- Mass Market Paperback
- Publisher: Signet; First Printing First Edition edition (1976)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0451070038
- ISBN-13: 978-0451070036
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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I bought this book with some trepidation, because although I've read a fair few of Poul Anderson now, for me he can be very hit and miss, and things I like the sound of on paper I can end up hating.
Happy to say, Winter of the World ticks all the boxes for me. Set in the far future after our civilisation has been destroyed by a new Ice Age, a new empire from the south wants to spread into the northern heartlands of a group of 'primitive' tribes.
It is a short book, and Poul Anderson does throw a lot at you. But part of the enjoyment for me was reading between the lines, figuring out who the people he refers to relate to our world, and how history developed after our civilisation fell.
I am a fan of both Swords and Planet and post-apocalyptic stories - Winter of the World has elements of both, while also creating a fascinating society for the northern 'kiths'.
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Happy to say, Winter of the World ticks all the boxes for me. Set in the far future after our civilisation has been destroyed by a new Ice Age, a new empire from the south wants to spread into the northern heartlands of a group of 'primitive' tribes.
It is a short book, and Poul Anderson does throw a lot at you. But part of the enjoyment for me was reading between the lines, figuring out who the people he refers to relate to our world, and how history developed after our civilisation fell.
I am a fan of both Swords and Planet and post-apocalyptic stories - Winter of the World has elements of both, while also creating a fascinating society for the northern 'kiths'.
Glad I got it
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The Winter of the World portrays a far-future earth in which the Northerners have evolved just enough to have their differences show what is lacking in the future medieval-human civilization. Donya of Hervar meets a human bent on espionage, in an action-packed, wonderfully war tale and love story. The differences in the two ures bring ecstacy but ultimately sadness to the human half of the love affair. Women are depicted as strong, independent, and thoughtful, somewhat unusual in a medieval tale. Highly recommended for all but the most ardent warrior-types.
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This novel is short. It skims over many action sequences and jumps ahead several months at a time between chapters. Winter seems to have been an outline for a much longer series of novels involving the characters in this post-apocalypic primitive world. The number of names and places thrown in are sometimes confusing even for the seasoned reader.
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