Poul Anderson Libros

Classic tales of science fiction adventure from the bestselling author of The Boat of a Million Years. From Earthman, Beware! to Flight to Forever , here are vigorous, fast-paced, spectacular tales from the Golden Age of Science stories full of startling ideas and swashbuckling adventure--as only Poul Anderson could tell them.Tell Me a StoryFlight to ForeverTerminal QuestThe Star BeastEarthman, Beware!Son of the SwordBallade of an Artificial Satellite (Poem)

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Alexander Jones, a representative of the Interbeing League for the teddy-bear-like Hoka species, finds his assignment challenging when the human-emulating Hokas are unable to discern Earth fact from fiction.

THE SECRET OF THE SIGMAN Skip Wayburn, artist drifter, sigaroon, gulped down his food with nothing on his mind but a long evening of lovemaking. Far above him, the first emissary from interstellar space continued to orbit the globe. For three years it had been there, and still there were nothing but questions. What had lured the voyager from Sigma Dacron's to Earth? How did the creature plan to use its incredible power? And most important, why was it waiting...and for what? Then, in a blinding flash of insight, Skip Wayburn suddenly knew the answers... knew with dead certainty why the Sigman had come, who "he' was, and precisely what the Earthmen must do. But who would listen to the far-out ideas of a mere sigaroon? Skip didn't know. But someone had to listen—and fast.

Second in the series of classic SF novellas edited by Ben BovaGypsy by Poul Anderson...And Then There Were None by Eric Frank RussellProfession by Isaac Asimov

The legendary Nicholas van Rijn had, of course, been right all along. Just as he had foreseen, the Polesotechnic League - that great empire of merchant princes - had flowered and then crumbled into the vastness of space. The same fate would befall the Terran Empire that succeeded it. Even heroes like Dominic Flandry lived under the shadow of their eventual extinction - the ever-hungry darkness that would take him and his world in the end. But for those who came after, those wretched heirs of Terran civilisation, the darkness was no impending tragedy. This time they were facing the reality of THE LONG NIGHT

In book three of the King of Ys series, Gratillonius’s reign faces a deadly new threat from across the seaFor sixteen years Gratillonius has been the king of Ys, a position he has used to bring the once-teetering city-state back to stability as the Roman Empire continues to collapse around it. Rome would prefer a more malleable leader in Gratillonius’s place and makes no secret of it. As pressure from Roman leadership increases, Gratillonius must also contend with Niall maqq Echach, the leader of Northern Ireland who holds the Ysan king responsible for the death of his son. Compounding these complications is the ever-present threat of retribution by the Ysan gods, should the kingdom’s leadership make a misstep. But perhaps the greatest danger of all is unfolding from within Gratillonius’s own household, where, following the death of one of his nine wives, the gods have named an unsettling Dahut, Gratillonius’s own daughter. As treachery mounts from within and without, Gratillonius must hold to his principles in defiance of the gods while still protecting Ys from the destruction closing in on all sides. Dahut is the third book in Poul and Karen Anderson’s King of Ys series, which concludes with The Dog and the Wolf .

7 harrowing stories of men caught up in tomorrow's age of ultraviolence Kings Who Die evokes the special terrors that confront spacemen captured in interpla-netary war. Wildcat chronicles a desperate attempt to send a team of men through a time machine back into the age of brontosaurs—there to prospect for oil and pump it back into the present. Cold Victory depicts the holocaust of an interplanetary civil war fought to prevent Earth's secession from the Solar Union. Inside Straight spins the tale of a peaceful planet that employs the superstrategies of gambling tipsters to foil its archenemies. Details unfolds a suspenseful drama of international events influenced by unseen visitors. License probes the fate of man living in a world where violence is legalized by state licenses. Strange Bedfellows describes the mind-boggling intricacies of corporate political battles in tomorrow's world.

