 2)
RAH.MHM - The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (time line 3)
RAH.666.U0 -
RAH's Number of the Beast's "Universe Zero".
Infested with intelligent 'wogs', who try to kill Jacob Burroughs
three times (probably on 1980-06-17, 1980-06-29 and 1980-07-01;
p.123, Ch XIII).
Identical(?) to U0 up to about 1939. USA
Presidents: Harriman and Patton in the place of Eisenhower (p.376).
Jacob Burroughs et al erased (p.478). (CWWTW) Time Line 4.
Ballox O'Malley is the first man on the Moon, in 1952 (p.323).
Intervention by THQ (p.285).
RAH.666.(Tau +1) - RAH.666.U0 without letter 'J'; Iacob Burroughs did not
study "The Number of the Beast" (p.56)
RAH.666.(Tau +10) - (p.118 a 303): Mars with breathable athmosphere,
'wogs', colonized by England (penal colony) and Russia (siberia-like).
On Earth, no U.S.A., Australia colonized by the dutch, Russia still
a monarchy. Space Tech looks like 19th century sci-fi. Martian
natives - 'wogs' - have high animal intelligence, being able to speak
a hundred words and understand many commands.
RAH.666.(Tau axis) - Thousands of Mars-Analogs at Tau-axis: all dead
(p.386)
RAH.666.(Rot 1.1) - First Rotation of First Group - Totally empty
universe (p.307). Rotation around x: t' = y; (y',z') = (Teh,z);
x' = x (p.309).
RAH.666.(Rot 1.2) - Second Rotation of First Group - Almost totally empty
universe with the vision of a distant/faint galaxy (p.313 and 314).
Rotation around y: (Teh',Tau') = (z,t) (p.312).
RAH.666.(Rot 1.3) - Third Rotation of First Group - Blinding light
(p.315). Rotation around z: (Teh',Tau') = (x,y); t' = Teh (p.313).
Dr Asimov's 'Nightfall' (p.346).
RAH.666.(Rot 1.4) - Fourth Rotation of First Group - Starry void
(p.315).
RAH.666.(Rot 1.5) - Fifth Rotation of First Group - Pellicidar-like
inside-out planet (p.316). Low Tech (Middle Ages ?) (p.317).
RAH.666.(Rot 2.1) - First Rotation of Second Group - Land of Oz
(p.322 to 340).
RAH.666.(Rot 2.2) - Second Rotation of Second Group - void (p.340)
RAH.666.(Rot 2.3) - Third Rotation of Second Group - Lilliput
(p.340 to 347)
RAH.666.(Rot 2.4) - Fourth Rotation of Second Group - Lewis Carrol's
Wonderland (p.347 to 352)
RAH.666.(Rot 3.1) - First Rotation of Third Group - starry void (p.353)
RAH.666.(Rot 3.2) - Second Rotation of Third Group - Few L.Y.s from
Sun's normal position in Milky-Way (p.353 and 354). Possibilities:
Darkover Universe, Niven's Known Space, Dr Williamson's Legion of
Space,
Star Trek Universe, Anderson's world of the Polesotechnic
League (p.354).
RAH.666.(Rot 3.3) - Third Rotation of Third Group - King Arthur's Knights
(p.354 and 355)
RAH.666.(Rot 4.1) - First Rotation of Fourth Group - Green Fire (p.358)
'The Legion of Space': the deadly green nebula that took Aladoree on
the trip to the Runaway star (p.359).
RAH.666.(Rot 4.2) - Second Rotation of Fourth Group - Formless Red Fog
(p.358).
The Mote in God's Eye: inside a red giant (p.359) .
RAH.666.(Rot 5.1) - First Rotation of Fifth Group - About 30 A.U.s from
Sun's position (p.358 and 359). Dr E. E. Smith's 'Galactic Patrol'
(p.359 to 362).
RAH.666.(Teh -1 to -100) - All Glaciations (p.365 to 367).
RAH.666.(Teh +1) - Miami Beaches empty in a sunny day, crowded streets.
Shooted missil to Gay Deceiver (p.364).
RAH.666.(Teh +2 to +4) - 2 with major war, 1 very radioactive (p.366).
RAH.666.(Teh +(small)) - No cities, uninhabited atol used as base
(p.368).
RAH.666.(Teh +26) - Good Analog, checked for 2 days 3 hours and rejected
(p.369 and 370)
RAH.666.(Teh +1 to +97) - All rejected (p.369 and 370)
RAH.666.(Teh +98 to +800) - All but 6 rejected (p.372 and 373).
The six not rejected were warm, free of body taboos, high tech,
low in population, free of major war or preparation to it, some
version of English as the major language in North America.
RAH.666.(Carter U0) - One of the six not immediately rejected of
previous list, seems to be identical to U0 up to Jimmy Carter
(p.373 and 374). Probably corresponds to U0...
RAH.666.Beulahland -
USA Population under 100 M (p.377), Warmer
interval between glaciations (p.377), nakedness is a symbol of
innocence (p.377), most sects are Christian, using the same
bible of RAH.666.U0 (and probably U0) (p.377), brutal system of
law (one eye for one eye, etc) (p.377 and 378), very low crime
(p.378). 'The Years of Rising Waters' (1600 to 1620) changed the
geography and history (p.378). Mass-murder of all lawyers in 1965
(p.378). Strange tax system (p.379).
