Poul andersons classic fantasy, the broken sword, knocks the fellowship of the ring into a cocked hat, says michael moorcock. This acclaimed fantasy classic of men, elves, and gods is at once breathtakingly exciting and heartbreakingly tragic. Poul anderson books list of books by author poul anderson. For that very reason i give it a four star rating and only because of the tragic nature of its plot do i avoid giving it the full five stars. Buy the broken sword fantasy masterworks by poul anderson from amazons fiction books store. The broken sword, poul andersons first fantasy novel after establishing himself in science fiction, appeared in 1954 from publisher abelardschuman. The broken sword is a imagined mythology by poul anderson in the norse style. The first, in the us, was poul andersons the broken sword. 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. There hasnt been anything this grim in heroic fantasy since. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and. This classic fantasy takes listeners to a world similar to that of j. Besides winning the hugo and nebula awards, he received the gandalf, seiun, and strannik.
Thor broke the sword tyrfing to save the roots of yggdrasil, the. The broken sword kindle edition by anderson, poul, dirda, michael. Michael moorcock declared the broken sword superior to tolkien, calling it a fastpaced doomdrenched tragedy in which human heroism, love and ambition, manipulated by amoral gods, elves and trolls, led inevitably to tragic consequences. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. But now the mighty sword is needed again to save the elv. Ring, poul andersons novel the broken sword draws on similar scandinavian and anglosaxon. The broken sword is a fantasy novel by american writer poul anderson, originally published in 1954. Published the same year as the fellowship of the ring, poul anderson s novel the broken sword draws on similar scandinavian and anglosaxon sources. Poul anderson 19262001 was a science fiction writer who was admired for his hard science fiction, mysteries, historical novels, and fantasy with rivets. Jan 29, 2018 sci fi thrillers, romance, trilogies and the out of this world authors who create them see more ideas about sci fi thriller, science fiction and fiction.
It features poetry and adopts the style of the norse myths i loved as a child. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Published the same year as the fellowship of the ring, poul andersons novel the broken sword draws on similar scandinavian and anglosaxon sources. The broken sword king county library system overdrive. Poul william anderson was an american science fiction author who began his career during one of the golden. Thor has broken the sword tyrfing so that it cannot strike at the roots of yggdrasil, the tree that binds together earth, heaven, and hell.
The broken sword by poul anderson ebook open road media. The day of their return by poul anderson fictiondb. Theres kinslaughter and incest and rape and torture. 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. The broken sword by poul anderson books the guardian.
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