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Poul Anderson |
Maurai & Kith |
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Maurai & Kith Poul Anderson
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Poul Anderson |
A Midsummer Tempest |
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A Midsummer Tempest Poul Anderson
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53 |
Poul Anderson |
Mirkheim |
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Mirkheim Poul Anderson
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54 |
Poul Anderson |
Operation Chaos |
Mass Paperback |
256 |
1999 |
Orb Books |
Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
Operation Chaos Poul Anderson
ISBN: 0312872429
ListPrice: $12.95
Edition: 04
Dimensions: 0.50 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Series: Matuchek
Reader Rating: 4.86
Date Added:
Summary: If you've never read anything in the unusual genre of science fantasy that blends science fiction and magic, this is the place to start. It's one of the classics of the unique genre.This book consists of four connected novellas published between 1956 and 1969 in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: "Operation Afreet," "Operation Salamander," "Operation Incubus," and the three-part "Operation Changeling." Anderson added linking material for book publication in the 70s. Heroes Steve (a werewolf) and Virginia (his witch wife) fight against a demon being used as a superweapon in World War II, stop an elemental college prank gone amok, confront a succubus/incubus on their romantic getaway, and enter the hell dimension to save their daughter. The tone changes between the different segments: the college story is riotously funny and played almost strictly for laughs, while the lengthy final novella emphasizes heavy science, a deadly-serious quest, and thought-provoking satire on religious zeal gone wrong. But ultimately, I'm not complaining: this is top-notch science-fantasy and an example of what an incredible talen the late Poul Anderson was. His logical approach to fantasy makes magic and the supernatural into scientific forces that operate in his fictional universe the same way that modern technology operates in ours. The world of _Operation Chaos_ is recognizable as 20th-century America, except that magic is this world's science, and is treated in the same way that scientific theories and inventions are in our own. Anderson handles this difficult conceit to near perfection, writing fantasy with the techniques of science fiction. Come on, take the ride into chaos!
Subjects Anderson, Poul - Prose & Criticism Fiction - Fantasy - Contemporary
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Poul Anderson |
Operation Luna |
Mass Market Paperback |
438 |
2000 |
Tor Books |
Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
Operation Luna Poul Anderson
ISBN: 0812580273
ListPrice: $6.99
Edition: 1 mass mkt
Dimensions: 1.25 by 4.25 by 6.75 in.
Series: Matuchek
Reader Rating: 3.45
Date Added:
Summary: Once again we have a joyful and entertaining novel from one of the last remaining masters from the Golden Age of SF. Close on the heels of STARFARERS comes this long-awaited sequel to his highly enjoyable OPERATION CHAOS. Set in the late 60's of his alternate universe were magic works, this novel deals with a Space Race with magic as the means vice straight technology. Along the way, Anderson takes some well-aimed shots at NASA, the IRS, and the government. A good read, particularly if you enjoyed OPERATION CHAOS.
Subjects Fiction - Science Fiction - General
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Poul Anderson |
The People of the Wind |
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The People of the Wind Poul Anderson
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57 |
Poul Anderson |
The Peregrine |
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The Peregrine Poul Anderson
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58 |
Poul Anderson |
Satan's World |
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Satan's World Poul Anderson
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59 |
Poul Anderson |
Seven Conquests |
Mass Paperback |
278 |
1984 |
Baen |
SF |
Seven Conquests Poul Anderson
ISBN: 0671559141
ListPrice: $2.95
Edition: Reprint
Reader Rating: 5.0 (1 votes)
Date Added:
Summary: This is seven of Poul Anderson's best stories. The best one is set in a future where we are terraforming the Earth's Moon; Anderson is very good at designing planets. Another goody features organized crime as part of America's establishment (insert joke of choice here).
