The Unicorn Trade

Poul Anderson, Karen Anderson

Fantasy Science Fiction Short Stories

A collection of short stories and poems.

Contents:

  • The Unicorn Trade (poem by Karen Anderson)
  • Fairy Gold (by Poul Anderson)
  • Ballade of an Artificial Satellite (poem by Poul Anderson)
  • The Innocent Arrival (aka Innocent at Large, by Poul Anderson and Karen Anderson)
  • Six Haiku (poem by Karen Anderson)
  • Haiku for Mars (poem by Karen Anderson)
  • Think of a Man (poem by Karen Anderson)
  • Dead Phone (by Poul Anderson and Karen Anderson)
  • Bela Lugosi 1883-1956 (poem by Karen Anderson)
  • The Kitten (by Poul Anderson and Karen Anderson)
  • Apollo 1: January 27, 1967 (poem by Karen Anderson)
  • Planh on the Death of Willy Ley: June 23, 1969 (poem by Poul Anderson, Karen Anderson and Tim Courtney)
  • Murphy's Hall (by Poul Anderson and Karen Anderson)
  • Single Jeopardy (by Poul Anderson and Karen Anderson)
  • In Memoriam: Henry Kuttner (poem by Karen Anderson)
  • Cyril M. Kornbluth (poem by Karen Anderson)
  • A Feast for the Gods (by Poul Anderson and Karen Anderson)
  • Theoretical Progress (poem by Karen Anderson)
  • Investigation of Galactic Ethnology (poem by Karen Anderson)
  • Look Up (poem by Karen Anderson)
  • The Sky of Space (poem by Karen Anderson)
  • Cosmic Concepts (poem by Poul Anderson and Karen Anderson)
  • Extract From the English Edition of a Guide Michelin (by Poul Anderson and Karen Anderson)
  • Robert A. Heinlein (poem by Karen Anderson)
  • Treaty in Tartessos (by Karen Anderson)
  • A Philosophical Dialogue (by Poul Anderson)
  • Professor James (poem by Poul Anderson and Karen Anderson)
  • Landscape With Sphinxes (by Karen Anderson)
  • Alpha, Beta (poem by Karen Anderson)
  • A Blessedness of Saints (essay by Poul Anderson)
  • Origin of the Species (poem by Karen Anderson)
  • Conjunction (Venus and Jupiter, February 1975) (poem by Karen Anderson)
  • Adonis Recovered (poem by Karen Anderson)
  • The Piebald Hippogriff (by Karen Anderson)
  • The Coasts of Faerie (by Karen Anderson)
  • Shanidar IV (poem by Karen Anderson)

...There's goodly trade in unicorns, in castles and their treasure,
Dragons are much demanded, endless caverns, eagly crags,
There's trade in rings of elven work, in songs of striding measure,
Star-smiting curses, aye, and quests, and splendid thumping brags.
Come buy! Come choose your heart's desire of these,
Fable and dream, wondrous commodities.
Already yours, these unicorns, as aught you owned yestre'en,
This castle, real as memory, that none but you have seen.

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Published
1984
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Author

Poul Anderson

Poul Anderson's name is synonymous with the golden age of science fiction, a master of speculative worlds where the future is as vast and varied as the past. Born in 1926 in the United States, Anderson's journey as an author was shaped by his fascination with history, science, and the unknown. A child of the Great Depression, he was drawn to stories that stretched the boundaries of possibility, whether set in the stars or rooted in the depths of myth. Over the course of his career, Anderson built a reputation for crafting intricate narratives that blend hard science fiction with the richness of historical and fantasy elements, making him one…