Poul Anderson

Ever think how deadly a thing it is if a machine has amnesia -- or how easily it can be arranged. . . ?

Armchair Fiction presents extra large paperback editions of classic science fiction double novels with original illustrations. The first novel, "The Syndic," is a futuristic adventure tale by the highly respected sci-fi author, C. M. Kornbluth. Was this the America of the future? Here is a shocking but realistic picture of America in the far future-a wild chaotic America, but a very possible America. An America where people pay protection instead of taxes-where polo is played in jeeps with 50-caliber machine guns. An America full of the wonders of tomorrow driven by passions that are ageless. There have been a thousand tales of future Utopias and possible civilizations. Join legendary sci-fi author C. M. Kornbluth as he takes you into a future where America is ruled by the Mob. The second novel, "Flight to Forever," is a top-flight time travel novel. It features a man pitted against the limitless wastes of Time. A man who fought the strange, inhuman civilizations of Earth's unguess¬able future, searching hopelessly among the never-ending tomorrows for the road to one unforgettable yesterday Here is a memorable time travel adventure novel by one of the most heralded sci-fi authors of all time, Poul Anderson.

Follow the exploits of Nicholas Van Rijn, one of Science Fiction's most popular characters, as told by Science Fiction's Grand Master, Poul Anderson, in Volume 1 in the Complete Technic Civilization Series.

Poul Anderson was one of the most popular authors in SF. Born in 1921, he began his career in the Golden Age of SF 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. He died in 2001." Security" takes place in a future America, where Control and Efficiency are emphasized, and unquestioned loyalty is required. Nobody wants a repeat of the catastrophic war that happened seventy-five years previously, and sacrifices must be made to insure the ultimate peace. Or so Dr. Allen Lancaster, a Sector Chief on a Project believes, until Security decides his planned vacation will be spent in space on a top secret project. People who learn too much have been jailed or even shot as security risks. Is Dr. Lancaster's new assignment a blessing or a curse? He will find out . . .

'The ultimate hard science fiction novel' James Blish

Forget minor hazards like the H-bomb. The discovery of time travel means that everything we know, anyone we know, might not only vanish, but never even have existed. Against that possibility stand the men and women of the Time Patrol, dedicated to preserving the history they know and protecting the future from fanatics, terrorists, and would-be dictators who would re-mould the shape of reality to suit their own purposes. But Manse Everard, the Patrol's finest temporal trouble-shooter, bears a heavy burden. The fabric of history is stained with human blood and suffering which he cannot, must not do anything to alleviate, lest his tampering bring disastrous alterations in future time. Everard must leave the horrors of the past in place, lest his tampering - or that of the Patrol's opponents, the Exaltationists - erase all hope of a better future, and instead bring about a present filled with greater horrors than any recorded by past history at its darkest and most foul.