DEATH TO THE EMPIRE! The Terran Empire was faced with disaster. A turmoil of unrest on the planet Diomedes was the first spark that threatened to ignite a chain reaction of insurrection. All the attention of the ruling powers was centred on Diomedes - but Sir Dominic Flandry, bon vivant and interstellar troubleshooter, was one jump ahead. Through a highly unorthodox gambit, Flandry had learned that the Diomedean troubles were a red herring masking the real location of a deadly plan for a galactic civil war that would crush the Empire out of existence. Time was running out. Only Flandry had the knowledge that could prevent devastation. And when the real trouble began, Flandry was half a universe away. (Source: back cover)

The sword Tyrfing has been broken to prevent it striking at the roots of Yggdrasil, the great tree that binds earth, heaven and hell together...but now the mighty sword is needed again to save the elves, who are heavily involved in their war against the trolls and only Scafloc, a human child kidnapped and raised by the elves, can hope to persuade the mighty ice-giant, Bolverk, to make the sword Thor broke whole again.But things are never easy and along the way Scafloc must also confront his shadow self, Valgard the changeling, who took his place in the world of men.A superb dark fantasy of the highest and most Norse order, THE BROKEN SWORD is a fantasy masterpiece.

The gathering forces of the Dark Powers threaten the world of man. The legions of Faery, aided by trolls, demons and the Wild Hunt itself, are poised to overthrow the Realms of Light. Holger Carlsen, a bemused and puzzled twentieth-century man mysteriously snatched out of time, finds himself the key figure in the conflict. Arrayed against him are the dragons, giants and elven warriors of the armies of Chaos, and the beautiful sorceress Morgan le Fay. On his side is a vague prophecy, a quarrelsome dwarf and a beautiful woman who can turn herself into a swan, not to mention Papillon, the magnificent battle-horse, and a full set of perfectly fitting armour, both of which were waiting for him when he entered the magical realm. The shield bears three hearts and three lions - the only clue to Holger Carlsen's true identity. Could Carlsen really be a legendary hero, the only man who can save the world?

In the year of grace 1345, as Sir Roger Baron de Tourneville is gathering an army to join King Edward III in the war against France, a most astonishing event occurs: a huge silver ship descends through the sky and lands in a pasture beside the little village of Ansby in northeastern Lincolnshire. The Wersgorix, whose scouting ship it is, are quite expert at taking over planets, and having determined from orbit that this one was suitable, they initiate standard world-conquering procedure. Ah, but this time it's no mere primitives the Wersgorix seek to enslave; they've launched their invasion against free Englishmen! In the end, only one alien is left alive; and Sir Roger's grand vision is born. He intends for the creature to fly the ship first to France to aid his King, then on to the Holy Land to vanquish the infidel. Unfortunately, he has not allowed for the treachery of the alien pilot, who instead takes the craft to his home planet, where, he thinks, these upstart barbarians will have no choice but to surrender. But that knavish alien little understands the indomitable will and clever resourcefulness of Englishmen, no matter how great the odds against them. . .

Along with Moorcock's "New Worlds," "Dangerous Visions" defined the New Wave movement in science fiction

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A collection of three Flandry tales: The Game Of Glory: Captain Flandry follows a dying man's clue to the watery provincial world of Nyanza, where a rebellion against the Empire may be brewing. A Message In Secret: Flandry ventures to the remote colonial world of Altai, whose human inhabitants haven't been in contact with the Terran Empire for centuries, and discovers that they are cutting a Faustian deal with the Merseians. The Plague Of Masters: Flandry, of his own volition, decides to investigate the remote and isolated world of Unan Besar, to see exactly why it is they have had no contact with the Empire in over 300 years.

Contents 7 • Ivory, and Apes, and Peacocks • [Time Patrol • 6] • novella by Poul Anderson 117 • The Sorrow of Odin the Goth • [Time Patrol • 7] • novella by Poul Anderson

Set in a far-future agency responsible for maintaining the continuity of human history, this novel introduces new adventures within the Time Patrol series. It features a blend of fresh narratives alongside all previous tales, showcasing the author's acclaimed storytelling. With a rich backdrop of time travel and historical integrity, readers can expect a captivating exploration of the implications and challenges faced by those who guard the timeline.

