Terran Empire

The Long Night

Poul Anderson

Science Fiction Short Stories

After Western Civilization, THE POLESOTECHNIC LEAGUE
After the League, THE TERRAN EMPIRE
Then...

Nicholas Van Rijn was a smart old bird. He guessed it was inevitable that he and all that the Merchant Princes stood for would tumble into darkness. Dominic Flandry lived in its shadow; he knew that struggle and plot though he might, the ever hungry darkness would have him and his world at last. But for those who came after, that darkness was no mere tragedy. It was reality. It was the Long Night.

Contents:

  • Prologue
  • The Star Plunderer (1952)
  • Outpost of Empire (1967)
  • A Tragedy of Errors (1967)
  • The Sharing of Flesh (1968)
  • Starfog (1967)
  • A Chronology of Technic Civilization
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Published
1983
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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…