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While the new Terran Commissioner will do whatever is necessary to preserve the Empire, Ivar, a fugitive sought by both the Empire and Terra's alien rivals, becomes a potent symbol to those who would resist Imperial rule. Reissue.Tags
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What begins as a series of confusing, seemingly unrelated story lines gradually becomes clearer as the story progresses.
While the descriptive prose can be boring, the story development, structure and resolution of the underlying mysteries are all well done.
The conclusion leaves me warmly disposed towards picking up further Anderson Terran Empire novels.
While the descriptive prose can be boring, the story development, structure and resolution of the underlying mysteries are all well done.
The conclusion leaves me warmly disposed towards picking up further Anderson Terran Empire novels.
This is set in the universe of the Ensign Flandry stories, though he does not appear in this one (he does get a mention). A distant, strange world has evidence of Elders, a great older race that has since disappeared. Humans that are restless with the rule of the Empire want to rebel, while the Empire wants to keep this sector intact. Not Anderson's best work, but not bad either.
Aeneas, a rebellious frontier planter, where a fanatical religious movement, promising the return of a legendary Elder Race, is gaining power after a failed war against the Terran Empire, forcing the Empire's Commissioner, Desai, to navigate the brewing conflict and the planet's volatile populace, with fugitive Ivar Frederiksen becoming a symbol for rebels, all amidst a backdrop of interstellar politics and the declining Terran rule,
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Poul Anderson, November 25, 1926 - July 31, 2001 Poul Anderson was born on November 25, 1926 in Bristol, Pennsylvania to parents Anton and Astrid. After his father's death, Poul's mother took them first to Denmark and then to Maryland and Minnesota. He earned his degree in Physics from the University of Minnesota, but chose instead to write show more stories for science fiction magazines, such as "Astounding." Anderson is considered a "hard science fiction" writer, meaning that his books have a basis in scientific fact. To attain this high level of scientific realism, Anderson spent many hours researching his topics with scientists and professors. He liked to write about individual liberty and free will, which was a well known theme in many of his books. He also liked to incorporate his love of Norse mythology into his stories, sometimes causing his modern day characters to find themselves in fantastical worlds, such as in "Three Hearts and Three Lions," published in 1961. Anderson has written over a hundred books, his last novel, "Genesis" won the John W. Campbell Award, one of the three major science fiction awards. He is a former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and won three Nebula awards and nine Hugo Awards. In 1997, Anderson was named a Grandmaster by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and was also inducted into the Science Fiction Fantasy Hall of Fame. Poul Anderson died on July 31, 2001 at the age of 74. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- 1975
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- Ivar Frederiksen
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- Aeneas
- Epigraph
- Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof. In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Th... (show all)en a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up; it stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice. . . .
--Job, iv, 12-16 - Dedication
- TO Marion Zimmer Bradley,
my lady of Darkover - First words
- On the third day he arose, and ascended again to the light.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)He had never before known how steep the upward path was.
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