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Chronography: The Structure of Paratime

"There are five main probability levels. . . .
         "Sectors are areas of paratime on any level in which the prevalent culture has a common origin and common characteristics. They are divided more or less arbitrarily into sub-sectors. Belts are areas within sub-sectors where conditions are the result of recent alternate probabilities."
— Verkan Vall, "Police Operation"

First Level of Probability
  • "Home" Sector
    • "Home" Sub-sector
      • Home Timeline

  • Abzar Sector [TC]

  • Dwarma Sector [TC]

Second Level of Probability
  • Akor-Neb Sector [LE]

  • Interworld Empire Sector(?) [LK, could be the same as Triplanetary Empire Sector]

  • Triplanetary Empire Sector [TC, could be the same as Interworld Empire Sector]

  • Jak-Hakka Sector(?) [PO]

  • Luvarian Empire Sector [TC, PO says Third Level]

  • Khiftan Sector [PO, TC]

Third Level of Probability
  • Esaron Sector [TC]

  • Luvarian Empire Sector [PO, TC says Second Level]

  • Tsorshay Sector [TC]

Fourth Level of Probability
  • Indus-Ganges-Irriwady Basic Sector-Group [TC]

    • Kholghoor Sector [TC]

  • Nilo-Mesopotamian Basic Sector-Group [TT]

    • Alexandrian-Punic Sector [TT]

    • Alexandrian-Roman Sector [TT, TC, LK]

    • Aryan-Oriental Sector [LK]

    • Aryan-Transpacific Sector [LK]
      • Styphon's House Subsector [LK]

    • Europo-American Sector [PO, LE, TC]
      • Hispano-Columbian Subsector [LK]
        • Hitler Victory Belt(?) [PO]
        • Second War Between The States Belt(?) [PO]

    • Indo-Turanian Sector [PO, TC, LK]

    • Macedonian Empire Sector [TT]

    • Proto-Aryan Sector [TT, TC]

    • Sino-Hindic Sector [LK]

  • Primitive Sector-Complex [TC]

Fifth Level of Probability
  • "Home" Basic Sector-Group(?)

    • Commercial Sector(?) [TC]

    • Industrial Sector [TC]

    • Passenger Sector(?) [TC]

    • Service Sector [TC]

Thanks to John W. Braue, III, and Erik Fischer for their work to identify the "chronography" of Paratime.

Paratime Chronography sources
  • [PO]: "Police Operation," H. Beam Piper, page number citations from Paratime, John F. Carr, ed., New York: Ace, 1981.
  • [LE]: "Last Enemy," H. Beam Piper, page number citations from Paratime, John F. Carr, ed., New York: Ace, 1981.
  • [TT]: "Temple Trouble," H. Beam Piper, page number citations from Paratime, John F. Carr, ed., New York: Ace, 1981.
  • [TC]: "Time Crime," H. Beam Piper, page number citations from Paratime, John F. Carr, ed., New York: Ace, 1981.
  • [GG]: "Gunpowder God," H. Beam Piper, page numbers from Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact, Vol. LXXIV, No. 3, November 1964.
  • [DS]: "Down Styphon!," H. Beam Piper, page numbers from Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact, Vol. LXXVI, No. 3, November 1965.
  • [LK]: Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen, H. Beam Piper, page numbers from Ace paperback.