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- Publisher: Doubleday; No Earlier Edition Stated edition (1961)
- ASIN: B002GDFJZ0
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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While running from the Nazis in occupied Norway, Holger Carlson is struck unconscious, and awakens in an alternate Earth. In this Earth, it is still the medieval period, and the forces of Law and Chaos are locked in a life and death struggle. Lawful humans seem to believe that Holger is a great knight-errant, who will carry the battle to the Chaotic elves.
This wonderful fantasy book was written one year before Tolkien's Lord of the Rings (and 16 years after The Hobbit), and was a major influence on the original Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game. It is a great adventure, and quite a view into the early history of modern fantasy literature. This is a great book, and I recommend it wholeheartedly.
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"Three Hearts and Three Lions" by Poul Anderson is a wonderful tale of a 20th century man who must fight chaos and evil in land full of magic and oddities in order to keep his dream alive. I personaly found my self lost in this book of high adventure as unimaginable events unfolded before my eyes. A great book for the first time "fantasy" reader, and for the experienced as well.
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Not too many people nowadays know that there was fantasy before and beyond Tolkien's work - and Poul Anderson's fantasy novels are masterpieces of this genre. "Three hearts and three lions" (1953, two years before LOTR was published) is a bit like Twain's Connecticut Yankee (also quoted in the book) as a modern Dane finds himself in a parallel world where the forces of Chaos (magic beings like elves and trolls) and Law (men aided by other magical creatures) are fighting for supremacy. Full of quotations from ancient lore and sagas, and expect a nice twist in the end. A thoroughly enjoyable read.
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A classic of fantasy that is showing its age
This is my second reading of this book, which I guess must be quite an early Poul Anderson. Holger Carlsen is the hero of the tale and his exploits are standard hero fare. Read more
Published on 29 April 2010 by Mr. Kevin P. Futers
Wonderful Story - Must Read
A fantasy story with a very healthy mix of reality.
I particularly enjoyed the part where the main character dealt with a dragon using a helmet full of water and caused... Read more
I particularly enjoyed the part where the main character dealt with a dragon using a helmet full of water and caused... Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2010 by Horrocks
Fantasy's Grandpa
You could be forgiven for thinking this tale highly unoriginal, that is till you realise it was written back in the early fifties and it is this story that has been plundered by... Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2009 by Mr. A. I. Harrison
Pure Escapist Fantasy, very enjoyable
This book is a lot like The Compleat Enchanter, also in the masterworks range, its very fast paced, got some great characterisation and I thought it was a real page turner. Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2009 by Lark
Surprised and let down
I expected more from a book micheal moorcock cited as an early influence, and I'm just as baffled by the positive reviews here. Read more
Published on 30 Dec 2005
Neat book for swan-may fans
A main character is a swan-may, or Scandinavian were-swan. It's so nice to see some good, decent shapeshifters in fantasy instead of all that werewolf/curse/bloodlust crap that... Read more
Published on 25 Aug 1999
One of the best!
I read this book in my early teens (which by the way is the Golden Age of Science Fiction). I've re-read it several times! It's a darn good book. Read more
Published on 20 Feb 1999
Almost true
This book was so extraordinary that I had to keep reminding myself that it was not a true story. Players of Dungeons&Dragons will be amazed how many ideas for that classic... Read more
Published on 27 Mar 1998
Fantasy that's believable
The thing I've always liked about Anderson's forays into fantasy, is that he manages to maintain that hard edge of reality throughout the work. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 1997
Fantasy Adventure
This book is amazingly similar in some ways to "Glory Road" by RAH, although it predates it. Read more
Published on 3 Aug 1996
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