(CWWTW) 
Time Head Quarters at
New Harbor (time line 5). DuQuesne is the first man on Moon.
Lensman Ted Smith commands a military task force (TSBTS, p.406)
RAH.666.(Teh +800 to +5000) - All Glaciations (p.372).
RAH.SSL - Stranger in a Strange Land - Identical to U0 until at least
1962. American Presidents identical to RAH.FH (and to U0, I think) until
1962, but without Howard Families (666 pag 496). Sometime after that,
world government (666 pag 496).
RAH.GR - Glory Road - Identical to U0 at Earth up to about 1964, with twenty
"inner parallels" that include Milky-Way analogs with many planets
and sentient races and "places". These Universes include some
empires, even in Milky Way (p.211). The planets are linked by Gates (p.212).
7000 years ago, an "emperor" was installed, with cyber hardware to
access all history previous to him. As long as "emperors" succeeded
each other, their experiences were taped in a device, named "the Egg of
the Phoenix". Now, the emperess is Her Wisdom CCIV (p.212). Each
"Wisdom" is implanted with the memories (specially mistakes) of all
previous "wisdoms" (p.213). There are hundreds of thousands of
millions human-like beings (p.127).
There are worlds where males kill females as soon
as eggs are laid (p.127) and others in which females eat males even as they
are copulating (p.127). Some universes do not include planets (p.129).
(CWWTW) Composite Time Line.
RAH.GR.(Earth) - Gates to many different planets and places. The unique
world with prostitution (p.128).
RAH.GR.(Nevia) - Only gates to Karth-Hokesh in friendly planets (p.215).
Gate to Earth. Feudal-like houses: Doral, Lerdki (p.151 and 152).
Monsters: Hogs (p.154), Giant Rats (p.155), Dragons (p.159 to 169)
in the forest; Blindworms poisonous to touch (p.170) in the caves;
Eight-legged omnivorous semi-intelligent horse-like creatures (p.129);
There is no War, but there is some killing (p.128).
RAH.GR.(Karth-Hokesh) - Gates only to Nevia and to a planet controlled by
the "baddies" (p.215). "Place" with a weird sky (p.182).
Food and
drink poisonous, air breathable for only 12 hours (p.183). Gravitational
changes (p.183).
RAH.GR.(Baddies) - Only gates to Karth-Hokesh, destroyed after recovery of
the Egg. They are isolated until they develop star travel (p.216).
RAH.GR.(Center) - Earth-like planet without Earth's faults. Size of Mars,
with oceans and gravity similar to Earth (its Universe has a different
constant of gravity) (p.219). Convergence of cultures from twenty
different Universes makes it a "Heinlein Paradise": anarchy, sexual
freedom, not crowded, free of body taboos, etc. Travel based on artifical
Gates (p.222).
RAH.GR.(VIIth Universe) - Intergalactic trade (p.215).
RAH.CWWTW.(line 1) - E.R.Burroughs's Barsoom. Robert Taft is elected
American President in 1940 (TSBTS page 224)
RAH.CWWTH.(line 6) - Identical to RAH.MHM (time line 3) until about
2076 (Lunar Revolution) .
Climax at fight of hero John Sterling vs. the Galactic Overlord.
RAH.CWWTH.(line 7) - "Fairacre" first man on Moon.
"Hero" Sky Marshall
Samuel Beaux becomes a traitor. Criminals are soon conscribed into the
Army. Famine (p.373). Japan and Germany won World War II and
split USA along the Mississipi River (TSBTS, page 270).
Joel Ylvisaker suggested that this timeline might be
Philip K. Dick's The Man In The High Castle.
Clyde W. Johnson, however, arguments in favour of
C. M. Kornbluth's Two Dooms.
RAH.CWWTW.(line 11) -
Identical to RAH.FH until Neemiah Scudder (wasn't born).
World War Three started a little sooner than in Future
History , and spread to all the
world. After 100 years, no life bigger than cockroaches.
RAH.(Time Lords) - Enemy of THQ (p.375), wanted to kidnap Adam Selene.
RAH.(Scene Changers) - Enemy of THQ (p.375), wanted to destroy Adam Selene.
RAH.(The Revisionists) - Enemy of THQ, with subtle methods (p.377).
Fought against the rescue of Adam Selene. Marooned Maureen
to Time Line 11 (TSBTS p.406)
RAH.TSBTS.(line 11) -
Identical to Time Line 2
until the Second American Revolution , that
never happened here.
Mamma Maureen enters it in Kansas City, June 26, 2184 (TSBTS p.406)
Mentioned in TSBTS page 411 -
Identical to Time Line 2
until April 8, 1941 . Germany won the
Battle of Britain. The end of World War II in Europe was by atomic
bombings against Germany, that landed from North Africa.
The list of characters from Chapter L'Envoi in
The Number of the Beast can be found in
http://www.hearsay.demon.co.uk/lenvoi.txt
.
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