Books by Poul Anderson
Born: 11/25/1926; Died: 08/02/2001Poul Anderson Biography & Notes
Born to Scandinavian parents in Bristol, Pennsylvania, Anderson spent a brief period of time in Denmark around the beginning of World War II, an experience which would later infuse his fantasy writing. After graduating from the University of Minnesota in 1948 with a degree in physics, he began to write, mostly short stories at first. In 1953, though, in addition to getting married on December 12, Anderson published serialized versions of his debut novel, BRAIN WAVE, as well as two other novels and 19 additional short stories. Anderson's fiction has worked in two fairly distinct sub-genres of science fiction; the first being "hard" science, a category associated with very carefully argued scientific plausiblities; and the second being fantasy--in particular, an adaptation of Nordic mythology--sometimes merging into alternate history stories. He received a number of awards in the science fiction field, both in the U.S. and in England, he served as president of the Science Fiction Writers of America Association, and his daughter, Astrid May, married sci-fi writer Greg Bear. Anderson died July 31, 2001 of cancer.
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After Doomsday by Poul Anderson ( 1986)
The astronauts aboard the spaceships Benjamin Franklin and Europa are determined to find out which of three alien races is responsible for the destruction of the Earth.
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Agent of the Terran Empire by Poul Anderson ( 1985)
Captain Dominic Flandry, a naval intelligence officer for the declining Terran Empire, becomes involved with an alien kidnapping, the sacking of Fort Lone by barbarians, and assorted alien spies.
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Alight in the Void by Poul Anderson ( 1993)
A collection of five stories and a poem, all of which originally appeared in various magazines in the 1950s.
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All One Universe by Poul Anderson ( 1996)
Illuminating essays that provide commentary on his own stories and on the works of other literary figures, including Rudyard Kipling and John W. Campbell, Jr., accompany a richly varied assortment of stories by a master of the science fiction genre.
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The Armies of Elfland by Poul Anderson ( 1994)
The author of The Broken Sword, known for his scientific accuracy and the creation of plausible fantasy worlds, presents this collection of tales of gods and warriors marching under the Armies of Elfland banners. Originally in paperback.
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The Avatar by Poul Anderson ( 1982) |
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Berserker Base by Fred Saberhagen, Poul Anderson ( 1985)
This collaborative novel, by seven noted science fiction and fantasy authors, pits Lars Kanakuru and a handful of other Berserker prisoners against the entire Berserker fleet, whose mission is to destroy all life.
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The Boat of a Million Years by Poul Anderson ( 2004)
Creates a fantastic history of humankind in which a few naturally immortal beings gradually find themselves, over millions of years, alienated from an evolving human race.
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The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson ( 1988)
When Valgard, a changeling, learns of his true heritage, he is determined to kill the mortal boy who took his place in the land of the fairies.
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The Burning Bridge by Poul Anderson ( 2008) |
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The Byworlder by Poul Anderson ( 1993)
Skip Wayburn, an itinerant artist working his way through the byworld subculture, teams up with Dr. Yvonne Canter in order to communicate with the alien ship that has been orbiting the Earth for three years. Reprint.
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Call Me Joe by Poul Anderson ( 2009) |
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Captain Flandry Defender of the Terran Empire by Poul Anderson ( 2010) |
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A Circus of Hells by Poul Anderson ( 1988) |
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Clawhammer by Poul Anderson ( 1989)
A police officer and a young doctor join forces with an adult child abuse victim, in an attempt to stop a dangerous psychopath.
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Cold Victory by Poul Anderson ( 1982)
Stories of a future technological state tell of a robot wanderer, mutiny on a colony ship, a humanist revolutionary, immortality experiments, and an attempted spaceship hijacking.
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Conan the Rebel by Poul Anderson ( 1991)
Conan and his companion Belit lead their warriors to free the people of Stygia from the forces of the reptile god Khemi.
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Conflict by Poul Anderson ( 1992)
Ten stories deal with invasions, treason, colonies on other worlds, a brainwashing device, spies, wars in space, and a world in which assassination has replaced war.
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The Corridors of Time by Poul Anderson ( 1982) |
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Daddy's Home by Poul Anderson ( 1990)
Little Danny begins to suspect that Michael, his mother's new boyfriend, is the same man who has been leaving a bloody trail of slaughtered women around Danny's neighborhood.
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Dahut by Karen Anderson, Poul Anderson ( 1988)
The ruler of the ancient city of YS is forced by senile gods to take his daughter, Dahut, as queen, pitting the will and honor of one man against his dieties.
