It did not take long to read to the end where the last word is "...beginning."
In Lunar gravity, men can float down from a balcony and can also take flying leaps during sword fights like John Carter on Mars. Like ERB's Carter series, "The Temple..." is "sword and science" as against "sword and sorcery." All that happens is several fights until the viewpoint character is on the winning side at least for the time being. A sequel would be "The Return to Earth."
I will try to find out whether there are any more old Poul Anderson stories on line. However, we are grateful that Anderson went on to write about something other than sword fights.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
The gravity of Barsoom is 38% that of Earth, which I think is still high enough to prevent the "flying leaps" which may be possible on the Moon.
Anderson enjoyed reading and writing action/adventure stories--which I also like to read. What makes these stories by Anderson permanently interesting is how much more he put into them.
Even ERB's John Carter stories has more to be found in them than what be thought from them being scienti-fantasy adventure stories. Which is why they are still worth reading.
Merry Christmas! Sean
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