author: poul anderson

... Hail , Caesar ! " boomed the deep young voices . From the towertop where he stood , Constantinus saw widely over those domains that were his . The river sheened beneath ... Hail , Caesar ! " The cry was antiquated . Caesar had come to mean.

... knight of Terra is a failed gentleman, but a species of gentleman nonetheless. It is this combination of opposing traits that makes Flandry so memorable. His charm has a certain bittersweet “Gallic” flavor, a blend of cynicism and ...

... giant, or possibly one of the Vanir, whose severed head Odin often consulted ... Valhall, but was also __ closely associated with magic, runes, and poetry ... fire-giant who shall kill Frey at Ragnarok. Suttung: A giant from whom Odin ...

... planet into a new Earth. Here lay the shells of dead dreams. Kinna straightened from them. Her glance went skyward ... coruscant blue. Kinna stopped. “O-o-oh,” she breathed. Elverir tugged at her arm. “Ho-ay, come, dawdle not,” he said ...

... Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, February 1981. “No Truce with Kings” first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 1963. “Operation Salamander” first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction ...

... Science Fiction, November 1958. “Jennifer's Lament” appeared in Staves (Jwindz Publishing 1993). “Industrial Revolution” by Winston P. Sanders first appeared in Analog Science Fiction/ Science Fact, September 1963. “Cradle Song ...

... FAMILY TREE , by Charles L. Fontenay Originally published in Worlds of If Science Fiction , De- cember 1956 . How do you get rid of a superman ? The method Masefield Truggles used was the tried - and - true Masefield Truggles method ...

... Belwas was an exslave, bred and trained in the fighting pits of Meereen. Magister Illyrio had sent him to guard her, or so Belwas claimed, and it was true that she needed guarding. She had death behind her, and death ahead. The Usurper ...

... Elephant Tower for her,” he said, returning to his ale. A touch on his tunic sleeve made him turn his head, scowling at the interruption. He saw a tall, strongly made youth standing beside him. This person was ... THE TOWER OF THE ELEPHANT.

... starve, or slaughtered them, that risk must be taken. And in truth, the ... spawn? However, at present the opposition didn't appear too strong. The ... don't report major disputes. That doesn't mean they don't exist.” “But if our rulers ...

... blame, it is the contractor who installed those machines with inadequate discriminator circuits. Unfortunately, the contractor is nonhuman, living far beyond the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth. . . ." Garver sat. "You had better ...

Doch die mächtige Waffe ist zugleich sein Schicksal ... >Das zerbrochene Schwert ist das bedeutendste Werk des Großmeisters Poul Anderson.

... Darksiders, if they are as ourselves? Perhaps we could reason with them, teach them our culture, make them as we are." Harth was horrified, and said so. But Flane felt a sneaking liking for the nomads; he himself had been one for ...

... Darksiders, if they are as ourselves? Perhaps we could reason with them, teach them our culture, make them as we are." Harth was horrified, and said so. But Flane felt a sneaking liking for the nomads; he himself had been one for ...

... sliver - like pauper children at a land baron's picnic , Miyuki thought , in the days of the Shogunate . This intru- sion seemed to be allowed , but when the adults crept closer a hangmouth turned and rushed at the leading Chupchup . It ...

... guitar that had been across his back, strummed a few notes, and sang to its accompaniment, very low, while he confronted the crucifix: 'Lord beyond eternity, Fountainhead of mystery, Why have You now set us free? 'You, Who unto death ...

... Nero . " Again she caught his hand , this time with both of hers and not ... smart thing for me to do is try slipping into a free country on Earth ... start telling me about your Hawaiian furloughs ? ” he asked . What was that , wariness ...

... Astounding Science Fiction, April 1957. “Prayer in War” appeared in Staves, 1993. “Tomorrow's Children” first appeared in Astounding Science Fiction, March 1947. “Kinnison's Band” appeared in Primary Beams, 2001. “The Helping Hand ...

In a deluxe collector’s edition, four classic science fiction novels from the genre’s most transformative decade—including the landmark Flowers for Algernon This volume, the first of a two-volume set gathering the best American ...

Hours of great reading await, with tales from some of the 20th century's most renowned science fiction authors, Here are 25 science fiction stories (plus a bonus short-short): UNKNOWN THINGS, by Reginald Bretnor CAPTIVES OF THE FLAME, by ...