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The Dancer from Atlantis by Poul Anderson ( 1993)
During a cruise to Japan, Duncan Reid is suddenly transported into the distant past, where he and three other time travelers try to find the way home. By the author of The Boat of a Million Years. Reprint.
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The Dark between the Stars by Poul Anderson, Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress), David Egge ( 1981) |
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David Falkayan Star Trader by Poul Anderson ( 2009) |
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David Falkayn Star Trader the Technic Civilization Saga by Poul Anderson ( 2009)
A second volume in the complete Technic Civilization series continues the adventures of flamboyant star trader Nicholas Van Rijn and his young protégé, David Falkayn, in an anthology that includes the novel
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The Day the Sun Stood Still; Three Original Novellas of Science Fiction, by Robert Silverberg, Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson ( 1972)
Three stories about modern man's confrontation with a miracle provide a penetrating study of human faith.
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The Demon of Scattery by Poul Anderson ( 1979)
When Halldor and his Viking raiders invade and pillage her island, Briget is saved but, when Halldor forces himself on her she summons an ancient serpent for revenge only to be terrorized herself.
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Le Dernier Chant Des Sirenes by Poul Anderson ( 1983) |
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The Devil's Game by Poul Anderson ( 1993)
Seven people--including a porno star, a mercenary soldier, and a woman who cannot afford the treatment to save her child--come to Havener's Island to play a deadly game with a million tax-free dollars as the prize. But they are unaware their host is following the instructions of an inhuman creature--and even Havener doesn't know the real purpose of his demonic master's game.
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The Earth Book of Stormgate by Poul Anderson ( 1983) |
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Earthman's Burden by Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson ( 1979)
A collection of short stories about the Hoka, a species of teddy bear-like aliens who take absolutely everything literally. Their inability to distinguish fiction from anything else makes for problematic negotiations with human ambassadors. The first of three books about the Hoka--the others being "Star Prince Charlie", a novel, and "Hoka!", a second collection of short stories.
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The Enemy Stars by Poul Anderson ( 1987)
In the twenty-third century, spaceships carrying instantaneous matter transmitters depart from Earth on their long journeys into the interstellar depths until one ship finally reaches another star.
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Ensign Flandry by Poul Anderson ( 2003) |
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Exiles 3 Novellas by Isaac Asimov, Poul Anderson, Ben Bova, Eric Frank Russell ( 1978) |
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Explorations by Poul Anderson ( 1991)
A collection of six short stories.
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Fire Time by Poul Anderson ( 1980) |
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Flandry Defender of the Terran Empire by Poul Anderson ( 1994)
It is the twilight of the Terran Empire. The warriors who made it great are long gone. Aliens now prowl the outer precincts, while Sector Governors conspire for the Throne of Man. In this scene of terminal disarray, one man stands like a giant: Dominic Flandry, roguish agent of the Terran Empire.
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Flandry of Terra The Continuing Adventures of Dominic Flandry by Poul Anderson ( 1985) |
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Fleet of Stars by Poul Anderson ( 1998)
Poul Anderson brings back the wildly colorful Anson Guthrie, his iconoclastic hero from "Harvest of Stars". The staid, somber people of Earth are not only dependent on technology, they are all but ruled by machine intelligence. Suspecting a conspiracy to suppress humankind's last vestiges of freedom, Guthrie begins a dangerous journey across the realm of the comets, the asteroids, and the stars themselves--willing to risk his life to preserve humanity's ability to roam the universe.
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For Love and Glory by Poul Anderson ( 2004)
Interstellar archaeologists Lissa and Karl discover an artifact that may have been left by a race of people who predate all other known cultures and whose technological capabilities are being sought and exploited by alien worlds. Reprint.
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For Love of Glory by Poul Anderson ( 2003)
Interstellar archaeologists Lissa and Karl discover an artifact that may have been left by a race of people who predate all other known cultures and whose technological capabilities are being sought and exploited by alien worlds. purposes.
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A Galaxy Trilogy Star Ways, Druid's World, and the Day the World Stopped, Library Edition by Poul Anderson, Stanton A. Coblentz, George Henry Smith ( 2007) |
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The Game of Empire by Poul Anderson ( 1985)
Introduces Diana Flandry, the illegitimate daughter of Dominic Flandry, and her indomitable accomplice, Targovy the Tigery.
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Genesis by Poul Anderson ( 2008) |
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The Gods Laughed by Poul Anderson ( 1985) |
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The Golden Horn by Poul Anderson ( 1980) |
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Golden Slave by Poul Anderson ( 1980) |
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Guardians of Time by Poul Anderson ( 1988)
A collection of early short stories about the Time Patrol, who have appeared periodically in Anderson's work since the 1950s.
