Three Hearts and Three Lions (Fantasy Masterworks)

by Poul Anderson
Three Hearts and Three Lions (Fantasy Masterworks)
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190 ratings, 3.76 average rating, 16 reviews (more data...)
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December 4th 2003 by Gollancz (first published 1961)

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Paperback, 160 pages

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0575074981    (isbn13: 9780575074989)

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A 20th-century fighter is snatched into a world of sword-wielding knights and spell-casting sorcerers. When a bullet creases Holger Carlsen's skull an…more


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Mike
Nov 13, 2009
Mike rated it: 5 of 5 stars

bookshelves: fantasy-sci-fi-horror
Read in November, 2009
This was first published as a novella in 1953, and later expanded into a full novel in 1961. It is among the "educational and inspirational reading" listed in the famous Appendix N of Gary Gygax's Dungeon Masters Guide, and the influence it had on Dungeons and Dragons will be obvious. Michael Moorcock also admitted that he cribbed his ideas about an apic struggle between Law and Chaos (rather than Good and Evil) from Anderson's work, so this book is, in a way, an ancestor of the Elr...more
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Erica
Jul 30, 2008
Erica rated it: 5 of 5 stars

Read in April, 2009
I've had this book for years and I never get tired of it. I think I've read it 5-6 times and every time I take something different away. Always in my top 10!
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TheRose
Sep 06, 2008
TheRose rated it: 2 of 5 stars

bookshelves: sci-fi-fantasy
Read in September, 2008
recommends it for: fantasy fans
Very interesting, well-written yarn.
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Tiffany
Sep 13, 2009
Tiffany rated it: 4 of 5 stars (review of isbn 0739435256)

bookshelves: adventure, fantasy, historical
Read in March, 2005
recommends it for: readers of fantasy
I bought this book because it sounded like something that I might enjoy, being a fan of much fantasy, and I wasn't mistaken. It was a quick, easy read, and it had all the good things that a finely-written fantasy has, and wasn't too long, which, as I have come to expect, is opposite of most fantasy novels nowadays. I enjoyed the read, the mystery to it, and the concept, as well as his writing itself.
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Taijilibrarian
Read in August, 2009
Holger Carlson is an engineer who finds himself thrust into a magical version of medieval Europe. This story has many similarities with other books, esp the Harold Shea stories. An important source for Gary Gygax in creating D&D, this book has a good story, but is not as action-packed, epic, or character-driven as more modern stories.
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Damian
Oct 24, 2009
Damian rated it: 5 of 5 stars

bookshelves: fantasy, owned
Owns a copy — Read in January, 2010
This is the archetypal heroic fantasy adventure. Holger Carlsen finds himself transported from a WWII battlefield to a 'faerie' realm, where he traditionally is given a task of saving the world, though instead of nazis he is now to fight the forces of chaos, whatever, right? There he must face many terrifying perils involving creatures such as dragons, trolls, werewolves, etc.; and did I mention eager beautiful women?!! Oh woe betide him... Yes, this is a 'not so very' complex yet enchanting fan...more
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Eternallygeek
Read in August, 2009
A new friend recommended this out of a gaming discussion. Very good! I am beginning to like this sort even more now.
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Kaley
Apr 27, 2009
Kaley marked it as to-read

bookshelves: averaged-4-0-, to-read
SFBC 50th Anniversery Collection
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Chip
Jan 16, 2010
Chip rated it: 4 of 5 stars

bookshelves: fantasy
A classic of the genre.
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Tina Bembry
Dec 29, 2009
Tina Bembry rated it: 3 of 5 stars

Read in January, 2010
So far, it's a fun read
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Jonathan
Sep 30, 2008
Jonathan rated it: 3 of 5 stars

bookshelves: gone
A rather identical precursor to "Magic Kingdom for Sale - Sold" by Terry Brooks, this was written some 40 years earlier and is a comfortable and easy read, lowering my IQ by a mere handful of points.
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Jim
Dec 19, 2007
Jim rated it: 4 of 5 stars (review of isbn 0671721860)

bookshelves: fantasy, sword-sorcery
Read in January, 2003
This is one of my favorite books by him. He writes both fantasy & SF, but this one is definitely fantasy. He dusts off some old myths & tosses a modern man into one. Very well done.
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Daniel
Oct 21, 2008
Daniel rated it: 4 of 5 stars

Read in October, 2008
recommended to Daniel by: theron bretz
A quick, fun read. A little dated, and I wasn't a big fan of the framing sequence, but the middle is pretty much gold.
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Allen
Jul 06, 2008
Allen rated it: 4 of 5 stars

bookshelves: fantasy
Read in January, 1966
Damn, I loved this book when I was about 12. I don't want to read it again and risk spoiling the memory.
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Thannasset
Jul 22, 2007
Thannasset rated it: 4 of 5 stars

Read in January, 1972
This one is set in the Charlemagne and his knights myth cycle.
Very good.
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Brett
Apr 14, 2008
Brett rated it: 3 of 5 stars (review of isbn 0425036804)

Science Fiction
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Janet
Mar 13, 2010
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bookshelves: fiction--owned

Doc
Mar 13, 2010
Doc rated it: 4 of 5 stars (review of isbn 0722111495)


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Alyssa
Mar 11, 2010
Alyssa marked it as to-read

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