The broken sword quotes showing 19 of 9 happier are all men than the dwellers in faerie or the gods, for that matterbetter a life like a falling star, bright across the dark, than a deathlessness that can see naught above or beyond itselfthe day draws nigh when faerie shall fade, the erlking himself shrink to a woodland sprite and. Kuntzs intent that dungeon masters would import the entire range of pantheons into their campaign wholesale, poul anderson s the broken sword offers a fascinating glimpse into just how you would go about it. Order of poul anderson books poul anderson 19262001 was an american author of science fiction as well as fantasy and historical fiction. Poul andersons two versions of the broken sword black gate. It was issued in a revised edition by ballantine books. 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. The broken sword was published in the same year as the fellowship of the ring in 1954. Not many have heard of it because a little book came out that year took all the spotlight some book called the lord of the rings.
Poul andersons classic fantasy, the broken sword, knocks the fellowship of the ring into a cocked hat, says michael moorcock. Poul anderson books list of books by author poul anderson. Buy the broken sword by poul anderson online at alibris. The broken sword by poul anderson book cover, description, publication history. The broken sword book by poul anderson thriftbooks. Rider haggard, idiots and assholes and magic, low magic. The infant son of orm of jutland has been substituted with the. Anderson wove elements from norse, anglosaxon, and british mythology and legends, viking history in england when christianity was inexorably spreading and converting heathen, faerie elves, trolls, and the like sharing the world of mortals but usually remaining just out. The novel was called the broken sword by the scandinavianamerican author poul anderson.
Poul anderson 1961 three hearts and three lions pinchot audiobook duration. And im glad i was the one who alerted you to the existence of the poul anderson appreciation blog. The first, in the us, was poul anderson s the broken sword. The broken sword fantasy masterworks 32 by anderson, poul and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Poul anderson s classic fantasy, the broken sword, knocks the fellowship of the ring into a cocked hat. Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories.
A classic and influential book by one of the masters of science fiction and fantasy. Poul anderson 1954 the broken sword pinchot audiobook. Although i had heard of poul anderson and had seen his second novel, the broken sword 1954, praised by authors such as michael moorcock, i never got around to buying a copy of this book until a few weeks ago, after i read richard morgans suvudu article on his problems with j. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the broken sword. For unclear reasons, a high ranking elf decides to make an elf troll hybrid and substitute that infant for a human child that he then proceeds to raise. Poul anderson books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Though an epic fantasy reminiscent of tolkiens lord of the rings, poul anderson did not borrow from tolkien. He started writing during a golden age of the scifi.
The broken sword and the sciencefiction novel brain wave 1954 were the first book length works by poul anderson to be published. The broken sword by poul anderson, 9781473205444, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Written four years after the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe and published the same year as tolkiens the fellowship of the ring, poul andersons the broken sword is a fantasy masterpiece. In his greed for land and power, orm the strong slays the family of a saxon witchand for his sins, the northman must pay with his newborn son. Published the same year as the fellowship of the ring, poul anderson s novel the broken sword draws on similar scandinavian and anglosaxon sources. The broken sword by poul anderson books the guardian. Anderson authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and short stories. Scribe ryan harvey copied these words in his own hand from the heathen original. As a creative fantasy writer, his classics included the broken sword. The broken sword poul anderson 9781497694224 netgalley. In his greed for land and power, orm the strong slays the family of a saxon witchand for his sins, the northman must pay. Synopsis the son of a norse warlord, kidnapped at birth and raised by elves, and the bitter changeling who replaced him clash in a monumental war of trolls, elves, and man in this acclaimed classic of fantasy fiction published the same year as the fellowship of the ring, poul anderson s novel the broken sword draws on similar scandinavian and anglosaxon sources. However, once i had managed to get over that the story fair flew by.
The 1971 broken sword stands as a superb fantasy work on its own, but the warts n all 1954 original, written by a young boy who bore the same name as grand master poul anderson, stands higher. This acclaimed fantasy classic of men, elves, and gods is at once breathtakingly exciting and heartbreakingly tragic. The broken sword, poul andersons first fantasy novel after establishing himself in science fiction, appeared in 1954 from publisher abelardschuman. The broken sword is one of his pure fantasy stories and also one of his earlier novels, and draws heavily from northern and western european myth and legend. Combining norse myth and legend, english and world myth, with historical fact and setting, this tells a legendary tale economically and with a fablelike tone.
And i admit, i didnt know about the broken sword until a year ago. Poul anderson s the broken sword is a fantasy tale in the style of tolkien with a full cavalcade of elves, trolls,and dwarves. Lin carter once described poul anderson as being obsessed with the northern thing. I made a mistake, you did say you preferred the 1971 version of the broken sword. The broken sword has the honour of being the first poul anderson book i have ever read and i am now thankful to the person who recommended it to me. The broken sword by poul anderson fantasy masterworks number 32 was first published in 1954.
After earning a physics degree at the university of minnesota, he found writing science fiction more satisfactory. Anderson takes an interesting approach, postulating that the mythical creatures and deities of all cultures really existed, and sometimes interacted with each other. Published the same year as the fellowship of the ring, poul anderson s novel the broken sword draws. Thor broke the sword tyrfing to save the roots of yggdrasil, the. The original text was returned to print by gollancz in 2002. The broken sword quotes by poul anderson goodreads. At the the outset i did initially think i wouldnt be able to get into it due to some old fashioned word usage here and there. The broken sword download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. It was issued in a revised edition by ballantine books as the twentyfourth volume of their ballantine adult fantasy series in january 1971. See all books authored by poul anderson, including tau zero, and the boat of a million years, and more on. Here ends the saga of poul anderson and the doppelganger broken sword. Admired for his hard science fiction, mysteries, and historical novels, he was responsible for classic books like the broken sword and brain wave. It was issued in a revised edition by ballantine books as.
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