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Harvest of Stars by Poul Anderson ( 1993)
Space pilot Kyra Davis, aided by an electronic ghost, risks her life in a desperate chess game to try to save a rebel corporation called Fireball from the repressive dictatorship that rules Earth.
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Harvest the Fire by Poul Anderson ( 1995)
Set in a future universe dominated by thinking machines, the third in a science fiction series that began with Harvest of Stars stars a poet and his lover, who aspire to escape from their machine rulers.
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The High Crusade by Poul Anderson ( 1991)
A spaceship lands in medieval Europe and is quickly taken over by a forward-thinking Baron. Together with his knights, he embarks on a quest to conquer as many worlds as possible, and forms his own feudal space empire.
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Hoka! by Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson ( 1983)
The Hokas, creatures able to alter their appearances at will, make life difficult for the humanoid explorers of the planet Toka.
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Hoka! Hoka! Hoka! by Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson ( 1998)
One Hoka is a threat to human sanity. Two Hokas are a menace to civilization. And three Hokas . . . Heaven help the galaxy, in this hilarious science fiction adventure from two of the best writers in the genre.
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Hokas Pokas! by Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson ( 2000)
On a distant planet far from Earth, a young human boy and his Hoka tutor are destined to fulfill an ancient prophecy that could have unexpected and deadly consequences. Original.
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Homebrew by Poul Anderson ( 1976) |
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Homeward and Beyond by Poul Anderson ( 1975) |
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The Horn of Time by Poul Anderson ( 1978) |
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Hrolf Kraki's Saga by Poul Anderson ( 1988) |
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Inconstant Star by Poul Anderson ( 1991)
The kzinti prepare to wage another attack on the humans, but their scheme crumbles when Eric Saxtorph and his crew stumble upon their well-laid plans.
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The Infinite Voyage Man's Future in Space by Poul Anderson ( 1969)
A brief history of astronomy prefaces a survey of present space program accomplishments and future possibilities of a moon colony and interplanetary spaceships.
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Inheritors of Earth by Poul Anderson, Gordon Eklund ( 1974) |
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The King of Ys Gallicenae by Karen Anderson, Poul Anderson ( 1987)
An omnibus of the first four volumes in the "King of Ys" historical fantasy series. Contains "Roma Mater", "Gallicenae", "Dahut", and "The Dog and the Wolf".
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Kinship With the Stars by Poul Anderson ( 1993)
A collection of classic stories by the best-selling author of The Queen of Air includes tales of a manhunt for the last wild alien, a planetary economy based on gambling, a robot in love with literature, and others. Originally in paperback.
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A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows by Poul Anderson ( 1993)
Dominic Flandry, troubleshooter for the decaying Terran Empire, returns to the spaceways and becomes tangled up in the well-laid plans of his lifelong enemy, Aycharaych. Reprint.
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La Espada Rota / The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson ( 2006) |
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La Nave De Un Millon De Anos / The Boat of a Million Years by Poul Anderson ( 2006) |
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La espada rota/ The broken sword by Poul Anderson ( 2008) |
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The Long Night by Poul Anderson ( 1983)
Short stories describe the rise of the interplanetary Terran Empire and the rebellion of the Freeholders against its tyrannical rule.
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The Longest Voyage/Slow Lighting by Poul Anderson, Steven Popkes ( 1991)
Captain Rovic meets a shipwrecked traveler who claims to be on an even longer voyage than his; Ira and Gray find a mysterious egg on an abandoned ferryboat, and when it hatches, it begins wreaking havoc.
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The Man-Kzin Wars by Poul Anderson, Dean Ing, Larry Niven ( 2006) |
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Man-Kzin Wars IX by Larry Niven ( 2002)
The powerful Kzin warriors' plans for galactic domination under feline control are turned upside down by the cunning and pesky humans, but the Kzin have come up with a new scheme to achieve their goals, in a science fiction anthology featuring contributions by Larry Niven, Poul Anderson, Paul Chafe, and Hal Colebatch.
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The Many Worlds of Poul Anderson by Poul Anderson ( 1974) |
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Maurai & Kith by Poul Anderson ( 1992)
The Sky People have come to enforce their vision of civilization on the People of the Sea, who have created a society based on conservation and the integrity of life. Reissue.
