Nine Sci-fi Stories by Poul Anderson

fiction, science, technology · EN

Dive into a collection of captivating sci-fi tales that explore the boundaries of human ambition and the mysteries of the cosmos. In Industrial Revolution, workers in a remote mining facility scheme for their freedom from Earth, all while facing military scrutiny. Captive of the Centaurianess follows an unlikely trio‚Aîa scientist, a warrior princess, and a Martian‚Aîas they revolutionize space travel in a bar. Discover the secrets of eternal life in What Shall it Profit? when an underground research facility is uncovered, leading to unforeseen consequences. The Virgin of Valkarion takes us to a Rome-like empire, where a barbarian confronts a warlords plot and a princess determined to thwart it. Tension mounts in Catalysis as mutiny simmers aboard a long-distance spaceship. In World of the Mad, a scientists wife is haunted by terrifying visions‚Aîare they a product of the planet or her own mind? Teaming up with Karen Anderson, Innocent at Large reveals the perils of scamming a seasoned