I wish that Anderson had written a Superman novel. Elliot S! Maggin wrote Superman comics for fifteen years and added two prose novels. What is it like to fly at such speeds while wielding such (impossible) physical, visual and mental powers? Maggin knew and Anderson would have known. Novelists at their best are able to give us new perceptions and understandings of familiar legendary and mythical characters. Anderson did this with Odin and others and could also have done it just once with a twentieth century myth.
But there are more might have beens than beens.
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Kaor, Paul!
Anderson made contributions to Pournelle's Co-Dominium timeline ("The Deserter"), Fred Saberhagen's Berserkers series ("Deathwomb"), Niven's Known Space series (INCONSTANT STAR), and Howard's Hyborian mythos (CONAN THE REBEL). And I think that was all.
Ad astra! Sean
Sean: Fred Saberhagen's Berserkers series ("Deathwomb")
That story made a point about what the Berserkers need to make their 'mission' possible that I don't recall being mentioned in other Berserker stories.
Kaor, Jim!
I could speculate about what it was the Berserkers needed but, really, I should reread "Deathwomb."
Ad astra! Sean
They need large industrial centers to make new berserkers & repair damage to existing berserkers.
Jim,
Did you find Tom Fool on-line?
Paul.
Kaor, Jim and Paul!
Jim: That must have been it, the Berserkers need for manufacturing plant.
Paul: I remembered something, Anderson wrote another story set in the Man/Kzin wars era of Niven's Known Space: "Pele."
Ad astra! Sean
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