I asked here: in which three stories by Poul Anderson do aliens among us manipulate Terrestrial history for good or ill? The stories that I had in mind were:
"No Truce With Kings"
"Details"
"Interloper"
Sean M Brooks suggested:
The War Of Two Worlds
"No Truce With Kings"
The Avatar
"Peek! I See You!"
I agree with the inclusion of The War Of Two Worlds.
However:
in The Avatar, do the aliens merely observe?;
in "Peek! I See You!," do the aliens merely trade with one isolated community without intervening elsewhere?
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
Darn! You're right, "Details" and "Interloper" are better choices of stories by Poul Anderson showing us aliens secretly intervening in Terrestrial civilization. Better than my suggestions "Peek! I See You!" and THE AVATAR. I'm exasperated at how I forgot about "Details" and "Interloper."
All the same, however minimally, even reluctantly, aliens do intervene in the isolated human community they contacted in "Peek."
Sean
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