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The Valor of Cappen Varra is a science fiction short story by Poul W. Anderson first published in 1957.

"Let little Cappen go," they shouted. "Maybe he can sing the trolls to sleep—"

We have said that there are many and strange shadows, memories surviving from dim pasts, in this FANTASTIC UNIVERSE of ours.

Poul Anderson turns to a legend from the Northern countries, countries where even today the pagan past seems only like yesterday, and tells the story of Cappen Varra, who came to Norren a long, long time ago. 

The Valor of Cappen Varra was first published in Fantastic Universe January 1957.

Poul William Anderson (1926-2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century.

Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. 

The Valor of Cappen Varra is a science fiction short story by Poul W. Anderson first published in 1957.

"Let little Cappen go," they shouted. "Maybe he can sing the trolls to sleep—"

We have said that there are many and strange shadows, memories surviving from dim pasts, in this FANTASTIC UNIVERSE of ours.

Poul Anderson turns to a legend from the Northern countries, countries where even today the pagan past seems only like yesterday, and tells the story of Cappen Varra, who came to Norren a long, long time ago.

The Valor of Cappen Varra was first published in Fantastic Universe January 1957.

Total Running Time (TRT): 31min.              

Poul William Anderson (1926-2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century. 

The Escape is a science fiction novella by Poul Anderson first published in 1953. 

The effect of the Change was actually rather small—

but great enough to make foxes open locked doors,

turn a moron into a super-moron,

and give Earth a galaxy while its own system fell to pieces under it!

The Escape was first published in Space Science Fiction September 1953. Anderson later expanded this novella as part of the novel Brain Wave (1954).

Poul William Anderson (1926-2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century.

Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. 

The Man Who Came Early is a science fiction short story by Poul Anderson first published in 1957.

Anderson takes us to Iceland near the end of the tenth century and convincingly depicts a truly "alien" way of life and teaches us the tragic truth that the role of a twentieth-century timetraveler to a "primitive" culture need not necessarily be that of Prometheus the Fire-Bringer.

Similar in some respects to Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, the story is in fact its antithesis; Anderson sharply differs from Twain in his treatment of the "primitive" society in which the time traveller finds himself, and his assessment of a modern person's chances of survival in such a society.

How rarely science-fiction writers succeed in creating a wholly alien culture may be judged from any adequate study of an earthly culture of a time or place which does not form part of our direct heritage. 

The Man Who Came Early was first published in the June 1956 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. It was reprinted in The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Sixth Series and the Anderson collection The Horn of Time. In the 2010 collection Fragile and Distant Suns, this story is included under the name Early Rise, a likely reference to the Hávamál poem.

Poul William Anderson (1926-2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century.

Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. 

The Golden Slave is a fantasy novel by Poul Anderson.100 B.C. – The Cimbrian hordes galloped across the dawn of history and clashed in screaming battle against the mighty Roman legions.Led by their chief, Boierik, and his son, Eodan, the hungry and homeless pagan tribes hurled back the Romans time after time in their desperate search for land. But for all the burning towns, the new-caught women weeping, the wine drunk, the gold lifted, the Cimbri did not find a home.And now it was over. At Vercellae the Roman armies shattered them completely. Only a few survived—and for them death would have been more merciful. Eodan, the proud young chieftain, had been caught and sold into slavery, his infant son murdered and his beautiful wife, Hwicca, taken as a concubine.But whips and slave chains could not break the spirit of this fiery pagan giant who fought, seduced and connived his way to a perilous freedom to rescue the woman he loved.The Golden Slave was first published in 1960. E-book: ePUB, 69,900 words, reading time approximately 5 hours, 50 min. AUDIO: Reading by Mark Nelson, running time: 7 hours, 32 min. Unabridged full version. Poul William Anderson (1926-2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century.Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. 

