This classic fantasy takes listeners to a world similar to that of j. Jan 29, 2018 sci fi thrillers, romance, trilogies and the out of this world authors who create them see more ideas about sci fi thriller, science fiction and fiction. Theres kinslaughter and incest and rape and torture. Michael moorcock declared the broken sword superior to tolkien, calling it a fastpaced doomdrenched tragedy in which human heroism, love and ambition, manipulated by amoral gods, elves and trolls, led inevitably to tragic consequences. The first, in the us, was poul andersons the broken sword. The broken sword is a imagined mythology by poul anderson in the norse style. In his greed for land and power, orm the strong slays the family of a saxon witchand for his sins, the northman must pay with his newborn son. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Poul william anderson was an american science fiction author who began his career during one of the golden. There hasnt been anything this grim in heroic fantasy since. Published the same year as the fellowship of the ring, poul andersons novel the broken sword draws on similar scandinavian and anglosaxon sources. Poul anderson books list of books by author poul anderson. Ring, poul andersons novel the broken sword draws on similar scandinavian and anglosaxon. The day of their return by poul anderson fictiondb. The broken sword, poul andersons first fantasy novel after establishing himself in science fiction, appeared in 1954 from publisher abelardschuman. The broken sword kindle edition by anderson, poul, dirda, michael.
But now the mighty sword is needed again to save the elv. Besides winning the hugo and nebula awards, he received the gandalf, seiun, and strannik. It was issued in a revised edition by ballantine books as. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and. Published the same year as the fellowship of the ring, poul anderson s novel the broken sword draws on similar scandinavian and anglosaxon sources. For that very reason i give it a four star rating and only because of the tragic nature of its plot do i avoid giving it the full five stars. The broken sword by poul anderson books the guardian. It features poetry and adopts the style of the norse myths i loved as a child. The broken sword by poul anderson ebook open road media.
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