The Game of Empire [Mass Market Paperback]

Poul Anderson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1985

Now that Dominic Flandry is of an age more suited to deciding the fate of empires from behind the throne, others must take up the challenge of courting danger on strange planets filled with still stranger creatures. So begins the career of Diana and her faithful Tigery companion.

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About the Author

Poul Anderson was one of the most prolific and popular writers in science fiction. He won the Hugo Award seven times and the Nebula Award three times, as well as many other awards, notably including the Grand Master Award of the Science Fiction Writers of America for a lifetime of distinguished achievement. With a degree in physics, and a wide knowledge of other fields of science, he was noted for building stories on a solid foundation of real science, as well as for being one of the most skilled creators of fast-paced adventure stories. He was author of over a hundred novels and story collections, and several hundred short stories, as well as several mysteries and nonfiction books. He died in 2001.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 278 pages
• Publisher: Baen (May 1, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671559591
• ISBN-13: 978-0671559595
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,529,625 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The end of Dominic Flandry, October 8, 2000

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This review is from: Game of Empire -Op/114 (Hardcover)

Game of Empire is the final installation of the Dominic Flandry series of stories. As an avid Poul Anderson, and specifically Dominic Flandry, fan, I found this novel a complete disappointment. It is evident that the author has lost interest in this series, and that the novel was written to satisfy the publisher.

The book is hardly a Dominic Flandry novel at all. Flandry is an aging admiral who makes several appearances. The protagonist is Diana, a daughter of Flandry. The character has much potential, but is never truly developed. Even worse, Anderson has already used the basic plot in the short story 'The Warriors from Nowhere', the novella 'The Rebel Worlds', and the novel A Stone in Heaven. Throw us a bone, and use some imagination! The only saving grace of the novel is Anderson's (as usual) masterful craft of language and detail which bring these fictional worlds alive.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Actually Not At All Bad, August 21, 2005

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Darryl Hushaw (Henderson, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Game of Empire (Mass Market Paperback)

I read this when it came out many years ago, and my opinion was the same as the first reviewer's--"the author has obviously lost interest in Flandry." Now, though, I look at the book a little differently; it feels more like Mr. Anderson was making the point that while individuals may leave the stage, the game of empire goes on, in much the same form it has since the dawn of history. Definitely worth a look, since Poul Anderson was one of the best writers in the genre.

2.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing, February 14, 2009

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Roger J. Buffington (Huntington Beach, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Game of Empire (Mass Market Paperback)

I am an avid Dominic Flandry fan, but this one was a disappointment. It just did not work for me. It appeared to me that Poul Anderson simply did not have his heart in this one, and it showed. I was barely able to finish this novel and I have already forgotten what it was about because it did not, at any time, capture my interest.

The Flandry novels are mostly really good, but not this one.