Swordsmen from the Stars by Poul Anderson
Poul Anderson is one of the most celebrated authors of science fiction and fantasy. He combines elements of both genres in the three novellas presented here, which have never been collected in one book before. Heroic science fantasy at its best!
WITCH OF THE DEMON SEAS—Guide a black galleon to the lost, fear-haunted citadel of the Xanthi wizards—into the very jaws of Doom? Corun, condemned pirate of Conahur, laughed. Aye, he’d do it, and gladly. It would mean a reprieve from the headman’s axe—a few more precious moments of life and love… though his lover be a witch!
THE VIRGIN OF VALKARION—Tonight, so spake the Temple Prophecy, a sword-scarred Outlander would come riding, a Queen would play the tavern bawd, and the Thirty-Ninth Dynasty should fall with the Mating of the Moons!
SWORDSMAN OF LOST TERRA—Proud Kery of Broina felt like a ghost himself; shade of a madman flitting hopelessly to the citadel of Earth’s disinherited to recapture the fierce, resonant Pipes of Killorn—weapon of the gods—before they blared out the dirge of the world!
Release date: April 2020
Trade Paperback: 9” x 6”, 174 pages, $14.99
Digital: $4.99
Reviews:
“This book collects three novellas by Poul Anderson that originally appeared in the magazine Planet Stories, all in 1951. I could never understand why these stories were never collected into one book. Anderson was a writer who could give me a thrill and there aren’t many who do that. This book is 55,800 words of pulse pounding pulp sword and super science.” (Morgan Holmes, Castalia House)
“The three novellas that comprise Swordsmen from the Stars are all hugely enjoyable tales of adventure and romance, with a bit of subtlety and some economical but interesting world-building. This collection, from DMR Books, is very highly recommended.” (Vintage Pop Fictions)
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