Poul Anderson
Poul Anderson (Poul William Anderson) was born on November 25th, 1926. Poul passed away July 31st, 2001 at 74 years old. Poul Anderson was born in Bristol, Pennsylvania, USA.
Poul Anderson had written 42 standalone novels, starting with Vault of the Ages in 1952. The most recently released novel was For Love and Glory, which was released in 2003.
Poul Anderson also wrote the Short Story Collections series which has 30 books including Un Man, And Other Novellas and Orbit Unlimited.
Poul Anderson: Awards & Accolades
Anderson's books have won multiple awards, Hrolf Kraki's Saga won the British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award), in 1974. A Midsummer Tempest won the Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award, in 1975. Tau Zero won the Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work, in 1992.
The following novels by Poul Anderson were nominated for these awards:
- The Enemy Stars / We Have Fed Our Seas: Hugo Award, Best Novel (1959).
- The High Crusade: Hugo Award, Best Novel (1961).
- Tau Zero: Hugo Award, Best Novel (1971).
- The Dancer From Atlantis: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award (1973).
- There Will Be Time: Hugo Award, Best Novel (1973).
- Hrolf Kraki's Saga: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award (1974).
- The People of the Wind: Hugo Award, Best Novel (1974).
- A Midsummer Tempest: World Fantasy Award, Novel (1975).
- Fire Time: Hugo Award, Best Novel (1975).
- The Boat of a Million Years: Hugo Award, Best Novel (1990).
- After the King: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1992).
Related Authors
Fans of Poul Anderson also enjoy these authors:
- Stephen Baxter, author of the A Time Odyssey Series.
- Andre Norton, author of the Time Traders/Ross Murdock Series.
- Stephen R. Lawhead, author of The Pendragon Cycle Series.
- Eric Flint, author of the Ring of Fire Series.
- Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander Series.
- Kate Atkinson, author of the Jackson Brodie Series.
- Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Children of Time Series.
- Bernard Cornwell, author of The Warrior Chronicles / Saxon Stories Series.
- Neal Stephenson, author of: Snow Crash.
- Isaac Asimov, author of the Foundation Series.
Poul Anderson: F.A.Q
When was Poul Anderson Born?
Poul Anderson was born on November 25th, 1926.
When did Poul Anderson die?
Poul Anderson died on July 31st, 2001 at 74 years old.
Where was Poul Anderson Born?
Poul Anderson was born in Bristol, Pennsylvania, USA.
What book awards has Poul Anderson won?
What was the first book Poul Anderson wrote?
The first book written by Poul Anderson was Duel on Syrtis, published in 1951.
What was the most recent book Poul Anderson wrote?
His most recently released work was Swordsmen from the Stars on April 5th, 2020.
What is the most popular book by Poul Anderson?
Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Poul Anderson book is
Ensign Flandry. Here are his most popular books:
- Ensign Flandry (8)
- Tau Zero (7.33)
- Brainwave (10)
- Three Hearts and Three Lions (8)
- The Boat of a Million Years (10)
How many books has Poul Anderson written?
Poul Anderson has written 163 books across 24 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
- 15 books in the Flandry Series
- 7 books in the Future History Of The Polesotechnic League Series
- 1 book in the Hadding Series
- 4 books in the Harvest Of Stars Series
- 1 Hoka Collections
- 4 books in the Hoka Series
- 2 books in the Holger Danske Series
- 4 books in the King Of Ys Series
- 3 books in the Last Viking Series
- 4 books in the Maurai Series
- 2 books in the Operation Otherworld Series
- 6 books in the Psychotechnic League Series
- 7 books in the Technic Civilization Saga Series
- 3 books in the Time Patrol Series
- 3 books in the Trygve Yamamura Series
- 7 books in the Collected Short Works Of Poul Anderson Series
- 42 Standalone Novels
- 13 Short Stories/Novellas
- 30 Short Story Collections
- 3 Non-Fiction Books
- 1 book in the Conan (Bantam) Series
- 1 book in the Millenium Series
- 1 book in The Pulp Writers Series