Poul Anderson was one of the most prolific and popular writers in science fiction. He won the Hugo Award seven times and the Nebula Award three times, as well as many other awards, notably including the Grand Master Award of the Science Fiction Writers of America for a lifetime of distinguished achievement. With a degree in physics, and a wide knowledge of other fields of science, he was noted for building stories on a solid foundation of real science, as well as for being one of the most skilled creators of fast-paced adventure stories. He was author of over a hundred novels and story collections, and several hundred short stories, as well as several mysteries and non-fiction books. He died in 2001.
Awards: Campbell (2001), Nebula (1998), Prometheus (1995), Hugo (1982) see all
Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Historical, Mystery
Series
Psychotechnic League
2. Cold Victory (1982)
3. The Snows of Ganymede (1958)
4. Starship (1982)
5. Virgin Planet (1959)
6. Star Ways (1956)
aka The Peregrine
2. Cold Victory (1982)
3. The Snows of Ganymede (1958)
4. Starship (1982)
5. Virgin Planet (1959)
6. Star Ways (1956)
aka The Peregrine
Hoka (with Gordon R Dickson)
1. Earthman's Burden (1957)
2. Star Prince Charlie (1975)
Hoka! Hoka! Hoka! (1983)
3. Hoka! (1983)
4. Hokas Pokas (2000)
1. Earthman's Burden (1957)
2. Star Prince Charlie (1975)
Hoka! Hoka! Hoka! (1983)
3. Hoka! (1983)
4. Hokas Pokas (2000)
Future history of the Polesotechnic League
1. The Man who Counts (1958)
aka War of the Wing-Men
2. Trader to the Stars (1964)
3. The Trouble Twisters (1966)
4. Satan's World (1969)
5. The Earth Book of Stormgate (1978)
6. Mirkheim (1977)
7. The People of the Wind (1973)
1. The Man who Counts (1958)
aka War of the Wing-Men
2. Trader to the Stars (1964)
3. The Trouble Twisters (1966)
4. Satan's World (1969)
5. The Earth Book of Stormgate (1978)
6. Mirkheim (1977)
7. The People of the Wind (1973)
Flandry
We Claim These Stars (1959)
1. Ensign Flandry (1966)
2. A Circus of Hells (1970)
3. The Rebel Worlds (1966)
aka Commander Flandry
4. The Day of Their Return (1975)
5. Agent of the Terran Empire (1965)
6. Flandry of Terra (1965)
7. A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows (1975)
aka Knight Flandry
8. A Stone in Heaven (1979)
9. The Game of Empire (1985)
10. The Long Night (1983)
11. The Night Face (1963)
Tiger By the Tail! (2010)
We Claim These Stars (1959)
1. Ensign Flandry (1966)
2. A Circus of Hells (1970)
3. The Rebel Worlds (1966)
aka Commander Flandry
4. The Day of Their Return (1975)
5. Agent of the Terran Empire (1965)
6. Flandry of Terra (1965)
7. A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows (1975)
aka Knight Flandry
8. A Stone in Heaven (1979)
9. The Game of Empire (1985)
10. The Long Night (1983)
11. The Night Face (1963)
Tiger By the Tail! (2010)
Trygve Yamamura
1. Perish by the Sword (1959)
2. Murder in Black Letter (1960)
3. Murder Bound (1962)
1. Perish by the Sword (1959)
2. Murder in Black Letter (1960)
3. Murder Bound (1962)
Time Patrol
1. Guardians of Time (1961)
2. Time Patrolman (1983)
3. The Year of the Ransom (1988)
4. The Shield of Time (1990)
1. Guardians of Time (1961)
2. Time Patrolman (1983)
3. The Year of the Ransom (1988)
4. The Shield of Time (1990)
Collected Short Works of Poul Anderson
1. Call Me Joe (2009)
2. The Queen of Air and Darkness (1973)
3. The Saturn Game (2016)
4. Admiralty (2011)
5. Door to Anywhere (2021)
6. A Bicycle Built for Brew (2014)
7. Question and Answer (2017)
1. Call Me Joe (2009)
2. The Queen of Air and Darkness (1973)
3. The Saturn Game (2016)
4. Admiralty (2011)
5. Door to Anywhere (2021)
6. A Bicycle Built for Brew (2014)
7. Question and Answer (2017)
Last Viking
1. The Golden Horn (1980)
2. The Road of the Sea Horse (1980)
3. The Sign of the Raven (1980)
1. The Golden Horn (1980)
2. The Road of the Sea Horse (1980)
3. The Sign of the Raven (1980)
Berserker (with Edward Bryant, Stephen Donaldson, Larry Niven, Fred Saberhagen, Connie Willis and Roger Zelazny)
7. Berserker Base (1985)
7. Berserker Base (1985)