A dozen years had passed since Mark Fraser and his family had fled to Ganymede, hoping to find the peace and freedom which had eluded them on Earth. Now violence and terror had pursued them to their new-found home: Captain Swayne and his battleship Vega had made landfall on Ganymede and were using its resources to build missiles with which to hold Planet Earth to ransom. For the second time, Mark Fraser was a marked man, running for his life. His only chance of escape was to a third planet: Jupiter. But as Fraser knew only too well, Jupiter itself was the scene of conflict and carnage. And so far no human being had ever breathed its atmosphere and lived to tell the tale!

Contents: 1 • The Stranger That Is Within Thy Gates • (1990) • short story by Poul Anderson 9 • Women and Horses and Power and War • (1990) • novella by Poul Anderson 125 • Before the Gods That Made the Gods • (1990) • short story by Poul Anderson 137 • Beringia • (1990) • novella by Poul Anderson 257 • Riddle Me This • (1990) • short story by Poul Anderson 267 • Amazement of the World • (1990) • novella by Poul Anderson

Another war, the most terrible nuclear disaster in the history of man has scorched and crippled all life on the surface of earth. In a few isolated zones human survival has occurred. Among these groups the birth rate is said to be phenomenal. There are reports of strange mutations of the human species appearing as frequently as fifty or sixty in a hundred births. Only a few of these strange mutations have been strong enough to survive, but some are reported to be reproducing their kind. A physical and mental examination of these freaks is being undertaken at the present time

A star explodes. And a billion years later, a galaxy explodes in war. When the heavy metal ruin of Mirkheim is discovered at the edge of Known Space, the gigantic planet becomes the center of a war that is fought in all the far reaches of Earth's dazzling and corrupt empire. This epic adventure of the end of a thousand-year civilization sweeps from hyperspace skirmishes in the radio glare of dark suns, to the bloody deals in the corridors of Earth itself, where the stars are traded like coins.

Contents: The Saturn Game (1981) The Bitter Bread (1975) The Ways of Love (1979) The Voortrekkers (1974) Epilogue (1962) Starfog (1967)

Jack Havig, a man born with the ability to move at will through the past and the future of mankind, must save the world from a doomed future of tyranny before his time runs out.

Fifty men and women set out in the twenty-third century from Earth aboard an interstellar craft to travel to a planet some thirty light-years away. The ship will approach the speed of light and so (as Einstein predicted) subjective time on board will slow and so the journey of several decades will be of much shorter duration for the crew. But the ship's deceleration system is irreparably damaged when it hits a cloud of interstellar dust and acceleration continues toward light speed, tau zero. Soon the ship is speeding through galaxies and eons are passing on board the ship in the blink of an eye . . .

Larry Niven called "Harvest of Stars" "a masterpiece."Now Poul Anderson returns to the same brilliantly conceived future to tell a story of revolution and liberation on the Moon.

Poul Anderson, recently the winner of the Nebula's Grandmaster Award for lifetime achievement, returns to the world of his acclaimed novel Operation Chaos with the tale of one family's mission to the moon. Ginny Greylock and Steven Matuchek are partners an Earth quite unlike our own. For starters, Ginny is a licensed witch and Steve is an engineer and werewolf. Steve moonlights by working on a spacecraft in the Arizona desert, a project which soon discovers that there is life on the moon. Neither Steve nor the US government has any inkling as to the nature of the moonsprites, and everyone is anxious to make contact. But when the time comes to test the spacecraft, a host of bugs, snafus, and angry spirits conspire to prevent the launch. It's a recipe for perfect lunacy as Ginny and her clan struggle to figure out who, or what, is sabotaging the greatest magical and scientific achievement of the century.

Seven people--including a porno star, a mercenary soldier, and a woman who cannot afford the treatment to save her child--come to Havener's Island to play a deadly game with a million tax-free dollars as the prize. But they are unaware their host is following the instructions of an inhuman creature--and even Havener doesn't know the real purpose of his demonic master's game.

When SETI astronomers stumble upon evidence of a highly advanced starfaring civilization, an expedition made up of a motley assortment of scientists is put together to investigate, but their journey could have unexpected ramifications.

