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The Valor of Cappen Varra by [Poul William Anderson]

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March 24, 2011
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About the Author

Poul William Anderson (1926 - 2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during the Golden Age 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. Poul Anderson was one of the most popular authors in SF. He began his career in the 1950s and was a regular contributor to Astounding SF magazine (later Analog SF) edited by John W. Campbell. His work encompassed science fiction and fantasy, including the Polesotechnic League series and the Terran Empire series featuring Dominic Flandry and the fantasy Kingdoms of Ys series, written with his wife Karen. He received seven Hugo and three Nebula Awards and a SFWA Grandmaster Award among other honors. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004TPWXSO
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 24, 2011
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 98 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 26 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1494900785
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

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Walter Stanley

For what it is, a great story.

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2015

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This is a pure fantasy story rather than science fiction. Of course, it is true that the bulk of science fiction is more accurately categorized as science fantasy, which blithely ignores fundamental scientific principles. I do not always mind that, since I occasionally enjoy space opera, but I prefer that it be categorized as such. This is a fun, light-hearted story. One of the very best of its kind, in my opinion. The ending is sort of a twist, though consistent with the rest of the story. It involves a bard misplaced by circumstances among a tough crew of Viking-types. They are caught in a storm and force him ashore to fetch fire from an island they know to be inhabited by a man-eating troll.

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Great fantasy by one of the masters

Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2016

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Poul Anderson based this 1957 story on a Norse legend which is interesting to compare to Beowulf. Both heroes face monsters but Cappen Varra is of a completely different sort than the mighty warrior Beowulf. An entertaining story by one of the masters of science fiction and fantasy.

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Chuck

Poul Anderson

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2013

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When we lost Poul Anderson, we lost one of the finest authors of our time. Poul was truly and artist, he painted with words and the pictures live in the minds of his readers. The Valor of Cappen Varra is an excellent example of his work, that range from fantasy tales to full-on Science Fiction.

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Stephen A. North

One of my favorite short stories!

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2012

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Poul Anderson was a great writer, and this story is a good example of that. If you haven't read any of his works, this is a good place to start. Better yet, he wrote a lot of books. None of the ones I've read were bad, either.

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s better fantasy stories

Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2014

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one of Anderson;s better fantasy stories.

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JayBee3

Good read, but short!

Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2013

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Well written short story.
Mr Anderson's prose brought the story to life.
Too bad the hero didn't get to know the king's daughter better ...

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Bill Reich

One Brief Story

Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2012

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This is one of Poul Anderson's lesser works. It is a pretty good short story and there is evidence in it of Poul's imagination, love for history and command of the language. However, it is only a short work, very convenient for reading on a train trip, and not one of his great pieces of fiction.

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LadyHawke

Great short story

Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2013

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Great short story, I love Poul Anderson's imagery, it's hard not to feel like you're right there. I liked the ending, a little humorous.

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