Poul Anderson

Poul Anderson (born November 25, 1926, Bristol, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died July 31, 2001, Orinda, California) was a prolific American writer of science fiction and fantasy, often praised for his scrupulous attention to scientific detail. Anderson published his first science-fiction story while an undergraduate at the University of Minnesota and became a freelance writer following his graduation with a degree in physics in 1948. He published his first novel, Vault of the Ages, in 1952 and thereafter...