by Poul Anderson (Author)
Fourteen classic stories from Science Fiction Hall of Fame author Poul Anderson showcase the range, intelligence, adventure, and imaginative force that made him one of the giants of the field. A multiple Hugo and Nebula Award winner and a Grand Master of science fiction, Anderson brought scientific seriousness, historical imagination, wit, action, and philosophical depth to stories that ranged across star empires, lost ships, alien worlds, future revolutions, strange inventions, and the fate of humanity.
This Positronic Super Pack gathers more than five hundred pages of Anderson's shorter work, including stories first shaped by the magazine era that defined golden age and postwar science fiction. These tales move from space adventure and planetary conflict to political speculation, future history, satire, sword-and-sorcery flavored fantasy, and hard-edged questions about civilization, survival, and human nature. Anderson was never only a writer of gadgets or battles; at his best, he used speculative settings to test courage, loyalty, intelligence, freedom, and the cost of progress.
Included in this volume are:
Industrial Revolution
Innocent at Large
Sargasso of Lost Starships
Duel on Syrtis
The Sensitive Man
Lord of a Thousand Suns
Out of the Iron Womb!
Star Ship
Witch of the Demon Seas
Sentiment, Inc.
Security
Inside Earth
The Valor of Cappen Varra
The Chapter Ends
- For readers of classic science fiction, pulp adventure, space opera, planetary romance, and vintage speculative storytelling, this collection offers a substantial entry into the work of one of the field's most honored writers. Search for "Positronic Publishing Super Pack" to discover more classic science fiction and fantasy collections in the Super Pack series.
Number of Pages: 508
Dimensions: 1.25 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: April 03, 2018