Subjects Science Fiction - General Fiction Fiction - Science Fiction Fiction / Science Fiction / General Science Fiction Short stories
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60 |
Poul Anderson |
Space Folk |
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SF |
Space Folk Poul Anderson
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61 |
Poul Anderson |
Star Prince Charlie |
Mass Paperback |
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1976 |
Berkley |
SF |
Star Prince Charlie Poul Anderson
ISBN: B000735TR4
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62 |
Poul Anderson |
Starfarers |
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Starfarers Poul Anderson
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63 |
Poul Anderson |
The Stars Are Also Fire |
Mass Market Paperback |
562 |
1995 |
Tor Science Fiction |
SF |
The Stars Are Also Fire Poul Anderson
ISBN: 0812530225
ListPrice: $5.99
Edition: Reprint
Reader Rating: 3.0 (6 votes)
LCCN: 94007020
Date Added: 13 Mar 2007
Summary: Larry Niven called Harvest of Stars "a masterpiece."Now Poul Anderson returns to the same brilliantly conceived future to tell a story of revolution and liberation on the Moon.
Subjects Science Fiction - General Fiction Fiction - Science Fiction FIC FIC028000 Science Fiction - High Tech Fiction / Science Fiction / General Science Fiction
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64 |
Poul Anderson |
A Stone in Heaven |
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A Stone in Heaven Poul Anderson
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65 |
Poul Anderson |
Strangers From Earth |
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SF/Collection |
Strangers From Earth Poul Anderson
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66 |
Poul Anderson |
Tales of the Flying Mountain |
Mass Paperback |
253 |
1973 |
Collier Books |
SF |
Tales of the Flying Mountain Poul Anderson
ISBN: B000CBGBTQ
ListPrice: $1.25
Edition: 2nd
LCCN: 76108145
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Poul Anderson |
Three Hearts and Three Lions |
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Three Hearts and Three Lions Poul Anderson
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68 |
Poul Anderson |
The Time Patrol |
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The Time Patrol Poul Anderson
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69 |
Poul Anderson |
Time Patrolman |
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Time Patrolman Poul Anderson
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70 |
Poul Anderson |
Trader to the Stars |
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Trader to the Stars Poul Anderson
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71 |
Poul Anderson |
The Trouble Twisters |
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The Trouble Twisters Poul Anderson
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72 |
Poul Anderson |
Vault of the Ages |
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Vault of the Ages Poul Anderson
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73 |
Poul Anderson |
War of the Wing-Men |
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War of the Wing-Men Poul Anderson
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74 |
Poul Anderson |
We Claim These Stars |
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We Claim These Stars Poul Anderson
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Poul Anderson |
The Winter of the World |
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The Winter of the World Poul Anderson
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76 |
Poul Anderson |
World Without Stars |
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World Without Stars Poul Anderson
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77 |
Piers Anthony |
Bearing an Hourglass |
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Fantasy |
Bearing an Hourglass Piers Anthony
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78 |
Piers Anthony |
Castle Roogna |
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Fantasy |
Castle Roogna Piers Anthony
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Series: Xanth
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Piers Anthony |
Centaur Aisle |
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Fantasy |
Centaur Aisle Piers Anthony
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Series: Xanth
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Piers Anthony |
Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn |
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Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn Piers Anthony
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Series: Xanth
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81 |
Piers Anthony |
Double Exposure |
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Fantasy |
Double Exposure Piers Anthony
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82 |
Piers Anthony |
Dragon on a Pedestal |
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Fantasy |
Dragon on a Pedestal Piers Anthony
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Series: Xanth
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Piers Anthony |
Golem in the Gears |
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Golem in the Gears Piers Anthony
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Series: Xanth
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Piers Anthony |
Man from Mundania |
Mass Market Paperback |
361 |
1990 |
Avon Books (Mm) |
Fantasy |
Man from Mundania Piers Anthony
ISBN: 0380752891
ListPrice: $5.99
Edition: Reissue
Series: Xanth
Reader Rating: 5.0 (20 votes)
Date Added:
Summary: For a bored, young princess of Xanth, there's nothing more exciting than a Quest. Especially when all you do is sit around Castle Roogna. But when Ivy uses the Heaven Cent, it takes her not to the top of Mount Rushmost, where the winged monsters gather, not to the sea where the merfolk swim--but to Mundania, a world much like out own (that is, boring). It is here that she meets a young college student so dull that he doesn't even believe in magic, or princesses, or Xanth!Does he have a lot to learn.The thrilling climax to the trilogy started in Vale of the Vole and continued in Heaven Cent.