King of Ys (with Karen Anderson)
1. Roma Mater (1986)
2. The Gallicenae (1987)
3. Dahut (1988)
4. The Dog and the Wolf (1988)
1. Roma Mater (1986)
2. The Gallicenae (1987)
3. Dahut (1988)
4. The Dog and the Wolf (1988)
Harvest of Stars
1. Harvest of Stars (1993)
2. The Stars Are Also Fire (1994)
3. Harvest the Fire (1995)
4. The Fleet of Stars (1997)
1. Harvest of Stars (1993)
2. The Stars Are Also Fire (1994)
3. Harvest the Fire (1995)
4. The Fleet of Stars (1997)
Novels
Vault of the Ages (1952)
The War of Two Worlds (1953)
Brain Wave (1954)
The Broken Sword (1954)
The Long Way Home (1955)
aka No World of Their Own
Planet of No Return (1956)
aka Question and Answer
The Enemy Stars (1959)
aka We Have Fed Our Seas
The Golden Slave (1960)
The High Crusade (1960)
Rogue Sword (1960)
Twilight World (1961)
After Doomsday (1962)
The Makeshift Rocket (1962)
Shield (1963)
Three Worlds to Conquer (1964)
The Corridors of Time (1965)
The Star Fox (1965)
The Fox, the Dog, and the Griffin (1966)
World without Stars (1966)
The Horn of Time (1968)
Tau Zero (1970)
Operation Chaos (1971)
The Byworlder (1971)
The Dancer from Atlantis (1972)
There Will Be Time (1972)
Hrolf Kraki's Saga (1973)
The Worlds of Poul Anderson (1974)
Fire Time (1974)
Inheritors of the Earth (1974) (with Gordon Eklund)
Homeward and Beyond (1975)
The Winter of the World (1976)
The Avatar (1978)
Two Worlds (1978)
The Demon of Scattery (1979) (with Mildred Downey Broxon)
The Merman's Children (1979)
The Devil's Game (1980)
Winners (1981)
Fantasy (1981)
Conquests (1981)
The Gods Laughed (1982)
Maurai and Kith (1982)
New America (1982)
Orion Shall Rise (1983)
Cold Victory: Grassy Knoll (1985)
No Truce with Kings (1986)
The Boat of a Million Years (1989)
Inconstant Star (1991)
Alight in the Void (1991)
War of the Gods (1997)
Starfarers (1998)
Operation Luna (1999)
Genesis (2000)
Mother of Kings (2001)
For Love and Glory (2003)
The War of Two Worlds (1953)
Brain Wave (1954)
The Broken Sword (1954)
The Long Way Home (1955)
aka No World of Their Own
Planet of No Return (1956)
aka Question and Answer
The Enemy Stars (1959)
aka We Have Fed Our Seas
The Golden Slave (1960)
The High Crusade (1960)
Rogue Sword (1960)
Twilight World (1961)
After Doomsday (1962)
The Makeshift Rocket (1962)
Shield (1963)
Three Worlds to Conquer (1964)
The Corridors of Time (1965)
The Star Fox (1965)
The Fox, the Dog, and the Griffin (1966)
World without Stars (1966)
The Horn of Time (1968)
Tau Zero (1970)
Operation Chaos (1971)
The Byworlder (1971)
The Dancer from Atlantis (1972)
There Will Be Time (1972)
Hrolf Kraki's Saga (1973)
The Worlds of Poul Anderson (1974)
Fire Time (1974)
Inheritors of the Earth (1974) (with Gordon Eklund)
Homeward and Beyond (1975)
The Winter of the World (1976)
The Avatar (1978)
Two Worlds (1978)
The Demon of Scattery (1979) (with Mildred Downey Broxon)
The Merman's Children (1979)
The Devil's Game (1980)
Winners (1981)
Fantasy (1981)
Conquests (1981)
The Gods Laughed (1982)
Maurai and Kith (1982)
New America (1982)
Orion Shall Rise (1983)
Cold Victory: Grassy Knoll (1985)
No Truce with Kings (1986)
The Boat of a Million Years (1989)
Inconstant Star (1991)
Alight in the Void (1991)
War of the Gods (1997)
Starfarers (1998)
Operation Luna (1999)
Genesis (2000)
Mother of Kings (2001)
For Love and Glory (2003)
Collections
Orbit Unlimited (1961)
Strangers from Earth (1961)
Time and Stars (1965)
Beyond the Beyond (1969)
Seven Conquests (1969)
Tales of the Flying Mountains (1970)
The Day the Sun Stood Still (1972) (with Gordon R Dickson and Robert Silverberg)
Un-Man (1972)
The Book of Poul Anderson (1974)
aka The Many Worlds of Poul Anderson
The Best of Poul Anderson (1976)
Homebrew (1976)
Get Out of My Sky (1980) (with James Blish and Thomas N Scortia)
The Dark Between the Stars (1981)
Explorations (1981)
Operation Otherworld (1983)
Conflict (1983)
Past Times (1984)
The Unicorn Trade (1984) (with Karen Anderson)
Dialogue with Darkness (1985)
Space Folk (1989)
Kinship with the Stars (1991)
The Armies of Elfland (1992)
All One Universe (1996)
Going for Infinity (2002)
