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by Poul Anderson (Author) "After so much time has passed, I feel obliged to write this down ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Gollancz; New edition edition (4 Dec 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0575074981
  • ISBN-13: 978-0575074989
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 267,077 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The gathering forces of the Dark Powers threaten the world of man. The legions of Faery, aided by trolls, demons and the Wild Hunt itself, are poised to overthrow the Realms of Light. Holger Carlsen, a bemused and puzzled twentieth-century man mysteriously snatched out of time, finds himself the key figure in the conflict. Arrayed against him are the dragons, giants and elven warriors of the armies of Chaos, and the beautiful sorceress Morgan le Fay. On his side is a vague prophecy, a quarrelsome dwarf and a beautiful woman who can turn herself into a swan, not to mention Papillon, the magnificent battle-horse, and a full set of perfectly fitting armour, both of which were waiting for him when he entered the magical realm. The shield bears three hearts and three lions - the only clue to Holger Carlsen's true identity. Could Carlsen really be a legendary hero, the only man who can save the world?


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Poul Anderson was born in 1926 in Pennsylvania and educated at the University of Minnesota where he gained a degree in physics in 1948. Amongst his many fine novels are A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S TEMPEST, BRAIN WAVE, THE AVATAR, WAR OF THE WING-MEN and THE BOAT OF A MILLION YEARS.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, 14 May 2003
By Kurt A. Johnson (Marseilles, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Three Hearts and Three Lions (Mass Market Paperback)
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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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantasy that's believable, 12 Feb 1997
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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. Anderson's characters don't stumble around fairy land tripping over magic junk that they're going to happen to need in the next chapter like in some of the feebler fantasy on the market. Anderson gives his hero all the discomforts associated with running around in armor, the confusion of a modern character stuck in a parallel universe that he is having trouble making sense of and yet, manages to make a detailed, sociologically believable parallel universe without resorting to some of the cheaper tricks you too often see in sword and sorcery stuff. When something happens, it makes sense, even if it's fantastical at the same time. Anderson knows his sociology, history and his physics quite well. He's one of the brightest practitioners of the science fiction/fantasy art form and way under-appreciated. This is one of my favorites! Tom King
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Neat book for swan-may fans, 25 Aug 1999
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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 gets so boring and melodramatic after awhile. There is that kind of werewolf in here too, but doesn't take up much of the plot and the wonderful swan-may makes up for it.
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