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The Merman's Children by Poul Anderson ( 1980) |
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A Midsummer Tempest by Poul Anderson ( 1974) |
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Murasaki by Poul Anderson, Greg Bear, Gregory Benford ( 1992)
After twenty years of travel, the first ships bearing humans arrive in the Murasaki system, where they encounter the inhabitants of Murasaki's two mysterious worlds and where they unravel the mysteries of an alien ecosystem.
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The Night Face by Poul Anderson ( 1981)
A collection of four stories by science fiction master Poul Anderson.
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The Night Face and Other Stories by Poul Anderson ( 1978)
A collection of four stories by science fiction master Poul Anderson.
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No Truce With Kings/Ship of Shadows by Fritz Leiber, Poul Anderson ( 1989)
Two short novels tell of a military unit called the Catamounts trying to enforce martial law in the Pacific States of America, and life aboard the ship Windrush, a ship that sails nowhere.
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Operation Chaos by Poul Anderson ( 1999)
The prequel to the popular "Operation Luna." In a war waged against black magic, a werewolf and his witch wife are called upon to neutralize an enemy's ultimate weapon--the world's most powerful demon.
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Operation Luna by Poul Anderson ( 1999)
The long-awaited sequel to "Operation Chaos." When life is discovered on the Moon, everyone on Earth is anxious to make contact. But the launching of a new spacecraft is prevented by a series of bugs, snafus, and angry spirits.
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Orbit Unlimited by Poul Anderson ( 1984) |
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Orion Shall Rise by Poul Anderson ( 1991)
Years after Earth is devastated by nuclear weapons, the survivors of a floating solar station above Europe assist the emergence of a low-tech civilization, until a treacherous faction seizes control of the station. Reissue.
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Past Times by Poul Anderson ( 1987)
Time travel stories deal with colonies in the past, a future slave society, dinosaur hunting, a utopian civilization, cavemen, and a message from the past.
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People of the Wind by Poul Anderson ( 1993)
When the two star-faring races from which they are descended enter into war against each other, the two species who share the planet Avalon--one of humans, the other of winged creatures--must make enemies of friends. Reprint.
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Peregrine by Poul Anderson ( 1978) |
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Psychotechnic League by Poul Anderson ( 1985) |
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The Queen of Air and Darkness by Poul Anderson ( 1978) |
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The Queen of Air and Darkness Short Fiction of Poul Anderson by Poul Anderson ( 2009) |
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The Rebel Worlds by Poul Anderson ( 1988) |
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The Rise of the Terran Empire the Technic Civilization Saga by Poul Anderson ( 2009)
Anticipating trouble when his fellow league members engage in acts of piracy and others begin to sell technology to alien barbarians, Polesotechnic League star trader Nicholas van Rijn and his right-hand man, David Falkayn, work to safeguard the world by building a strong military fleet. Original.
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Road of the Sea Horse by Poul Anderson ( 1980) |
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Rogue Sword by Poul Anderson ( 1980) |
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Satan's World by Poul Anderson ( 1983) |
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The Saturn Game by Poul Anderson ( 1997)
This novella by science fiction master Anderson won the 1981 Hugo Award and the 1982 Nebula Award.
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Saturn Game/Iceborn by Paul A. Carter, Poul Anderson, Gregory Benford ( 1989) |
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Seven Conquests by Poul Anderson ( 1984)
This collection of seven intriguing and illuminating episodes, ranging from the era of dinosaurs to the space age, explores the reaction of the human race to the stresses of conflict and high technology.
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Shield by Poul Anderson ( 1982) |
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The Shield of Time by Poul Anderson ( 1990)
Manse Everard, an unattached agent of the Time Patrol charged with protecting humanity's transcendent future against those who would alter Time itself, and Wanda Tamberley, a cataloger of natural history, join together to save the stability of history.
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Sign of the Raven by Poul Anderson ( 1981) |
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Space Folk by Poul Anderson ( 1989) |
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Space Wars by Charles G. Waugh, Poul Anderson ( 1988)
Man's violence has erupted again and again, and there is no end in sight. History has shown the predominance of war--and in the future . . . Space Wars. Features the talents of Arthur C. Clarke, Gordon R. Dickson, Joe Haldeman and more.
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The Spear of Mars by Fred Saberhagen, Poul Anderson, Carl Sagan, Orson Scott Card ( 1988)
Stories and articles deal with alien invasions, interplanetary warfare, and the life of soldiers.
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Star Fox by Poul Anderson ( 1978) |
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Star Prince Charlie by Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson ( 1975) |
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The Stars Are Also Fire by Poul Anderson ( 1994)
Returning to the universe of Harvest of Stars, a new era of space exploration journeys to a solar system dominated by machine intelligence, and the legacy of a single woman spells the fate for those of flesh and blood.
