The Collected Short Works of Poul Anderson, Volume 4: Admiralty

Admiralty: The Collected Short Works of Poul Anderson (volume 4) continues the series of presenting the best of his fantasy and science fiction stories published over a writing career of 50 years. It includes "Admiralty", a story in the foreseeable future when man has colonies on other planets and is in conflict with an alien empire, "Goat Song", the Hugo and Nebula award winning story about a man's determination to bring his lost love back to life, "Operation Changeling", a world where magic and demons co-exist, "Delenda Est", a story of the time patrol and the choices that must be made to keep our existence intact, "The Adventure of the Misplaced Hound", co-written with Gordon R. Dickson, where the aliens are living on their own planet, a portion of which is created as Victorian England with Scotland Yard and Sherlock Holmes, "Marius", which shows that the only thing we lean from history is history, and the delightful "Inside Straight", in which an understanding of poker defeats an invasion. Table of Contents: 6 Editor's Introduction (Admiralty) essay by Rick Katze 7 Poul Anderson (2011) essay by David G. Hartwell 11 Admiralty [Gunnar Heim] (1965) novella by Poul Anderson 56 The Adventure of the Misplaced Hound [Hoka] (1953) novelette by Poul Anderson and Gordon R. Dickson 74 Delenda Est [Time Patrol 5] (1955) novelette by Poul Anderson 104 The Pugilist (1973) novelette by Poul Anderson 128 Inside Straight (1955) novelette by Poul Anderson 146 Lodestar [Nicholas Van Rijn] (1973) novelette by Poul Anderson 171 The Bitter Bread (1975) novelette by Poul Anderson 191 Gypsy [Psychotechnic League] (1950) shortstory by Poul Anderson 203 Marius [Psychotechnic League] (1957) shortstory by Poul Anderson 213 Home (1966) shortstory by Poul Anderson 224 Quixote and the Windmill [Psychotechnic League] (1950) shortstory by Poul Anderson 231 Black Bodies poem by Poul Anderson 233 Kyrie (1968) shortstory by Poul Anderson 242 The Problem of Pain [Avalon (Technic Civilization)] (1973) novelette by Poul Anderson 257 Holmgang [Psychotechnic League] (1955) novelette by Poul Anderson 281 Goat Song (1972) novelette by Poul Anderson 307 The Barrier Moment (1960) shortstory by Poul Anderson 313 The Star Beast (1950) novelette by Poul Anderson 334 Eutopia (1967) novelette by Poul Anderson 348 Afterward to Eutopia essay by Poul Anderson 350 Horse Trader (1953) novelette by Poul Anderson 372 Murphy's Hall (1976) shortstory by Poul Anderson and Karen Anderson [as by Poul Anderson ] 383 Sister Planet (1959) novella by Poul Anderson 412 Among Thieves (1957) novelette by Poul Anderson 431 Operation Changeling [Operation Chaos] (1969) novella by Poul Anderson "Poul Anderson's stories are classics from the golden age of science fiction and beyond. A master storyteller, Anderson wrote tales ranging from the immediate to the distant future, from Earth to far-flung galaxies, from hard science fiction to fantasy--all elements stirred and blended as only Anderson could!"--Dust jacket flap