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(3.27) | 2 | The Bronze Age. The era of Troy, of Gilgamesh, of the dawning of human mastery over the earth. For decades, fantasists have set tales of heroism and adventure in imagined worlds based on the real Bronze Age, from the "Hyborean Age" of the Conan stories to the Third Age of Middle-earth. Now bestselling science fiction and fantasy author Harry Turtledove, a noted expert on the ancient world, teams up with author and Egyptologist Noreen Doyle to present fourteen new tales of the real Bronze Age from some of the best writers in science fiction. InThe First Heroes: here is Gene Wolfe's mock-journal of a man from the future who travels with figures out of history and mythology; Judith Tarr's tale of a town that sends its resident goddess to try to learn the secrets of the morose God of Chariots; Harry Turtledove's story about mythological beings witnessing the devastating effect of the first humans on the Earth's natural order; and a poignant new story from the late Poul Anderson, in which a modern scholar is sent to the late Bronze Age to witness theend of an era, emerging with memories from the past as vibrant and intact as those from his accustomed life.… (more) |
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. ▾Conversations (About links) No current Talk conversations about this book. » See also 2 mentions » Add other authors Author name | Role | Type of author | Work? | Status | Turtledove, Harry | Editor | primary author | all editions | confirmed | Doyle, Noreen | Editor | main author | all editions | confirmed | Allen, Karen Jordan | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Anderson, Poul | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Clough, Brenda | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Doyle, Debra | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Doyle, Noreen Mary | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Feeley, Gregory | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Frankos, Laura | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Hammer, Larry | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Kerr, Katharine | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Sherman, Josepha | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Stirling, S. M. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Tarr, Judith | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Tilton, Lois | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Wolfe, Gene | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Fiore, Peter M. | Cover artist | secondary author | some editions | confirmed |
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▾References References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in EnglishNone ▾Book descriptions The Bronze Age. The era of Troy, of Gilgamesh, of the dawning of human mastery over the earth. For decades, fantasists have set tales of heroism and adventure in imagined worlds based on the real Bronze Age, from the "Hyborean Age" of the Conan stories to the Third Age of Middle-earth. Now bestselling science fiction and fantasy author Harry Turtledove, a noted expert on the ancient world, teams up with author and Egyptologist Noreen Doyle to present fourteen new tales of the real Bronze Age from some of the best writers in science fiction. InThe First Heroes: here is Gene Wolfe's mock-journal of a man from the future who travels with figures out of history and mythology; Judith Tarr's tale of a town that sends its resident goddess to try to learn the secrets of the morose God of Chariots; Harry Turtledove's story about mythological beings witnessing the devastating effect of the first humans on the Earth's natural order; and a poignant new story from the late Poul Anderson, in which a modern scholar is sent to the late Bronze Age to witness theend of an era, emerging with memories from the past as vibrant and intact as those from his accustomed life. ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
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