Poul Anderson

Poul Anderson (November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American science fiction author of the genre's Golden Age; some of his short stories were first published using the pseudonyms "A. A. Craig", "Michael Karageorge", and "Winston P. Sanders". Poul Anderson also wrote fantasy such as the King of Ys series.

He was born in Bristol, Pennsylvania.

He received a degree in physics from the University of Minnesota in 1948. He married the former Karen Kruse in 1953. They had one daughter, Astrid, who is married to the science fiction author Greg Bear.

He was the sixth President of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, taking office in 1972.

Poul Anderson was also a member of the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA), a loose-knit group of Heroic Fantasy authors founded in the 1960s, some of whose works were anthologized in Lin Carter's Flashing Swords! anthologies.

In addition, he was a founding member of the Society for Creative Anachronism.

Selected Bibliography

Series

King of Ys

• Roma Mater (1986) with Karen Kruse Anderson
• Gallicenae (1987) with Karen Kruse Anderson
• Dahut (1987) with Karen Kruse Anderson
• The Dog and the Wolf (1988) with Karen Kruse Anderson 

Tomorrow's Children

• Tomorrow's Children (1947) with F. N. Waldrop
• Chain of Logic (1947)

Hoka

• Earthman's Burden (1957) with Gordon R. Dickson
• Star Prince Charlie (1975) with Gordon R. Dickson
• Hoka! (1983) with Gordon R. Dickson

Reissued by Baen as:

• Hoka! Hoka! Hoka! in 1998
• Hokas Pokas in 2000

History of Rustum

• Orbit Unlimited (1961)
• New America (1982)

Operation Otherworld

• Operation Chaos (1971)
• Operation Luna (1999)

The Last Viking

• The Golden Horn (1980) with Karen Kruse Anderson  
• The Road of the Sea Horse (1980) with Karen Kruse Anderson
• The Sign of the Raven (1980) with Karen Kruse Anderson

Maurai

• Maurai and Kith (1982), collects:
  • "Ghetto" (1954)
  • "The Sky People" (1959)
  • "Progress" (1961)
  • "The Horn of Time the Hunter" (also known as "Homo Aquaticus", 1963)
  • "Windmill" (1973)
• Orion Shall Rise (1983)

Harvest of Stars

• Harvest of Stars (1993)
• The Stars Are Also Fire (1994) (Prometheus Award)
• Harvest the Fire (1995)
• The Fleet of Stars (1997)

Omnibus

• The Worlds of Poul Anderson (1974)
• Operation Otherworld (1999)

Anthologies

• 4 Nebula Award Stories 4 (1969)
• The Day the Sun Stood Still (1972) with Gordon R. Dickson and Robert Silverberg
• A World Named Cleopatra (1977)

Non-Genre

• The Golden Slave (1960) - Historical novel
• Rogue Sword (1960) - Historical novel

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