▁short ▁story ▁by ▁Dam on ▁Knight ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁a ▁world ▁just ▁after ▁As im ov ' s ▁story ▁ends , ▁where ▁cheap ▁chron os cop es ▁( or ▁O zo ' s , ▁as ▁Dam on ▁Knight ▁calls ▁them ), ▁are ▁in ▁use ▁by ▁everyone , ▁although ▁in ▁this ▁short ▁story ▁any ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁can ▁be ▁viewed . ▁▁ ▁Past watch : ▁The ▁Red em ption ▁of ▁Christopher ▁Columb us , ▁a ▁novel ▁by ▁Or son ▁Scott ▁Card ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁features ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁chron os cop es ▁and ▁the ▁limitations ▁im posed ▁for ▁priv acy ▁and / or ▁government ▁secre cy . ▁ ▁H inds ight , ▁a ▁detect ive ▁novel ▁by ▁G iles ▁Scott , ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁which ▁visual ises ▁a ▁world ▁in ▁which ▁" ret ro - view ing " ▁( chron os copy ) ▁is ▁just ▁beginning ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁police , ▁while ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁strugg les ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁terms ▁with ▁the ▁soci etal ▁dis ruption ▁it ▁causes . ▁ ▁Religion ▁in ▁Car th age ▁- ▁having ▁much ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁story ' s ▁background ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁" The ▁Dead ▁Past " ▁on ▁the ▁Internet ▁Archive ▁ ▁Category : Mult iv ac ▁short ▁stories ▁by ▁Isaac ▁As im ov ▁D ▁Category : 1 9 5 6 ▁short ▁stories ▁Category : Work s ▁originally ▁published ▁in ▁Anal