Conan The Rebel (heroic fantasy)
The Dancer From Atlantis (historical science fiction)
The Golden Slave (historical fiction)
- and three set in the fourteenth century:
The Merman's Children (historical fantasy)
Rogue Sword (historical fiction)
The High Crusade (science fiction)
Between these two triads are:
The King Of Ys Tetralogy (with Karen Anderson) (historical fiction with fantasy elements)
five Viking volumes (fantasy)
The Last Viking Trilogy (historical fiction)
We are beginning to refocus on The Merman's Children but first we see it in the context of the vast panorama of Poul Anderson's Past. Its two literary precursors were:
Agnete og Haymanden, "Agnete and the Merman," a Danish verse narrative
"The Forsaken Merman," a poem by Matthew Arnold
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
Anderson also wrote a short story sequel to THE HIGH CRUSADE, called "Quest." I think that story tends to get overlooked.
And I unexpectedly found a connection linking ROGUE SWORD to THE HIGH CRUSADE.
Ad astra! Sean
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