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Pretty good. I will say the massive infodump that occurred in chapter six, sharing the well-thought out detail of how this planet and the biology of same works, brought everything to a screeching halt. Just the sort of thing that today would be consigned to an appendix.
In some ways the climax of the Flandry series. Flandry is now a senior (but semiretired) adviser to the Emperor Gerhard, roughly equivalent to Domitian in Roman history. Miriam Abrams (called Banner by the natives she works with)discovers something sinister is up on the planet Ramnu, where she studies the native culture by a mental ink with a senior matriarch. Being the daughter of Flandry's old mentor she turns to him for help. Meanwhile, the villain, Edwin Cairncross, ambitious regional ruler who is actually plotting revolt but meanwhile is on good terms with the emperor, is moving to undercut Flandry. Spolier" Flandry and Miriam (who become lovers) return to the Ramnu system and finally block Cairncross's plot but at the cost of the show more devastating loss of Miriam's native link. Flandry and MIriam marry. This version includes a helpful timeline of Anderson's future history, including non-Flandry stories. show less
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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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- Canonical title
- A Stone in Heaven
- Original title
- A Stone in Heaven
- Original publication date
- 1979
- People/Characters
- Dominic Flandry
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