Subjects Fantasy - Series Fiction Fiction - Fantasy Fantasy Modern fiction Fantasy - General Fantastic fiction
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Piers Anthony |
Night Mare |
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Fantasy |
Night Mare Piers Anthony
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Series: Xanth
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Piers Anthony |
Ogre, Ogre |
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Fantasy |
Ogre, Ogre Piers Anthony
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Series: Xanth
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Piers Anthony |
On a Pale Horse |
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On a Pale Horse Piers Anthony
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Piers Anthony |
The Source of Magic |
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Fantasy |
The Source of Magic Piers Anthony
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Series: Xanth
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Piers Anthony |
A Spell for Chameleon |
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A Spell for Chameleon Piers Anthony
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Series: Xanth
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90 |
Piers Anthony |
Vale of the Vole |
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Vale of the Vole Piers Anthony
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Series: Xanth
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Piers Anthony |
Wielding a Red Sword |
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Wielding a Red Sword Piers Anthony
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92 |
Piers Anthony |
With a Tangled Skein |
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With a Tangled Skein Piers Anthony
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93 |
Christopher Anvil |
Interstellar Patrol |
Paperback |
471 |
2003 |
Baen |
Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
Interstellar Patrol Christopher Anvil
ISBN: 0743436008
ListPrice: $15.00
Dimensions: 1.25 by 6 by 9 in.
Series: Interstellar Patrol
Reader Rating: 4
LCCN: 2003040348
Dewey: 813/.54 21
Date Added:
Summary: Interstellar Patrol is a collection of stories in the Colonization universe, including the early tales of Roberts, Hammell and Morrisey. This volume also includes several other tales related to Federation agencies other than the IP.The Paradise tales describe how the captain and crew of the Orion, an Interstellar Rapid Transport ship, found themselves stranded off the planet Boschock III, misnamed Paradise. The Captain Vaughn Roberts, the cargomaster Hammell, and the comtech Morrissey brought the worst injured down to the planet in their tender, but crashed in the jungle outside the only city. Nearby settlers took the injured back to their village for treatment in return for some weapons and ammo, but the city officials, under the overall command of the central computer, were less than helpful. After escaping from the city, Roberts and Hammel returned to the tender to discover that Morrissey, having time on his hands, had stumbled across an unusual application of their communications system; it generated a field that induced various emotions in anyone within range of the equipment. Experimenting with the effect, they learned how to project and overlap several fields as desired. Using this want-generator to control the emotions of the various factions on the planet, they created sufficient chaos that the central computer of the city decided to provide repairs to their ship and equipment just to get them offworld.In subsequent visits to the planet, the trio found themselves somehow becoming responsible for the whole planet under the guise of Dukes of the Empire. Then they found that the Interstellar Patrol had been observing their progress with interest and was offering them a chance to become recruits in that organization.The Boot Camp tales introduce Dan Bergen, another IP recruit, as well as Colonel Valentine Sanders, who becomes their commanding officer. In these stories, the IP submits the recruits to various tests, both to evaluate their capabilities and to induce the proper attitudes. Some of the tests are live and others are simulated, although it is hard to tell the difference. However, it is better to be eaten alive by carnivorous fish in a simulation than in the real world, although the sensations are much the same.The Others tales present a broader view of the Federation and various unaligned worlds. A major theme in all these stories is interservice rivalry, particularly between the PDA and the Space Force. Another ongoing theme in some of these stories, particularly the Stellar Scouts tales, is the failure of new and improved equipment under field conditions; while some improved devices work as expected, others display quirky and sometimes harmful behavior in the real world.All these stories say something about the foolishness of human beings. The author has specialized in writing Murphy's Law yarns, where things go wrong in ways none had realized were possible. The author has a rare insight and ability to illustrate the SNAFUs and FUBARs that haunt all human activities, particular in bureaucratic environments. Although such stories are probably not as popular today, there are still enough readers with military, or corporate, experience to relate to these situations.Only the first three stories have been previously published in book form, so this is a rare opportunity for those who don't have the original magazine versions. However, there are many more out there slowly rotting in attics and basements. The editor has promised that some of those will be appearing in the sequel volume(s).Highly recommended for Anvil fans and for anyone else who enjoys seeing other people make foolish mistakes much like the ones we ourselves have made.