To Outlive Eternity (2007)
Fragile and Distant Suns (2010)
Two Worlds of Poul Anderson (2010)
Beyond the Moons of Fomalhaut (2010) (with others)
Science Fiction Gems, Volume Four (2012) (with others)
Giant Science-Fiction Six-Pack (2014) (with others)
The Golden Age of Science Fiction - Volume XV (2016) (with others)
Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack 2 (2018) (with others)
The 15th Science Fiction MEGAPACK (2020) (with others)
Strangers from Earth (1961)
Time and Stars (1965)
Beyond the Beyond (1969)
Seven Conquests (1969)
Tales of the Flying Mountains (1970)
The Day the Sun Stood Still (1972) (with Gordon R Dickson and Robert Silverberg)
Un-Man (1972)
The Book of Poul Anderson (1974)
aka The Many Worlds of Poul Anderson
The Best of Poul Anderson (1976)
Homebrew (1976)
Get Out of My Sky (1980) (with James Blish and Thomas N Scortia)
The Dark Between the Stars (1981)
Explorations (1981)
Operation Otherworld (1983)
Conflict (1983)
Past Times (1984)
The Unicorn Trade (1984) (with Karen Anderson)
Dialogue with Darkness (1985)
Space Folk (1989)
Kinship with the Stars (1991)
The Armies of Elfland (1992)
All One Universe (1996)
Going for Infinity (2002)
To Outlive Eternity (2007)
Fragile and Distant Suns (2010)
Two Worlds of Poul Anderson (2010)
Beyond the Moons of Fomalhaut (2010) (with others)
Science Fiction Gems, Volume Four (2012) (with others)
Giant Science-Fiction Six-Pack (2014) (with others)
The Golden Age of Science Fiction - Volume XV (2016) (with others)
Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack 2 (2018) (with others)
The 15th Science Fiction MEGAPACK (2020) (with others)
Novellas and Short Stories
Duel On Syrtis (1951)
Security (1953)
The Temple of Earth (1953)
Sentiment, Inc. (1953)
The Chapter Ends (1954)
The Sensitive Man (1954)
The Man Who Came Early (1956)
The Valor of Cappen Varra (1957)
The Longest Voyage (1960)
The Burning Bridge (1960)
The Saturn Game (1989)
How to Build a Planet (1991) (with Stephen W Gillett)
Losers' Night (1991)
Security (1953)
The Temple of Earth (1953)
Sentiment, Inc. (1953)
The Chapter Ends (1954)
The Sensitive Man (1954)
The Man Who Came Early (1956)
The Valor of Cappen Varra (1957)
The Longest Voyage (1960)
The Burning Bridge (1960)
The Saturn Game (1989)
How to Build a Planet (1991) (with Stephen W Gillett)
Losers' Night (1991)
Anthologies edited
A World Named Cleopatra (1977)
Mercenaries of Tomorrow (1985) (with Martin H Greenberg and Charles G Waugh)
Time Wars (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg and Charles G Waugh)
Terrorists of Tomorrow (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg and Charles G Waugh)
Space Wars (1988) (with Martin H Greenberg and Charles G Waugh)
The Night Fantastic (1991) (with Karen Anderson)
Murasaki (1992) (with Martin H Greenberg and Robert Silverberg)
Mercenaries of Tomorrow (1985) (with Martin H Greenberg and Charles G Waugh)
Time Wars (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg and Charles G Waugh)
Terrorists of Tomorrow (1986) (with Martin H Greenberg and Charles G Waugh)
Space Wars (1988) (with Martin H Greenberg and Charles G Waugh)
The Night Fantastic (1991) (with Karen Anderson)
Murasaki (1992) (with Martin H Greenberg and Robert Silverberg)
Series contributed to
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Books containing stories by Poul Anderson
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Poul Anderson recommends
Noise (2003)
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Shadow of the Seer (2001)
(Winter of the World, book 6)
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"Scott Rohan has an extraordinary gift for making every scene come to life with vivid reality."
The King's Peace (2000)
(Tir Tanagiri, book 1)
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"The King's Peace beautifully and thought-provokingly tells a story set in a world and a history almost like ours, but different enough to be in itself a kind of elvenland. It's good to know that there will be more."
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