-Poul Anderson, The Broken Sword (London, 1977), I, p. 15.
"There was a man called Eyvind the Red..."
-Poul Anderson, Hrolf Kraki's Saga (New York, 1973), I, p. 3.
"A man called Geirolf dwelt on the Great Fjord in Raumsdal."
-Poul Anderson, "The Tale of Hauk" IN Anderson, The Armies Of Elfland (New York, 1992), pp. 77-104 AT p. 77.
"There was a man called Kalava..."
-Poul Anderson, Genesis (New York, 2001), PART TWO, II, p. 109.
But what is a man called Kalava doing in a remote post-human future? Read on and all will be revealed. I am sure that Poul Anderson could have written an entire novel about post-organic intellingences but he has a good reason for reverting to a human narrative.
2 comments:
That's the standard saga opening line, of course.
Kaor, Mr. Stirling and Paul!
Mr. Stirling: and you basically quoted the first paragraph of THE BROKEN SWORD in one of your Emberverse books. And we see mention, in one of the later books, of Sir Bela of Westmarch!
Paul: I don't think Poul Anderson would have wanted GENESIS to be dominated only by a plot concerning the AIs. No, he wanted to bring back the story to matters and goals that would be of interest and concern to real people.
Ad astra! Sean
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