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Brain Wave [Secure Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Poul Anderson
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What if we're all designed to be smarter than we actually are? That is, in short, the premise of master science fiction novelist Poul Anderson's 1954 debut work, Brainwave. Unbeknownst to its inhabitants, the solar system has, for millions of years, been caught in a force field that has had the effect of suppressing intelligence. When, in the course of normal galactic movement the solar system finally breaks free of the force field and its inhibiting effects, a remarkable change begins to sweep ... more info>>
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Tau Zero [Secure Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)/Adobe PDF]
by Poul Anderson
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Poul Anderson's Tau Zero is an outstanding work of science fiction, in part because it combines two qualities that are often at odds in this genre: an interest in the emotional lives of its characters and a fascination with all things technological and scientific. In Tau Zero these components are not merely fused; they work together with a remarkable synergy that makes the novel much more than just a deep space adventure story.
The novel centers on a ten-year interstellar voyage aboard the sp... more info>>
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The Covenant [MultiFormat]
by Poul Anderson, Isaac Asimov, Robert Bloch
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Poul Anderson, Murray Leinster, Robert Bloch, Isaac Asimov, and Robert Sheckley pool their talents in a classic round-robin novella that stretches humanity almost to the breaking point on the wrack of Time and Space. Humanity was falling before the onslaught of the Cloud People, soon the last remains would be wiped out. So they sent Ban to the Prophetess for an oracle. "What you must overcome is Time itself," she told him and sent him off accompanied only by the youngest of her handmaidens. But ... more info>>
Words: 15045 - Reading Time: 42-60 min.
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All One Universe [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Poul Anderson
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Poul Anderson himself has put together a retrospective collection of his recent writings, fiction and nonfiction, under the title All One Universe. This is the first major Poul Anderson collection in a decade. It encompasses all his strengths as a teller of tales and, in addition, provides a running commentary in the story notes and in the essays on other literary figures such as Rudyard Kipling, Johannes B. Jensen, and John W. Campbell, Jr., commentary that illuminates the fiction, gives person... more info>> (Published: 1999)
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Earthman, Beware! and Others [MultiFormat]
by Poul Anderson
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Three stories by Science Fiction Grand Master, Poul Anderson. EARTHMAN BEWARE! What if you were an alien child orphaned on earth. You look human enough to masquerade as human, but what if your mind was vastly different? Different in more ways than you can imagine. DUEL ON SYRTIS.... Although it was illegal to hunt Martians for sport, when one had a enough money the laws could be circumvented. Riordan had the money now he wanted the skin of Martian to hang on the wall of his trophy room. Of cours... more info>> (Published: 2009)
Words: 24997 - Reading Time: 71-99 min.
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For Love and Glory [Secure Mobipocket/eReader (recommended)]
by Poul Anderson
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Mystery, discovery and wonder on a cosmic scale are the core of Anderson's newest novel. Lissa, a human Earth woman, and her partner "Karl"--a giant alien academic who resembles a Tyrranosaurus--are interstellar archaeologists investigating the remote and uncharted planet Jonna. There, they seem to have hit the jackpot. For on that distant world they've discovered an immense artifact which may have been left by the mysterious beings called the Forerunners. This race predated all the known cultur... more info>> (Published: 2003)
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Genesis [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Poul Anderson
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Astronaut Christian Brannock has lived to see artificial intelligence develop to a point where a human personality can be uploaded into a computer, achieving a sort of hybrid immortality. He welcomes that because the technology will make it possible for him to achieve his dream and explore the stars. A billion years later, Brannock is dispatched to Earth to check on some strange anomalies. While there, he meets Laurinda Ashcroft, another hybrid upload. Brannock and Laurinda join forces and inves... more info>> (Published: 2000)
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Going for Infinity [Secure Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Poul Anderson
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More than just a collection of some of Poul Anderson's most acclaimed works, Going For Infinity is both a celebration and a memoir of Anderson's distinguished sixty-year career in science fiction and fantasy. Along with several Hugo and Nebula Award-winning stories, which range over the entire length of Anderson's career, he also shares his autobiographical musings, including fond memories of such distinguished colleagues as John M. Campbell, Anthony Boucher, "Gordy" Dickson, Jack Vance, Cliffor... more info>> (Published: 2003)
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Mother of Kings [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Poul Anderson
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 It is the tenth century. The Viking Era is drawing to a close. A new era is beginning. Gunnhild, daughter of a Far North chieftan, is the queen of England and Norway. She marries Eirik Blood-ax and they bear sons, each a king. When Eirik's rivals lure him to his death, Gunnhild carries on the struggle between civilization and the supernatural. (Published: 2001)
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Security [MultiFormat]
by Poul Anderson
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In a world where Security is all-important, nothing can ever be secure. A mountain-climbing vacation may wind up in deep Space. Or loyalty may prove to be high treason. But it has its rewards. Originally published in the classic pulp magazine, Space Science Fiction (February, 1953 issue). (Published: 1953)
Words: 12118 - Reading Time: 34-48 min.
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The Burning Bridge [MultiFormat]
by Poul Anderson
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Usually there are two "reasons" why something is done; the reason why it needs to be done, and, quite separate, the reason people want to do it. The foul-up starts when the reason-for-wanting is satisfied ... and the need remains! A classic science fiction story from the January 1960 issue of "Astounding Science Fiction," edited by the legendary John W. Campbell, Jr. (Published: 1960)
Words: 9692 - Reading Time: 27-38 min.
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The Golden Slave [MultiFormat]
by Poul Anderson
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100 B.C. The Cimbrian hordes galloped across the dawn of history and clashed in screaming battle against the mighty Roman legions. Eodan, son of Chief Boierek, has been on the war campaign for many years. The Cimbrain army has become a hungry homeless pagan tribe. Their sworn enemy, the Romans, they have battled against gloriously. But for all the burning towns, the new-caught women weeping, the wine drunk, the gold lifted, the Cimbri did not find a home. And after a mighty clash, the battle is ... more info>> (Published: 1960)
Words: 69268 - Reading Time: 197-277 min.
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The High Ones and Other Stories [MultiFormat]
by Poul Anderson
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 THE HIGH ONES by POUL ANDERSON Now was Eben Holbrook's chance to play hero--and win his lady love. Eben Holbrook was not much of a spaceman; he was just a simple nucleonics engineer, not even close to being a scientist. Yet a rare burst of inspiration on his part was what saved them from harm ? or maybe just the thought that his dear Ekaterina was in danger. After having landed on a planet which had the makings of a new Earth, Rurik's troop discovered that someone else beat them to it. The Zolo... more info>>
Words: 100988 - Reading Time: 288-403 min.
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War of the Gods [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Poul Anderson
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The epic saga of a legendary Viking king and warrior. 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 r... more info>> (Published: 1998)
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