DEATH MOON! Crack Lieutenant Dominic Flandry was not a man easily swayed from his duty to the Empire... not, that is, until galactic vice king Leon Ammon offered him a million credit bribe, a voluptuous woman called Djana, and a commission to explore a dark and treasureladen moon. But within the desolate peaks and valleys of that strange world of ice and shadow, Flandry found more he had bargained for. Supposedly barren, the planet swarmed with a hideous race of strange, inhuman creatures... infernally controlled by a deranged and brilliant computer brain. Each creature, like a piece in a bizarre and lethal chess game, was programmed to kill. And although Flandry did not know it – so was the woman he loved...

Introduces Diana Flandry, the illegitimate daughter of Dominic Flandry, and her indomitable accomplice, Targovy the Tigery

Leaving behind the conflicts between Earth's inhabitants and the Asteroid Republic, the crew aboard the spaceship Astra embark on mankind's first venture beyond the solar system

A tale of an alternative universe with Shakespeare as a historian.

Poul Anderson has long been known for his love affair with the legends and myths of the great Norse heroes. Coordinating, translating, re-telling the scattered heroic literature could only be the work of a scholar and a lover of the genre. That Mr. Anderson also happens to be a talented writer is our great good luck. Ballantine Books Adult Fantasy Series is proud to present HROLF KRAKI'S SAGA, a keening, blood-rimed tale of men who walked like gods.

Tomorrow - and the day after. When men are scattered like dust between the galaxies...In these six full-length novellas, never before published in book form, Hugo Award-winner Poul Anderson creates all the chilling terror and distant hope of man's last frontier - the vast wilderness between the stars!Memory: They peeled his mind from his body and sent him to enslave the planet of his own people...Day Of Burning: An interplanetary Mafia is chosen to save a strange civilization from a Supernova...Brake: Only one thing could stop the ship at such a speed. But with the Solar System in upheaval, who would try?The Sensitive Man: A world balances on the brink of a new dawn - or a new Dark Age. And one man can push it either way.The Moonrakers: They were space pirates with dreams of Empire - nomads from the far edge of the system who must be stopped.Starfog: The ship was trapped in a corner of space so crowded with stars that nothing could penetrate the deadly, glowing fog.

Emerging Infections 5 is the fifth of an annual series of books based on ICAAC Symposia on Emerging Infections. It provides a complete and updated discussion of new and emerging infectious diseases, covering both basic science and clinical topics. The editors are in the forefront of the scientific and clinical communities dealing with emerging pathogens. This book and the series will be valuable to a wide range of people working in microbiology, infectious diseases, epidemiology, public health, and clinical medicine.

Set against a backdrop that hints at legal and historical themes, this mystery novel revolves around a murder investigation, as suggested by its title. Departing from Poul Anderson's usual science fiction narratives, it immerses readers in the intricacies of the mystery genre. The term "Black Letter" may evoke a sense of Gothic intrigue, adding depth to the storyline. While specific plot details and character developments remain undisclosed, the novel promises a unique exploration of crime and investigation within a distinctive context.

The book is a classical work that holds significant historical importance. Alpha Editions has undertaken the task of preserving it for future generations by republishing it in a modern format. The entire text has been reformatted, retyped, and designed to ensure clarity and readability, distinguishing it from typical scanned copies of older works.

Featuring a collection of classic science fiction and fantasy stories, this replica of the February 1953 FANTASY MAGAZINE includes works by renowned authors such as Robert E. Howard and Poul Anderson. Readers can explore diverse narratives, from Howard's "THE BLACK STRANGER" to Sheckley's "THE DEMONS," showcasing the genre's rich history. The magazine is in the public domain, making it accessible for fans of vintage literature and those interested in the evolution of speculative fiction.

Exploring the nature of life beyond Earth, the author delves into scientific insights and bold conclusions about extraterrestrial existence. Poul Anderson, a celebrated figure in science fiction, combines fast-paced storytelling with rigorous scientific knowledge. The book covers diverse topics such as intelligence, evolution, interstellar communication, and the potential for colonization of new worlds. Originally published in 1963, this authentic reproduction retains the essence of Anderson's exploration into the cosmos and the future of humanity.

