Significant Dates
Anderson's Technic History
Like A Multiply Authored Work
Poul Anderson's publishing history stretched from 1947 to 2000. The publication of his Technic History was from January 1951 until 1985, three and a half decades.
1950s
1951: "Tiger By The Tail"; "Honorable Enemies"
1952: "Sargasso of Lost Starships"; "The Star Plunderer"
1954: "The Warriors From Nowhere"
1956: "Margin of Profit"
1958: The Man Who Counts; "The Game of Glory"
1959: "Hunters Of The Sky Cave"
So far:
5 Captain Flandry stories;
2 early Terran Empire stories;
2 works about van Rijn;
no idea as yet that Flandry, early Empire and van Rijn share a timeline.
1960s
It gets more complicated. I'll see you all back here tomorrow.
5 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
Poul Anderson's publishing history is indeed complicated! His very FIRST published story, "A Matter of Relativity," was pub. in the September 1944 issue of ASTOUNDING. And I don't think it has ever yet been recollected/republished. And I most certainly have never read that story.
And Anderson's publishing history extends BEYOND his death in 2001, when he had arranged for various works to be eventually pub. after he died. These were: "The Lady of the Winds" (THE MAG. OF SF AND F, Oct/Nov 2001); "Pele" (ANALOG, Oct. 2001); MOTHER OF KINGS (Tor: 2001); THE SOUND AND THE FURRY (SF Book Club, 2001); GOING FOR INFINITY (Tor: 2002); FOR LOVE AND GLORY (Tor: 2003); "The Peat Bog," in THE FIRST HEROES (2004, ed. by Harry Turtledove and Noreen Doyle).
All other publications or republications of Anderson's works since then has been totally by other hands. And I still hope those boxes of Anderson's papers that I have seen mention of contains publishable fragments. Maybe even one or two stories needing only a little writing and polishing up by a posthumous "co-author" to be published. Either Greg Bear or S.M. Stirling would seem to be natural candidates for that!
Sean
Most definitely! Has anyone reached out to his estate, publishers to discuss such enterprises?
Cheers,
kh
Kaor, Keith!
I did discuss this with Anderson's son in law, Greg Bear, at the latter's blog. But I know nothing about anything being done about Anderson's papers. We can only hope there are some publishable fragments his estate will release.
Sean
Indeed. Would you wish me to do some research, see who handles the estate, and get back with you? It's probably a Bay Area law firm, as P A lived across the Bay from me in Orinda, where my grandparents lived....
-kh
Kaor, Keith!
Good heavens! I am envious that you lived so near Poul Anderson when he was alive! And your grandparents might have been near neighbors of him. Because Anderson lived in Orinda before he died.
I would be very interested if you did any such research finding only publicly available information about Anderson's estate. Altho I suspect it's a law firm in Oregon, where Anderson's daughter and son-in-law lives.
I do know, from the publishing information in Anderson's later books and works republished since his death, that something called the "Trigonier Trust" handled his literary affairs.
Sean
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