Subjects Fiction - Science Fiction - General Life on other planets; Fiction. Space ships; Fiction. Space warfare; Fiction.
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Christopher Anvil |
Interstellar Patrol II : The Federation of Humanity |
Hardcover |
624 |
2005 |
Baen |
SF |
Interstellar Patrol II : The Federation of Humanity Christopher Anvil
ISBN: 0743498925
ListPrice: $26.00
Dimensions: p. cm
Series: Interstellar Patrol
LCCN: 2004027041
Dewey: 813/.54 22
Date Added: 23 Apr 2005
Comments: "A Baen Books original"--T.p. verso
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Subjects Life on other planets Space warfare Space ships
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Christopher Anvil |
Pandora's Legions |
Paperback |
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2002 |
Baen |
Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
Pandora's Legions Christopher Anvil
ISBN: 0671318616
ListPrice: $6.99
Dimensions: 1 by 4.50 by 7 in.
Reader Rating: 3.4
Date Added:
Summary: This was an enjoyable SF military fluff book. The originality of writing from the point of view of the alien invaders was a lot of fun, and made a sort of game out of deciphering what the aliens were talking about when they encountered Earthmen and their ways.However, I had a lot of problems with the execution of the plot points. Logical or physical elements of the story were overlooked or simply 'waved away' by not discussing them. Space fleets arrived when they were needed, with no explanation of how long it takes to travel from one system to another; technology was presented as "anything is possible as long as someone thinks up to do it" with no explanation of the physics behind it. It was as though the author didn't want to be bothered, and simply said 'ok, assume this works'.It isn't necessarily a bad thing -- the characters were primarily required to use their wits, and not their guns. But if you like your science fiction with a lot of realistic (or realistic-seeming) science, this book will probably frustrate or bore you.
Subjects Fiction - Science Fiction - General Fiction - Science Fiction - Space Opera
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96 |
Christopher Anvil |
Pandora's Planet |
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SF |
Pandora's Planet Christopher Anvil
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97 |
Christopher Anvil |
The Steel, The Mist, and the Blazing Sun |
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The Steel, The Mist, and the Blazing Sun Christopher Anvil
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98 |
Christopher Anvil |
Strangers in Paradise |
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SF |
Strangers in Paradise Christopher Anvil
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Series: Interstellar Patrol
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99 |
Christopher Anvil |
The Trouble with Aliens |
Hardcover |
448 |
2006 |
Baen |
Science Fiction & Fantasy |
The Trouble with Aliens Christopher Anvil
ISBN: 1416520775
ListPrice: $24.00
Dimensions: 1.25 by 6.50 by 9.25 in.
Summary: Humans on the space frontiers may have enough problems with befuddled bureaucrats, rules that don't fit the realities of very dangerous situations, and general rear-echelon incompetence without bringing in unfriendly aliens, but it's that kind of universe. On the other hand, as master satirist Christopher Anvil makes clear, the aliens are anything but omnipotent and have plenty of problems of their own. * Here for the first time the stories and short novels of the war with the Outs are collected into a novel-length chronicle. The Outs had mental powers they could use to make humans see illusions and convince them to change sides. Obviously, they were unbeatable-until some troublesome humans found their Achille's heel. * Another set of aliens arrive to conquer the Earth with the promise of eternal youth and healthfulness, and might have won, if some humans weren't too plain ornery not to be suspicious. * Who's the best human envoy to deal with aliens who can read minds and learn anything their opponents know-the man who knows little or nothing, of course, including why he was sent there. * When an investigator was hired to find out the reason for the strange events in a palatial mansion, he quickly solves the case-until he wakes up and finds that his solution was only a dream and the case is still unsolved. And the same thing happens again every night. * These and other stories of human/alien conflict fill this large volume by the master of wryly sardonic science fiction adventure.
Subjects American Science Fiction And Fantasy Fiction Fiction - Science Fiction Life on other planets Science Fiction Science Fiction - Adventure Science Fiction - Space Opera Space warfare Fiction / Science Fiction / General
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Christopher Anvil |
Warlord's World |
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Warlord's World Christopher Anvil
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Series: Interstellar Patrol
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