Poul Anderson has written at least 193 books. Their most popular book is Tau Zero with 65 saves with an average rating of 3.63⭐.
They are best known for writing in the genres Science fiction, Fantasy, and Classics.
Adventurous, dark, and emotional are their most common moods.
Poul William Anderson was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century. Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards.
Anderson received a degree in physics from the University of Minnesota in 1948. He married Karen Kruse in 1953. They had one daughter, Astrid, who is married to science fiction author Greg Bear. Anderson was the sixth President of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, taking office in 1972. He was a member of the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America, a loose-knit group of Heroic Fantasy authors founded in the 1960s, some of whose works were anthologized in Lin Carter's Flashing Swords! anthologies. He was a founding member of the Society for Creative Anachronism. Robert A. Heinlein dedicated his 1985 novel The Cat Who Walks Through Walls to Anderson and eight of the other members of the Citizens' Advisory Council on National Space Policy.
Poul Anderson died of cancer on July 31, 2001, after a month in the hospital. Several of his novels were published posthumously.
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The Year's Best Science Fiction The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection
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The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century | 0 | 2 reads | |
Meditations on Middle-Earth Meditations on Middle-Earth | 5 | 2 reads | |
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The Avatar The Avatar
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American Science Fiction American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1960-1966
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The Queen of Air and Darkness and Other Stories The Queen of Air and Darkness and Other Stories
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No Truce with Kings No Truce with Kings
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The Devil's Game The Devil's Game
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Orion Shall Rise Orion Shall Rise
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Far Futures Far Futures
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The Van Rijn Method The Van Rijn Method
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World without Stars World without Stars
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The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century | 2 | 1 read | |
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Is There Life on Other Worlds Is There Life on Other Worlds
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Time Wars Time Wars
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Sir Dominic Flandry Sir Dominic Flandry: The Last Knight of Terra
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