The collection features the initial four stories of Dominic Flandry, who is introduced as a Captain and later revisited as an Ensign in subsequent tales. This volume presents the early adventures of Flandry, showcasing his character development and the sci-fi universe in which he operates. Readers can explore the origins of this iconic character through these captivating narratives.

Nine incredible stories of Science Fiction Adventure.

FLANDRY IS BACKThis is the culmination of the greatest adventure series in the history of science fiction.With A Stone In Heaven Poul Anderson has brought the career of Dominic Flandry full cycle. From the beginning Flandry has piece by piece mortgaged his soul that the Long Night of galactic barbarism might be held off just a little longer. Now, face to face with his personal Long Night, Flandry is offered one last chance for love and honor in a universe he has come to believe holds neither...Massively illustrated.

Nicholas Van Rijn An der Erschließung ferner Planeten sind vor allem die Raumschiff-Handelsflotten beteiligt, die nach dem Vorbild der Kauffahrteischiffe des 16. Jahrhunderts für einen regelmäßigen Handelsverkehr zwischen den Welten sorgen. Der Handelsherr Nicholas van Rijn strandet mit seinem Schiff auf dem fernen Planeten Diomedes, zehntausend Kilometer von der einzigen Handelsstation entfernt. Die Besatzung des havarierten Schiffes sieht dem sicheren Tod entgegen, wenn es nicht gelingt, mit den Menschen feindlich gesinnten Eingeborenen Verbindung aufzunehmen und sie zu bewegen, die Schiffbrüchigen zu der menschlichen Niederlassung zu führen, bevor der lebenswichtige Proviant verbraucht ist. Denn die Nahrungsmittel des Planeten sind für die Menschen von der Erde tödlich.

Während des 2. Weltkrieges verliert der dänische Widerstandskämpfer Holger Carlsen bei einem Gefecht das Bewusstsein. Er erwacht in einer Welt der Märchen und Legenden, die an das Frankreich des frühen Mittelalters erinnert. Und er muss feststellen, dass er selbst zu einer legendären Gestalt geworden ist Car1sen ist Dreiherz, der Ritter von den drei Herzen und den drei Löwen. An ihm liegt es, den Krieg zwischen den Menschen und dem Feenreich zu entscheiden ...

Den Tiger am Schwanz packen (Tiger by the Tail)Viel Feind, viel Ehr! (Honorable Enemy)Jäger der Himmelshöhle (Hunters of the Cave)Unverhofft kommt oft (The Warriors from Nowhere)Schattenwelt (A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows)Am Ende des Weges (A Stone in Heaven)Das Terranische Imperium des vierten Jahrtausends hat mit seiner hemmungslosen Machtpolitik das halbe Universum gegen sich aufgebracht. Doch ob Aliens, Barbaren oder Doppelagenten - ein Mann stellt sich im Namen der Erde allen Feinden entgegen: Dominic Flandry, seines Zeichens Meisterspion des Imperiums.Er durchkreuzt die Invasionspläne einer fremden Rasse genauso, wie er wolfsartige Wesen aus dem Sonnensystem vertreibt und einen interstellaren Bürgerkrieg verhindert. Doch am Ende muß selbst Dominic Flandry erkennen, daß nur ein galaktisches Wunder den Untergang des Imperiums noch aufhalten kann.Der zweite und letzte Band der spannungsgeladenen Saga von Dominic Flandry, dem größten Helden der Sterne.inkl. Nachwort und Zeittafel

A collection of fantasy short stories and essays on fantasy by Poul Anderson. \"In dieser Sammlung von Kurzgeschichten präsentiert Poul Anderson eindrucksvolle Kostproben seines breitgefächerten schriftstellerischen Könnens. Fantasy und Science Fiction gehen hier eine glückliche Verbindung mit Ironie und historischem Wissen ein.\"

