Call Me Joe: Volume 1 of the Short Fiction of Poul Anderson
- ISBN-10
- 1610373189
- ISBN-13
- 9781610373180
- Series
- Call Me Joe
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016
- Author
- Poul Anderson
Description
This book is an eclectic mix of Poul Anderson's short stories. Many of the entries are some of his earliest tales, already displaying the mastery for which he is known and loved. Others see clever tales of time travel or space exploration, and there is even a clever tribute to Sherlock Holmes.
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