Explorations

by Poul Anderson

Book by Anderson, Poul

Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Fiction

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

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 America, taking office in 1972. He was a member of the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America, a loose-knit group of Heroic Fantasy authors founded in the 1960s, some of whose works were anthologized in Lin Carter's Flashing Swords! anthologies. He was a founding member of the Society for Creative Anachronism. Robert A. Heinlein dedicated his 1985 novel The Cat Who Walks Through Walls to Anderson and eight of the other members of the Citizens' Advisory Council on National Space Policy.[2][3]

Poul Anderson died of cancer on July 31, 2001, after a month in the hospital. Several of his novels were published posthumously.


Series:
* Time Patrol
* Psychotechnic League
* Trygve Yamamura
* Harvest of Stars
* King of Ys
* Last Viking
* Hoka
* Future history of the Polesotechnic League
* Flandry

Reviews

[Mike Bright · Rating 4 out of 5]

Every once in a while I just like to return to my science fiction roots. Poul Anderson is creative and a good story teller, although not one of my top favorites in the genre (Asimov, Niven, Bradbury, etc.). This is a series of short stories (average 50 pages each) with a wide range of settings, events, and peril. There is lots of space travel, robots, and interesting aliens. It is a fun read.

[Lissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Poul Anderson’s Explorations is a thrilling collection of short stories that dives deep into the wonders of outer space exploration. Each story introduces fascinating new environments and diverse alien species, making for an exciting and thought-provoking read. Anderson masterfully blends scientific curiosity with imaginative storytelling, capturing both the awe and challenges of venturing into the unknown. I found the collection profound, engaging, and full of possibilities that spark excitement for the future of space exploration. Highly recommended for sci-fi fans who love adventures!

[Charles · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a collection of short stories by Poul Anderson. Normally I'm a very big fan of Anderson's, but this collection wasn't one of his best. There were a couple of very good stories, particularly something called "Epilogue" and "The Saturn Game," but the rest of the stories seemed rather needlessly convoluted to me. I wasn't always clear on what was going on.

As always, the writing is very good. Anderson was a fine stylist and always wrote tantalizing prose, although I generally like his fantasies better than his SF.

[Eggp · Rating 3 out of 5]

Explore and exploit
xenophobic by default
somehow, we survive.

[Tell Tale Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

-Gregory Kerkman

[Rich DeMartin]

Great science fiction short stories.