HET LAATSTE KASTEEL (The Last Castle, Galaxy Magazine, april 1966, vert.: Mark Carpentier Alting, illustraties: Marvano)GROENE MAGIE (Green Magic, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, juni 1963, vert.: Warner Flamen, illustraties: Lela Dowling)HET SMALLE LAND (The Narrow Land, Fantastic, juli 1967, vert: Jaime Martijn, illustraties: Tom Nesbitt)DE MENSEN KEREN TERUG (The Men Return, Infinity, juli 1957, vert: Warner Flamen, illustraties: Lela Dowling)DE DUIVEL OP DE VERLOSSINGSROTS (The Devil on Salvation's Bluff, Star Science Fiction 3, 1955, vert: Warner Flamen, illustraties: Marvano)SULWENS PLANEET (Sulwen's Planet, The Farthest Reaches, 1968, vert: Warner Flamen, illustraties: Frank ter Horst)HET GEHEIM (The Secret, Impulse, maart 1966, vert: Mark Carpentier Alting, illustraties: Lela Dowling)WANNEER DE VIJF MANEN OPKOMEN (When the Five Moons Rise, Cosmos Science Fiction, maart 1954, vert: Jaime Martijn, illustraties: Chris Vandendriessche)DE MAANVLINDER (The Moon Moth, Galaxy Magazine, augustus 1961, vert: Warner Flamen, illustraties: C. Lee Healy)

Sie tauften es Kreuz des Südens und schickten es hinaus auf den Weg, dessen Ende keiner von ihnen je sehen würde. Monate später hatte es halbe Lichtgeschwindigkeit erreicht. Stille senkte sich über das Schiff und hüllte es ein während der vierundeinhalb Jahrhunderte, die es nun antriebslos fiel. Sie bemannten es abwechselnd, bauten weitere Schiffe, schickten auch diese hinaus und konnten noch erleben, wie einige der kürzeren Reisen ihr Ende fanden. Dann starben sie. Andere Männer kamen nach ihnen. Kriege flammten auf und verloschen. Die Menschen hausten in zerstörten Städten und nährten ihre Feuer mit Büchern. Eroberer kamen und nach diesen neue Eroberer. Schließlich schritt eine neue Rasse über den Boden der Erde. Doch immer noch fielen die Schiffe durch die Nacht.

Enthält folgende Stories: Lester del Rey: Nervensache Evan Hunter: Das Marsungeheuer Poul Anderson: Die helfende Hand Alfred Bester: Adam

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Viele Jahrtausende vor unserer Zeitrechnung bildeten Europa, Asien und Afrika eine zusammenhängende Landmasse: den hyborischen Kontinent. Es ist die Zeit von CONAN, dem Abenteurer aus dem nördlichen Grenzland Cimmerien, der diese geheimnisvolle Welt durchstreift. Quälende Alpträume plagen den teuflischen Zauberer Thotapis: Eine Frau von atemberaubender Schönheit und eine Mann mit stählernen Muskeln vereiteln seine tückischen Pläne und rächen seine Greultaten. Aber vergeblich mobilisiert der Magier die dienstbaren Geister – er hat nicht mit Conans übermenschlicher Kraft und der Geschicklichkeit seiner Begleiterin gerechnet...

MET KONINGEN GEEN VREDE (No Truce with Kings)RECHT EN GENADE (The Sharing of Flesh)KONINGIN VAN LUCHT EN DUISTERNIS (The Queen of Air and Darkness)BOKKENZANG (Goat Song)DE MAN DIE TE VROEG KWAM (The Man Who Came Early)

Vizeadmiral Flandry auf Ramnu: Miriam Abrams, die Tochter von Flandrys altem Freund, ist Xenologin auf dem Planeten Ramnu und beobachtet die dort lebenden Eingeborenen. Als sie feststellt, daß deren Existenz durch eine immer weiter voranschreitende Vereisung ihrer Welt bedroht ist, bittet sie die Sektorregierung um technologische Hilfe. Aber Großherzog Cairncross lehnt ab. Und so wendet sie sich an Dominic Flandry, der eine Verschwörung der Großherzogs aufdeckt. Flandry wird klar, daß das terranische Imperium sich jetzt auch von innen her endgültig aufzulösen beginnt. Er und das Imperium scheinen das Ende des Weges erreicht zu haben. Aber in Miriam hat er die Frau gefunden, mit der er die letzten Schritte gemeinsam gehen wird. „Am Ende des Weges" ist Abschluß und Höhepunkt der Romane um Dominic Flandry. Deutsche Erstveröffentlichung

Objev cestování v čase s sebou přinesl nejen možnost podívat se do libovolně vzdálené minulosti, ale také Daneliány, potomky lidstva ze vzdálené budoucnosti, kteří nehodlají připustit, aby kdokoli měnil minulost, jež vedla ke vzniku jejich civilizace. Proto vytvoří (vytvořili) Stráž času, tajnou agenturu, jejíž základny se táhnou od pleistocénu až do nejvzdálenější budoucnosti, aby tu jedinou „správnou“ linii vývoje ohlídala.

