Dominic Flandry, one of the most popular characters in Science Fiction, is featured in three, full-length space adventure novels collected in one volume.
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Dominic Flandry is the 31st Century James Bond,
By Roger J. Buffington (Huntington Beach, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Young Flandry: The Technic Civilization Saga (Paperback)
It is terrific that Poul Anderson's works are remaining in print. Mr. Anderson was one of the true greats of the "Golden Age of Science Fiction." His Technic Civilization future history series is a wonderful group of interrelated science fiction stories. These "Dominic Flandry" stories are part of this, along with the Nicholas Van Rijn and David Falkayn stories which are equally superb.
Dominic Flandry is a secret agent of the Terran Empire. The stories are set in Poul Anderson's "Technic Civilization" series which is a dazzling vision of the future of humanity. It is the 31st Century. Humankind has established itself in a sprawling interstellar empire across tens of thousands of settled worlds. But the governance of these worlds has fallen into decay, and the Long Night--the foreseeable period that will occur after the Empire government falls, is in sight. Dominic Flandry brilliantly does all that he can to postpone this evil day, but he knows in his heart that human civilization is in its Indian Summer, with the long Winter approaching. The novels are characterized by a wonderful variety of human cultures and alien races. The reader will come to know and like the Merseians, Betelgeusians, Chereionites, and may other alien civilizations. Poul Anderson had a gift for conjuring up imaginative and realistic aliens and they are great fun in these stories. I became hooked on the Flandry series in the 1970s (my misspent college and military years) and trust me, these stories have as much zip now as they did then. In these three stories we see Dominic Flandry recruited into the Terran Intelligence Service and in regular James Bond style he thwarts enemy plots to destroy the Empire. My favorite story in this trilogy is the first one. Earth is engaged in a brush-fire war against its major enemy, the Merseians, on the planet Starkad. The war at first seems to be a minor skirmish, but then Flandry learns a terrible secret that could destroy the Empire. More would be telling, but this is a great story, and it sets the stage for all of the future Flandry stories. This is space opera at its absolute best. Highly recommended.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
three exciting reprints of the first Flandry tales,
This review is from: Young Flandry: The Technic Civilization Saga (Paperback)
"Ensign Flandry". In 3019, Terran Empire Imperial Navy security chief on Planet Starkad Commander Max Abrams recruits intelligent and debonair in spite of his young age Dominic Flandry as an ensign, a glorious title for a field agent. The assignment can prove dangerous as Terran is at war with the Merseians with Starkad as a war zone. However, Flandry uncovers something so nefarious; both sides in the combat want him dead.
"A Circus of Hells". In 3021, Lieutenant Dominc Flandry is posted on planet Ironclaw, a backwater orb 200 light-years from Sol. The Merseians are cruising nearby so Flandry knows that the ennui he expected would not be for long especially after he runs into Tachwy the Dark in Old Town. Flandry meets with Citizen Ammon who assigns him to investigate mineral deposits on the moon Wayland with a female partner Djana. However, they find much more than just some uranium. "The Rebel Worlds". In 3025, former Admiral Hugh McCormac leads dissenters against the increasing corruption of the Terran Empire, but in Betelgeuse he is put on military trial by ambitious Governor Shelund at a time when the Merseians are making noise in the demilitarized zone. On Terra Vice Admiral Sir Ilya Kheraskov gives Lieutenant Commander Flandry a vessel to command and sends him to the remote zone to keep the wild races from revolting for the first time in over four decades. Planet side he rescues McCormac's beautiful wife Kathryn and falls in love. These are three exciting reprints of the first Flandry tales. The hero is a James Bond-Hans Solo who accepts the fact that the Empire is collapsing due to its size, corruption, and bad leadership, but Flandry and others like Abrams and Kheraskov remain loyal, tough and do their best. Although at times the back story of the fall of the Terran Empire overwhelms the action especially in books two and three, fans will enjoy the adventures of this young swashbuckler in space. Harriet Klausner
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Recommended with one caveat....,
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This review is from: Young Flandry: The Technic Civilization Saga (Paperback)
These are great stories by one of the grandmasters of SF. The only caveat I have is that I wish this was in hardcover. I would definitely buy this in hardcover. Are you listening Baen books?
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