The Winter of the World

by Poul Anderson

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This is pretty much a standard post-apocalypse story, except that Anderson presents the idea that idealized native americas have developed. They have very close ties to the land, almost no sense of ownership, and are extremely protective of the animals that live there. When threatened by a 'civilized' Empire with overwhelming force, they have to react, but that would require cooperation and strategy, two things they do not do well. A very interesting take on this theme. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Poul Anderson	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Hay, Colin	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Kresek, Larry	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Szafran, Gene	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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1976-05

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0812523113, Mass Market Paperback)

Thousands of years from now, after a new Ice Age has reduced our world to frozen ruins, new civilizations and cultures arise from the Ice. But as the people of tomorrow slowly uncover the lost technology of the past, they also rediscover war, conquest, diplomacy...and betrayal.

While the might Rahidain-Barammian Empire expands across the globe, Josserek Derrain, uncover agent for the freedom-loving Seafolk, must find a way to save his people from the Empire's grasp. His best hope is an alliance with the Rogaviki, a wild and nomadic race whose women are rumored to cast an unbreakable spell on any man who dares seek them out.

Between barbarians and aristocrats, spied and soldiers, the battle lines are drawn in the ultimate conflict to determine who will rule over...The Winter of the World.

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