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Poul Anderson

Born

in Bristol, Pennsylvania, The United States

November 25, 1926

Died

July 31, 2001

Genre

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction

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Pseudonym A. A. Craig, Michael Karageorge, Winston P. Sanders, P. A. Kingsley.

Poul William Anderson was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century. Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards.

Anderson received a degree in physics from the University of Minnesota in 1948. He married Karen Kruse in 1953. They had one daughter, Astrid, who is married to science fiction author Greg Bear. Anderson was the sixth President of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Amer ...more

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Average rating: 3.79 · 114,129 ratings · 8,244 reviews · 1,437 distinct works • Similar authors

	Tau Zero 3.83 avg rating — 13,845 ratings — published 1970 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Broken Sword 3.86 avg rating — 6,524 ratings — published 1954 — 71 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Hearts and Three Lions 3.85 avg rating — 4,829 ratings — published 1953 — 70 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Boat of a Million Years 3.82 avg rating — 4,649 ratings — published 1989 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The High Crusade 3.89 avg rating — 4,096 ratings — published 1960 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brain Wave 3.73 avg rating — 3,178 ratings — published 1954 — 78 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trader to the Stars 3.92 avg rating — 2,545 ratings — published 1964 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ensign Flandry (Flandry, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 2,362 ratings — published 1966 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time Patrol (Time Patrol #1-4 + 6 omnibus) 3.74 avg rating — 1,860 ratings — published 1955 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Guardians of Time 3.76 avg rating — 1,710 ratings — published 1960 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Operation Otherworld (3 books)
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“A fanatic is a man who, when he's lost sight of his purpose, redoubles his effort.”
― Poul Anderson, Harvest of Stars

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“I’ve yet to see any problem, however complicated, which when you looked at it the right way didn’t become still more complicated.”
― Poul Anderson, Call Me Joe

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“Two lives met across death and centuries. To ask what it meant is meaningless. There is no destiny. But sometimes there is bravery”
― Poul Anderson, The Stars are Also Fire

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The Boat of a Million Years by Poul Anderson

4 votes, 40.0%

Factoring Humanity by Robert J. Sawyer

3 votes, 30.0%

Holy Fire by Bruce Sterling

2 votes, 20.0%

Glory Road by Robert A. Heinlein

1 vote, 10.0%

The Moon and the Sun by Vonda N. McIntyre

0 votes, 0.0%

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