The Golden Slave

Poul Anderson

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100 B.C.

The Cimbrian hordes galloped across history and clashed in screaming battle against the mighty Roman legions. Led by their chief, Boierik, and his son, Eodan, these homeless pagan tribes hurled back the Romans time after time in their desperate search for land. But for all the burning towns and ravaged countryside, the Cimbri could find no home.

And now it was over. At Vercellae, the Roman armies shattered them completely. Only a handful survived – and for them death would have been more merciful.

Eodan, the proud young Cimbrian chieftain, was sold into slavery, his infant son murdered and his beautiful wife, Hwicca, taken as a concubine.

But whips and slave chains could not break the spirit of this fierce pagan giant who fought, seduced and schemed his way to a perilous freedom in order to rescue the woman he loved.

Published
1960
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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…