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823428. Dewey Decimal. 813/.5/4. LC Class. PZ4.A549 Mi PS3551.N378. A Midsummer Tempest is a 1974 alternative history fantasy novel by Poul Anderson. In 1975, it was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel [2] and the Nebula Award for Best Novel [2] and won the Mythopoeic Award .
Apr 28, 2024 · Anderson thus cleverly constructs a backdrop of Progress versus Poetry, Science versus Romance. Against this background, Prince Rupert of the Rhine — with the aid of Oberon and Titania — quests to recover Prospero’s broken staff and sunken grimoire in order to prevent the defeat of Charles I.
Jan 1, 1974 · Anderson combines the whimsical elements of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "The Tempest" with the romantic real-life commander Prince Rupert of the Rhine (leader of the Cavaliers during the English Civil War in the 1640's).
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May 6, 2020 · A Midsummer Tempest was published in 1974, when Anderson was entering his long heyday, which spanned the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. My own copy is the hardcover Severn House edition of 1976, which was a reissue of the 1975 Orbit edition. These two share the same cover art (uncredited in my copy), which is certainly the best of all the editions ...
Aug 12, 2021 · We start in media res, when Prince Rupert, a Royalist supporter, is captured in battle by the Roundheads (i.e. Parliamentarians). While imprisoned, he falls in love with his captor’s niece, Jennifer. Faerie rulers, Oberon and Titania, help Rupert and Jennifer escape to Old Prospero’s Island.
The story follows Prince Rupert and his loyal companion, the faerie girl Miranda, as they navigate political intrigue, war, and romance. Along the way, they encounter famous historical figures such as William Shakespeare and Oliver Cromwell, as well as mythical creatures like dragons and unicorns.
A prince called Hamlet has lived in Denmark, and the English woods are full of Pucks, Titanias, and Oberons. Cromwell is at the throat of King Charles, but locomotives rage through the verdant countryside and observation balloons tower over battle lines.
