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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 .
- 207 pp
- Poul Anderson
- 1974
- Doubleday
Jan 1, 1974 · June 1, 2016. A Midsummer Tempest by Poul Anderson is a fantasy / sci fi novel that has a structure not unlike a play, with scenes introduced before each. This is Heinlein’s Glory Road multiverse ideal coupled with Anderson’s own ideas of future / alternate history and structured and shaped as an homage to Shakespeare.
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- Paperback
- Poul Anderson
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 ...
Sep 3, 2012 · In Poul Anderson's Time Patrol (New York, 2006), Manse Everard quotes A Midsummer Night's Dream: "The cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces, "The solemn empires, the great globe itself..." (p. 480) In Anderson's A Midsummer Tempest, Prince Rupert quotes:" '...the cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces, the solemn temples, the great globe ...
A Midsummer Tempest by Poul Anderson. Prince Rupert is taken by the Roundheads; held captive at a country house, he falls in love with his captor's niece, Jennifer. One of his troopers, Will Fairweather, followed him to the house where he was held captive; with the help of Jennifer, Will brings him to Oberon and Titania, who offer magical aid.
A Midsummer Tempest by Poul Anderson "A Midsummer Tempest" is a historical fantasy novel set in an alternate 17th century England where magic is real and the faeries are a powerful force. The story follows Prince Rupert and his loyal companion, the faerie girl Miranda, as they navigate political intrigue, war, and romance.
Prince Rupert has appeared in the following books: A Midsummer Tempest
