"Favorite Poul Anderson story" Topic
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 John the OFM  | 05 Dec 2025 9:22 a.m. PST |
I deliberately did not specify "novel". Great short stories, novellas… For "hard sci-fi", nothing beats "Tau Zero". He made me believe they could navigate The Big Crunch. 👍 For grim fantasy, "The Broken Sword" is hard to beat. Elves are bastards! I love his historical fantasy "Hrolf Kraki's Saga". I welcome recommendations. |
| Grattan54 | 05 Dec 2025 10:36 a.m. PST |
If he wrote The High Crusade, and I believe he did, then that is my favorite. |
 Saber6  | 05 Dec 2025 10:51 a.m. PST |
Any of the Ensign Flandry stories |
 lewis cannon | 05 Dec 2025 11:24 a.m. PST |
Don't forget the Time Patrol. lc |
| John the OFM | 05 Dec 2025 11:30 a.m. PST |
Ah yes. The High Crusade. HYW in France. Green aliens in a UFO. And a soap opera marriage. 👍
I love Brother Parvus lecturing to the alien in Latin. 😄 Keep them coming. |
| robert piepenbrink | 05 Dec 2025 11:32 a.m. PST |
This might take a bit. I've got better than half a shelf of Anderson, and the cat won't let ne get up and check them. |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 05 Dec 2025 12:52 p.m. PST |
Favorite story? He's one of my favorite authors. I'm not sure I can name a favorite story. |
| Frederick | 05 Dec 2025 12:56 p.m. PST |
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress was one of my favourites – although Dominic Flandry was my first Anderson read and what got me into it That being said, The High Crusade is far and away my favourite Poul Anderson story |
| Dave Jackson | 05 Dec 2025 3:19 p.m. PST |
All the Dominic Flandry series…..and all the Polesotechnic league. |
| robert piepenbrink | 05 Dec 2025 3:36 p.m. PST |
Twenty volumes of Anderson on the Great Wall of Fiction, They contain---among many, many others:
"The Sheriff of Canyon Gulch." (First Hoka story.)
"The Helping Hand"
"No Truce with Kings"
"Hiding Place" (Nikolas van Rijn.)
"The Problem of Pain" and
"The Master Key." (van Rijn again.) I was a little surprised to realize that neither High Crusade nor and of the Dominic Flandry stories made my top six. I treasure High Crusade, but it's only very, very good. Several others are great. Frederick and poll editor: Moon is a Harsh Mistress is a Heinlein title, not eligible in this poll. |
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