The Golden Slave is a fantasy novel by Poul Anderson.100 B.C. – The Cimbrian hordes galloped across the dawn of history and clashed in screaming battle against the mighty Roman legions.Led by their chief, Boierik, and his son, Eodan, the hungry and homeless pagan tribes hurled back the Romans time after time in their desperate search for land. But for all the burning towns, the new-caught women weeping, the wine drunk, the gold lifted, the Cimbri did not find a home.And now it was over. At Vercellae the Roman armies shattered them completely. Only a few survived—and for them death would have been more merciful. Eodan, the proud young chieftain, had been caught and sold into slavery, his infant son murdered and his beautiful wife, Hwicca, taken as a concubine. But whips and slave chains could not break the spirit of this fiery pagan giant who fought, seduced and connived his way to a perilous freedom to rescue the woman he loved.The Golden Slave was first published in 1960. AUDIO: Reading by Mark Nelson, running time: 7 hours, 32 min. Unabridged full version. E-book: ePUB, 69,900 words, reading time approximately 5 hours, 50 min. Poul William Anderson (1926-2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century. Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. 

Snowball is a science fiction novella by Poul Anderson.Simon's new source of power promised a new era for Mankind. But what happens to world economy when anyone can manufacture it in the kitchen oven?... Here's one answer!Snowball was first published in Worlds of If Science Fiction, May 1955. E-Book: ePUB, length: 14 400 words, average reading time 1 hour, 10 min. Also available as audio book, reading by Ralston Peak, running time 1 hour, 43 min. Unabridged full version.Poul William Anderson (1926-2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century. Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards.

Snowball is a science fiction novella by Poul Anderson.

Simon's new source of power promised a new era for Mankind. 

But what happens to world economy when anyone can manufacture it in the kitchen oven?... 

Here's one answer! 

Snowball was first published in Worlds of If Science Fiction, May 1955. AUDIO: Reading by Ralston Peak, running time: 1 hour, 43 min. Unabridged full version. E-book: ePUB, 14 400 words, reading time approximately 1 hour, 10 min. 

Poul William Anderson (1926-2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century. Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards.

The Sensitive Man is a short science fiction novel by Poul W. Anderson first published in 1954.

Poul Anderson delves into the realm of human potential in this exciting story and asks some penetrating questions for us to think about.

What if psychology finally enabled people to even partially control all those automatic reactions of our minds and bodies?

What if we were not slaves to anger, fear, emotions, hormones, blood pressure and the thousand other things that our bodies 'take care of' from instant to instant?

What if those things could be brought under the control even partially of our reason and minds?

In this story one man stood between a power-hungry cabal and their world mastery—but a man of, shall we say, unusual talents.

The Sensitive Man first appeared in the magazine Fantastic Universe in January 1954.

Poul William Anderson (1926-2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century.

Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. 

The Sensitive Man is a short science fiction novel by Poul W. Anderson first published in 1954.

Poul Anderson delves into the realm of human potential in this exciting story and asks some penetrating questions for us to think about. What if psychology finally enabled people to even partially control all those automatic reactions of our minds and bodies? What if we were not slaves to anger, fear, emotions, hormones, blood pressure and the thousand other things that our bodies 'take care of' from instant to instant? What if those things could be brought under the control even partially of our reason and minds? In this story one man stood between a power-hungry cabal and their world mastery—but a man of, shall we say, unusual talents.

Total Running Time (TRT): 2 hours, 36 minutes. Reading by Phil Chenevert.

The Sensitive Man first appeared in the magazine Fantastic Universe in January 1954.

Poul William Anderson (1926-2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century. 

Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. 

Inside Earth is a science fiction novella by Poul W. Anderson first published in 1951.

This story takes place in the not so distant future. Earth has been conquered and is a subjugated planet, the much too humanoid new rulers now extract heavy taxes, control industry and reproduction and interfere in every aspect of life. Rumors of their brutality and vicious massacres increase every day.

Obviously, they must be thrown out and rebellion seethes among the patriots. But on the other hand, others are not so eager to get rid of the overlords: the terrible nationalistic wars have been stopped, famine is long gone and health care is almost universally available.

Still, the elite intellectual portion of the earth's population plot to remove the heavy heel of the oppressors from their necks and let earth be free again. But time and again the attempts for freedom have been crushed the Valgolians mainly because national, ethnic, religious and racial predjudices and hatred among the earthlings keep the conspirators from working together.

Obviously, no conqueror wants his subjects to revolt against his rule. Obviously? This one would go to any lengths to start a rebellion!

Inside Earth was first published in Galaxy Science Fiction in April 1951. 

Poul William Anderson (1926-2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century.

Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards.