Plötzlich begann der irisierende Nebel zu kochen, verengte sich zu einem wirbelnden Punkt auf dem Metall. Dann wuchs der Punkt zu einer kreisrunden Öffnung an, in deren purpurner Dunkelheit Lichtfunken aufblitzten wie Sterne. Da tauchte eine menschliche Gestalt aus dem Dunkel. Der Mann taumelte, sah elend aus; auf seinem Gewand waren Flecken von Erbrochenem. Reid blieb stehen. »Sir ..«, begann er und deutete mit einer Geste seine friedlichen Absichten an. Der Mann schwankte, brach in die Knie und fiel aufs Gesicht. Aus seinen Mundwinkeln und seiner Nase sickerte Blut. Der Sand saugte es durstig auf. Und hinter dem Gestürzten schloss sich die Öffnung des Zylinders. Sie finden sich wieder in einer Zeit, da noch der Minos in Kreta herrschte und Atlantis noch nicht untergegangen war: Duncan Reid, der Architekt aus dem 20.; Oleg, ein Wikinger aus Nowgorod aus dem 11.; Uldin, der Hunne aus der Ukraine aus dem 4. Jahrhundert; und Erissa, die minoische Stiertänzerin aus dem Jahr 1400 vor Christus mitgerissen von einer verunglückten Zeitmaschine, deren Pilot ihnen unter den Händen stirbt. Als sie einander sahen, schrien sie auf, doch dann schlossen sie sich zusammen, um sich zu behaupten und die Zukunft der Welt zu sichern. Doch ist die Vergangenheit manipulierbar - oder ist ihr Bemühen so vergeblich wie das Flattern eines Vogels im Käfig der Zeit .. ?

Bei der Rückkehr zur Erde gab es Schwierigkeiten. Das Raumschiff »Explorer« mit Kapitän Langley, seiner kleinen Besatzung und dem fremdartigen Wesen vom Planeten Holat hatte im lichtjahreüberwindenden »Superdrive« ferne Planetensysteme erkundet. Als sie endlich auf der Erde zur Landung ansetzten, hatte sich alles verändert. Supermoderne Städte gigantischen Ausmaßes und ein völlig neuartiger Menschentyp waren die ersten äußeren Anzeichen dafür, daß die »Explorer« auf einem Planeten gelandet war, der fünftausend Jahre in der Zukunft lag. Und kaum hatten die Raumfahrer den Boden des einst so vertrauten, jetzt aber so fremden Planeten betreten, da gerieten sie in den mächtigen Sog eines sich unter der Oberfläche abspielenden Machtkampfes dreier zu allem entschlossener Gruppen ...

Dominic Flandry, ehemaliger Geheimagent des Terranischen Imperiums, kämpft gegen den drohenden Untergang des dunklen Zeitalters. Dieser Band vereint seine aufregenden Abenteuer in chronologisch richtiger Reihenfolge und bietet eine ungekürzte Neuübersetzung von Dietmar Schmidt. Ein Muss für SF-Fans!

Die Geschichte folgt Hadding, dem dänischen König, der von Riesen aufgezogen wird, nachdem sein Vater im Kampf fällt. Als junger Mann vollbringt er Heldentaten und erobert den Thron Dänemarks zurück, unterstützt von Odin, der ihm jedoch erst zu spät seine wahren Beweggründe offenbart.

Die Friedenstifter - aus den Chroniken der Polesotechnischen Liga - Band 2 - bk714; Bastei Lübbe; Poul Anderson; pocket_book; 1983