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Starship by Poul Anderson ( 1982)
Explorers from a future technological state establish colonies in outer space, battle intergalactic pirates, and set off a terrible war on a distant planet.
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A Stone in Heaven by Poul Anderson ( 1985)
Miriam Abrams, who studies the alien inhabitants of Ramnu, seeks aid from Admiral Flandry to save that planet from an impending ice age.
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Strangers from Earth by Poul Anderson ( 1987) |
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Tales of the Flying Mountains by Poul Anderson ( 1971)
A collection of short stories by science fiction master Poul Anderson.
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Tau Zero by Poul Anderson ( 1997)
Operating on the principle that people traveling at tremendously high speeds age much more slowly than those who aren't, a spaceship capable of light speed is launched from Earth with a crew to investigate the stars. But something goes wrong and the ship doesn't decelerate; in fact, it continues to accelerate at a constant rate until the universe outside the ship contracts and is "reborn" in a new Big Bang. When the ship finally slows down, the crew is left to try and start over on a very Earth-like planet in this newly created universe.
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There Will Be Time by Poul Anderson ( 1993)
Jack Havig, a man born with the ability to move at will through the past and the future of mankind, must save the world from a doomed future of tyranny before his time runs out. Reprint.
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Three Hearts and Three Lions by Poul Anderson ( 2007)
A soldier fighting in World War II is transported to a land of knights and sorcerers, where he engages in a mythic battle unlike any he has known.
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Three in Time A White Wolf Rediscovery Trio The Winds of Time, the Year of the Quiet Sun, There Will Be Time by Poul Anderson, Chad Oliver, Wilson Tucker ( 1997)
Three science fiction novels with time travel as the theme are included in the "Rediscovery Trio": "The Winds of Time, The Year of the Quiet Sun", and "There Will Be Time".
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Time Patrolman by Poul Anderson ( 1983)
An agent of the Time Patrol tries to defeat the plot of a mysterious group of criminals to change the course of history.
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Time Wars by Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Poul Anderson ( 1986) |
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To Outlive Eternity And Other Stories by Poul Anderson ( 2009) |
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Trader to the Stars by Poul Anderson ( 1983) |
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Trouble Twisters by Poul Anderson ( 1982)
David Falkayn's adventures on the planets Ivanhoe, Vanessa, and Chakora help earn him his Master Merchant's certificate.
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Twilight World by Poul Anderson ( 1983)
Mutant births caused by the war's residual radiation convince the remaining normal humans that they must flee to another world in order to survive.
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Two Worlds by Poul Anderson ( 1978) |
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Un-Man, and Other Novellas by Poul Anderson ( 1972) |
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The Unicorn Trade by Karen Anderson, Poul Anderson ( 1984)
Science fiction stories portray encounters with alien beings, a Greek god, elves, and other strange creatures.
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The Van Rijn Method by Poul Anderson ( 2008) |
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Vault of the Ages by Poul Anderson ( 1983) |
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Virgin Planet by Poul Anderson ( 1973) |
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War of the Gods by Poul Anderson ( 1999)
The story of the great King Hadding is one of the darkest and most violent to come down to us from the old North. Hadding was raised by giants far from his rightful throne, as his father, a Danish king, was slain shortly after Hadding's birth. But the time comes when Hadding feels he must reclaim his legitimate place in the land of the old North. He must endure ferocious battles, the charms of voluptuous Valkieries, and a War of the Gods to rival Armageddon.
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War of the Wing-Men by Poul Anderson ( 1976) |
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We Claim These Stars by Poul Anderson ( 1976) |
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Winners by Poul Anderson ( 1981)
Hugo Award winning stories tell of a political coup, an encounter with star travellers, a murder and its revenge, a kidnapped child, and a computer-controlled society.
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The Winter of the World by Poul Anderson ( 1995)
Classic SF from the Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author of The Boat of a Million Years. Thousands of years from now, after a new Ice Age has reduced our world to frozen ruins, new civilizations and cultures arise from the ice. But as the people uncover the lost technology of the past, they also rediscover war, conquest, diplomacy . . . and betrayal. Previous publisher: Signet.
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World without Stars by Poul Anderson ( 1978) |
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The Year of the Ransom by Poul Anderson ( 1988)
Manse Everard, a Time Patrol agent, searches through time for scholar Stephen Tamberly and Tamberly's renegade conquistador companion, who is planning to alter history.
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Young Flandry The Technic Civilization Saga by Poul Anderson ( 2009) |
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