The Queen of Air and Darkness contains six of Poul Anderson's most popular stories, including the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning title story, "The Queen of Air and Darkness" - a poetic tale of telepathic aliens whose defense against colonizing Earthmen is the creation of a realm of myth, illusion, suggestion, and psychic phenomenon. In "Home," a group of colonists are living happily with the natives of their world until they are unexpectedly called back. In "The Alien Enemy," a similar situation is occurring on the planet Sibylla, with very different results. "The Faun" is a delicate vignette of youth, poetry, and ecology. In "The Shadow," a hard science fiction story, deals with shadow matter and the ways in which normal matter can interact with it. In "Time Lag," a technological utopia and anti-utopia (population ratio 1:500) are locked in mortal combat.
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Paperback, good condition. Minor bumps to cover, very light shelf wear to edges. No creasing or discolouration on spine. Remainder cut on bottom of book, does not affect reading in any way. Binding is tight.
Published by New English Library, 1977 (first published 1973).
ISBN: 0450031616