This short story was recently posted on Project Gutenberg, linked by my favorite website, Free SF Online. Cappen Varra is a little atypical for Anderson's protagonists--most are larger than life, Varra is small and clever. It's a fine tale of confidence, and I can highly recommend it
Poul Anderson has long been one of my favorites, I have read nearly all he has written. Nicholas Van Rijn of the Polesotechnic League is my favorite character of his. Anderson's writing shows classic mid-century SF values--libertarian yet big-hearted, a paen to the capable. Grownups know better, but hey.
What of Anderson's do you recommend, free or otherwise?
ReplyDeleteAnother good one available for free is Tau Zero, at http://www.wowio.com/users/product.asp?BookId=4770. Anderson's Technic History series is good, also.
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