Poul Anderson

Poul Anderson

Poul Anderson was born in Bristol, Pennsylvania, USA on November 25th, 1926 and passed away at the age of 74 on July 31st, 2001.

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Poul Anderson Stats: The highest rated book by Poul Anderson on Book Notification is Ensign Flandry, the 6th novel in the Flandry series. The second-highest rated book is Three Hearts and Three Lions (Holger Danske #1).

The most read book by Poul Anderson on Book Notification is Ensign Flandry, the 6th novel in the Flandry series. The second most read book is Three Hearts and Three Lions (Holger Danske #1).

Below is a complete list of Poul Anderson books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Flandry Books in Publication Order

List of Flandry Series in Chronological Order

List of Future History Of The Polesotechnic League Books in Publication Order

List of Future History Of The Polesotechnic League Series in Chronological Order

List of Hadding Books in Publication Order

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1997

List of Harvest Of Stars Books in Publication Order

List of Hoka Books in Publication Order (with Gordon R. Dickson)

List of Hoka Collections in Publication Order (with Gordon R. Dickson)

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71983

List of Holger Danske Books in Publication Order

List of King Of Ys Books in Publication Order (with Karen Anderson)

List of Last Viking Books in Publication Order

List of Maurai Books in Publication Order

List of Millenium Books in Publication Order

List of Operation Otherworld Books in Publication Order

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1999

List of Psychotechnic League Books in Publication Order

List of Psychotechnic League Series in Chronological Order

List of Time Patrol Books in Publication Order

List of Trygve Yamamura Books in Publication Order

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

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1952
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5
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1967
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61971
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61971
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1973
24
Inheritors of Earth (With: Gordon Eklund)
1974
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61974
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1975
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1975
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1978
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1978
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1979
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The Demon of Scattery (With: Mildred Downey Broxon)
1979
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61980
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1982
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1982
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1989
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1990
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1991
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1995
40
61998
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2001
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2003

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

List of Collected Short Works Of Poul Anderson Books in Publication Order

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

List of Conan (Bantam) Books in Publication Order

List of The Pulp Writers Books in Publication Order

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List of The Golden Age of Science Fiction Books in Publication Order (with James Blish, with Clifford D. Simak, with Fritz Leiber, with Robert Sheckley, with Harry Harrison, with Roger Dee, with Anthony Gilmore, with Robert Hoskins, with Richard Rein Smith)

List of Technic Civilization Saga Books in Publication Order

List of Poul Anderson Anthologies in Publication Order

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1958
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1963
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1964
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1965
5
1967
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1969
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1989
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61991
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1992
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61996
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1997
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2001
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2003
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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 is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 42 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1952 with the novel Vault of the Ages. 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

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Poul Anderson are:

  1. Robert A. Heinlein, author of the novel: Stranger in a Strange Land.
  2. Isaac Asimov, author of the Foundation Series.
  3. Ray Bradbury, author of the novel: Fahrenheit 451.
  4. Frank Herbert, author of the Dune Series.
  5. Larry Niven, author of the Ringworld 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?

Hrolf Kraki's Saga: British Fantasy Award Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (1974).
A Midsummer Tempest: Mythopoeic Award Fantasy Award (1975).
Tau Zero: Seiun Award Best Translated Long Work (1992).

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.

How many books has Poul Anderson written?

Poul Anderson has written 163 books across 27 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
  • 4 books in the Hoka Series
  • 1 Hoka Collections
  • 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
  • 1 book in the Millenium Series
  • 2 books in the Operation Otherworld Series
  • 6 books in the Psychotechnic League Series
  • 3 books in the Time Patrol Series
  • 3 books in the Trygve Yamamura Series
  • 42 Standalone Novels
  • 13 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 30 Short Story Collections
  • 7 books in the Collected Short Works Of Poul Anderson Series
  • 3 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 book in the Conan (Bantam) Series
  • 1 book in The Pulp Writers Series
  • 7 books in the Technic Civilization Saga Series

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