Going for Infinity
Author: | Poul Anderson |
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Tor, 2002 |
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Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
More than just a collection of some of Poul Anderson's most acclaimed works, Going for Infinity is both a celebration and a memoir of Anderson's distinguished sixty-year career in science fiction and fantasy. Along with several Hugo and Nebula Award-winning stories, Anderson also shares autobiographical musings, and fond memories as he looks back at a lifetime spent crafting many of science fiction's most memorable adventures.
Between the short story and novel excerpts collected here, which range over the entire length of Anderson's career, he reminisces about his experiences, including his encounters with such peers and colleagues as John W. Campbell, Anthony Boucher, "Gordy" Dickson, Jack Vance, Clifford Simak, and Harlan Ellison.
Going for Infinity provides a firsthand look at six decades of science fiction and fantasy, as lived by one of the field's most honored contributors. From the moons of Saturn to the shores of an enchanted isle, the astounding breadth of Poul Anderson's imagination is on ample display throughout this once-in-a-lifetime collection, along with a personal glimpse into the man himself.
Table of Contents:
- Introduction - essay
- The Saturn Game - (1981) - novella
- Gypsy - (1950) - shortstory
- Sam Hall - (1953) - novelette
- Death and the Knight - (1995) - novelette
- Journeys End - (1957) - shortstory
- The Horn of Time the Hunter - (1963) - shortstory
- The Master Key - (1964) - novelette
- The Problem of Pain - (1973) - novelette
- Quest - (1983) - shortstory
- Windmill - (1973) - novelette
- Three Hearts and Three Lions (excerpt) - (1961) - shortfiction
- Epilogue - (1962) - novella
- Dead Phone - (1964) - shortfiction and Karen Anderson
- Goat Song - (1972) - novelette
- Kyrie - (1968) - shortstory
- A Midsummer Tempest - (1974) - shortfiction
- The Shrine for Lost Children - (1999) - shortstory
- The Queen of Air and Darkness - (1971) - novella
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