Inside Earth is a science fiction novella by Poul W. Anderson first published in 1951.

This story takes place in the not so distant future. Earth has been conquered and is a subjugated planet, the much too humanoid new rulers now extract heavy taxes, control industry and reproduction and interfere in every aspect of life. Rumors of their brutality and vicious massacres increase every day.

Obviously, they must be thrown out and rebellion seethes among the patriots. But on the other hand, others are not so eager to get rid of the overlords: the terrible nationalistic wars have been stopped, famine is long gone and health care is almost universally available.

Still, the elite intellectual portion of the earth's population plot to remove the heavy heel of the oppressors from their necks and let earth be free again. But time and again the attempts for freedom have been crushed the Valgolians mainly because national, ethnic, religious and racial predjudices and hatred among the earthlings keep the conspirators from working together.

Obviously, no conqueror wants his subjects to revolt against his rule. Obviously? This one would go to any lengths to start a rebellion!

Inside Earth was first published in Galaxy Science Fiction in April 1951.Total Running Time (TRT): 2 hours, 3 minutes. Reading by Phil Chenevert.

Poul William Anderson (1926-2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century.

Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. 

Sentiment, Inc. is a science fiction short story by Poul W. Anderson first published in 1953.

The way we feel about another person, or about objects, is often bound up in associations that have no direct connection with the person or object at all.

Often, what we call a "change of heart" comes about sheerly from a change in the many associations which make up our present viewpoint. Now, suppose that these associations could be altered artificially, at the option of the person who was in charge of the process....

Sentiment, Inc. first appeared in the magazine Science Fiction Stories in 1953.

Poul William Anderson (1926-2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century.

Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. 

Sentiment, Inc. is a science fiction short story by Poul W. Anderson first published in 1953.

The way we feel about another person, or about objects, is often bound up in associations that have no direct connection with the person or object at all.

Often, what we call a "change of heart" comes about sheerly from a change in the many associations which make up our present viewpoint. Now, suppose that these associations could be altered artificially, at the option of the person who was in charge of the process....

Total Running Time (TRT): 1 hour, 13 minutes. 

Sentiment, Inc. first appeared in the magazine Science Fiction Stories in 1953. 

Poul William Anderson (1926-2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century.

Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. 

The Chapter Ends is a science fiction short story by Poul W. Anderson first published in 1954.

Far, far in the future the Earth is still spinning around the Sun, on the edge of the galaxy, dozing in obscurity, forgotten by it's trillions of progeny and completely irrelevant.

But this doesn't matter to the few millions who still live there in simplicity and quiet happiness.

But then interstellar politics dictates that they must all leave Earth because ... well, listen to the story as told by the great Poul Anderson as he explores what the Earth means to humans and to one man in particular.

The Chapter Ends was first published in Dynamic Science Fiction in January 1954. 

Poul William Anderson (1926-2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century.

Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards.

The Chapter Ends is a science fiction short story by Poul W. Anderson first published in 1954.

Far, far in the future the Earth is still spinning around the Sun, on the edge of the galaxy, dozing in obscurity, forgotten by it's trillions of progeny and completely irrelevant.

But this doesn't matter to the few millions who still live there in simplicity and quiet happiness.

But then interstellar politics dictates that they must all leave Earth because ... well, listen to the story as told by the great Poul Anderson as he explores what the Earth means to humans and to one man in particular.

Total Running Time (TRT): 1 hour.

The Chapter Ends was first published in Dynamic Science Fiction in January 1954.

Poul William Anderson (1926-2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century.

Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. 

Security is a science fiction short story by Poul W. Anderson first published in 1953.

Security, tells the story of a compartmentalized government physicist ordered by secret police to complete experiments aimed at developing a new weapon.

He is brought to a hidden space station and put in charge of the project but there are many questions.

In a world of spies watching spies it’s sometimes hard to know what’s patriotic.

Security first appeared in the magazine Space Science Fiction in February 1953.

Poul William Anderson (1926-2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century.

Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. 

Security is a science fiction short story by Poul W. Anderson first published in 1953.

Security, tells the story of a compartmentalized government physicist ordered by secret police to complete experiments aimed at developing a new weapon.

He is brought to a hidden space station and put in charge of the project but there are many questions.

In a world of spies watching spies it’s sometimes hard to know what’s patriotic.

Security first appeared in the magazine Space Science Fiction in February 1953.

Total Running Time (TRT): 1 hour, 19 minutes.

Poul William Anderson (1926-2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century.

Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. 

The Burning Bridge is a science fiction short story by Poul W. Anderson first published in 1960.

A fleet from Earth is bound for a distant planet to colonize. Many of the colonists have left because of political and social discrimination.

Their travel has taken them far away and they are many decades out from Earth They are about at the midpoint of their journey and losing contact with earth.

Unexpectedly, a message is received from Earth which details a change in the social situation back on Earth ending one of the reasons for their departure.

Do they continue to the unsettled planet and suffer the deprivation and dangers of a new environment? 

Usually there are two "reasons" why something is done; the reason why it needs to be done, and, quite separate, the reason people want to do it. The foul-up starts when the reason-for-wanting is satisfied ... and the need remains!

The Burning Bridge first appeared in the magazine Astounding Science Fiction Stories in January 1960.

Poul William Anderson (1926-2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century.

Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. 

The Burning Bridge is a science fiction short story by Poul W. Anderson first published in 1960.

A fleet from Earth is bound for a distant planet to colonize. Many of the colonists have left because of political and social discrimination.

Their travel has taken them far away and they are many decades out from Earth They are about at the midpoint of their journey and losing contact with earth.

Unexpectedly, a message is received from Earth which details a change in the social situation back on Earth ending one of the reasons for their departure.

Do they continue to the unsettled planet and suffer the deprivation and dangers of a new environment?

Usually there are two "reasons" why something is done; the reason why it needs to be done, and, quite separate, the reason people want to do it. The foul-up starts when the reason-for-wanting is satisfied ... and the need remains!

The Burning Bridge first appeared in the magazine Astounding Science Fiction Stories in January 1960.

Total Running Time (TRT): 1 hour, 12 minutes.

Poul William Anderson (1926-2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century. 

Duel on Syrtis is a science fiction short story by Poul W. Anderson first published in 1951.

The Man Who Meant To Kill A Martian 

Bold and ruthless, he was famed throughout the System as a big-game hunter. From the firedrakes of Mercury to the ice-crawlers of Pluto, he'd slain them all. But his trophy-room lacked one item; and now Riordan swore he'd bag the forbidden game that roamed the red deserts . . . a Martian!

The night whispered the message. Over the many miles of loneliness it was borne, carried on the wind, rustled by the half-sentient lichens and the dwarfed trees, murmured from one to another of the little creatures that huddled under crags, in caves, by shadowy dunes. In no words, but in a dim pulsing of dread which echoed through Kreega's brain, the warning ran…

"They are hunting again. They are hunting me."

Duel on Syrtis was first published in Planet Stories in March 1951.

Poul William Anderson (1926-2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century.

Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. 

Duel on Syrtis is a science fiction short story by Poul W. Anderson first published in 1951.

The Man Who Meant To Kill A Martian

Bold and ruthless, he was famed throughout the System as a big-game hunter. From the firedrakes of Mercury to the ice-crawlers of Pluto, he'd slain them all. But his trophy-room lacked one item; and now Riordan swore he'd bag the forbidden game that roamed the red deserts . . . a Martian!

The night whispered the message. Over the many miles of loneliness it was borne, carried on the wind, rustled by the half-sentient lichens and the dwarfed trees, murmured from one to another of the little creatures that huddled under crags, in caves, by shadowy dunes. In no words, but in a dim pulsing of dread which echoed through Kreega's brain, the warning ran…

"They are hunting again. They are hunting me."

Total Running Time (TRT): 44 minutes.

Duel on Syrtis was first published in Planet Stories in March 1951.

Poul William Anderson (1926-2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century.

Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. 

Industrial Revolution is a science fiction novella by Poul W. Anderson first published in 1963 under the pen-name Winston P. Sanders.

A great adventure story about the first armed resistance of the asteroid miners against an arrogant Earth.

Ever think how deadly a thing it is if a machine has amnesia—or how easily it can be arranged....

Industrial Revolution first appeared in the magazine Analog Science Fact & Fiction in September 1963.

Poul William Anderson (1926-2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century.

Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards.