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In this science fiction classic, a recurring environmental disaster sets the native population of a distant planet at war with itself—and human colonists from Earth are trapped in the middle Firetime is coming to Ishtar. This once-in-a-millennium event occurs when one of the planet’s three suns encroaches on Ishtar’s surface, to disastrous effect. The nightmare rapidly approaching, barbaric tribes have declared war on their more civilized brethren in hopes of avoiding a natural extermination. Standing between the opposing forces are the colonists who settled on Ishtar after abandoning their home planet, Earth. But in this time of chaos and destruction, there is little the humans can do to aid their Ishtarian allies in the desperate fight for survival. The Terran powers, engaged in their own terrible conflict with a hostile alien race, will offer no help to the endangered planet. With a fiery doomsday on the way, the humans can do nothing but watch and wait—and pray for a miracle that will forestall the inevitable apocalypse. A stunning work of speculative invention from one of the all-time masters of science fiction and fantasy, Poul Anderson’s classic Fire Time is a richly imagined tale of war, alien contact, and environmental catastrophe that brilliantly questions the concepts of right and wrong, good and evil, and heroism and villainy.
Fire Time, by Poul Anderson- Amazon Sales Rank: #395419 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-11-24
- Released on: 2015-11-24
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Review Praise for Poul Anderson “One of the towering figures of modern science fiction and fantasy.” —Publishers Weekly “One of the field’s greatest writers.” —Orlando Sentinel “Anderson has produced more milestones in contemporary science fiction and fantasy than any one man is entitled to.” —Stephen Donaldson
About the Author Poul Anderson (1926–2001) grew up bilingual in a Danish American family. After discovering science fiction fandom and earning a physics degree at the University of Minnesota, he found writing science fiction more satisfactory. Admired for his “hard” science fiction, mysteries, historical novels, and “fantasy with rivets,” he also excelled in humor. He was the guest of honor at the 1959 World Science Fiction Convention and at many similar events, including the 1998 Contact Japan 3 and the 1999 Strannik Conference in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Besides winning the Hugo and Nebula Awards, he has received the Gandalf, Seiun, and Strannik, or “Wanderer,” Awards. A founder of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, he became a Grand Master, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. In 1952 he met Karen Kruse; they married in Berkeley, California, where their daughter, Astrid, was born, and they later lived in Orinda, California. Astrid and her husband, science fiction author Greg Bear, now live with their family outside Seattle.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Multiple Anderson themes here. Not bad, but not one of his classics. By P. Kufahl "Fire Time" is a 1974 novel by Poul Anderson, a prolific and pretty consistent SF author. No one of his best books (like Tau Zero, The Broken Sword or Brain Wave) but better than a handful of others that I've read (e.g. Operation Chaos, Mirkheim). Its typical Anderson: there's some flaws, but its readable and a good break from say, Victor Davis Hanson or Barry Malzberg. It takes place on another planet, with an alien race (the Ishtarians) described compellingly enough to be featured in Barlowe's Guide to Aliens, which is a Hall of Fame of sorts in SF literature.There's a lack of internet discussion about "Fire Time," that I could find today, despite the fact that 1.) it did get nominated for a Hugo back when it was published (1974) and 2.) it was written during the ugly concluding years of the Vietnam War, a time unfortunately more and more relevant to our current situation. Books like "Star Fox" made Anderson a pretty popular SF writer, but one who drew criticism for his supposedly pro-war attitude. I read somewhere that "Fire Time" was a kind of response to this criticism, even mentioning the main character of "Star Fox" in its pages.It would be a mistake to view "Fire Time" as an anti-war book. There are two wars going on here: one is between the nomadic barbarians desperate to avoid the devastating effects of climate change (the "Fire Time" of the title) and their semi-nomadic semi-civilized counterparts that interact with human colonists, and the other is an interstellar war between the huamns and another technologically advanced race. The human colonists on the planet in question contend with local sympathies and bureaucratic thumb-twiddling, and leave some time to explore their (ugh) feelings for each other. The larger human war receives the criticism in this story, while the Ishtarians' war is mostly described in heroic terms. Anderson shows that the technology and complexity take the honor and soul out of battle, and that war by proxy is poison to civilization.The story is complex, multithemed but readable in a way that all Anderson novels are. Briefly, here are some of the typical Anderson themes at play.- Tragic heroism. The Ishtarian leaders that oppose each other are depicted are given rich characterization, and they both have their noble aspects. This is an important feature of Anderson's work, where the honor is usually found in what would be the biggest villian of the tale.- Distrust of remote government. The human colonists are constantly at odds with the Earth hands that feed them, especially when an overarching war bleeds their resources. A Libertarian theme that also runs though "Star Fox" and the van Rijn series.- Aliens shaped by physics. Anderson paid a lot of attention to the environmental consequences of the astronomical setup of the planets, carrying on the tradition of writers like Hal Clement. Discovery of and interaction with the alien races make up some of the best parts of this and many other Anderson books.- Characters with moral struggles. 1974 was the year the celebrated Robert Stone novel Dog Soldiers was published. That book featured Vietnam veterans returning home to deal heroin, and featured a collection of truly repulsive and amoral characters. Books like "Fire Time" and "Dog Soldiers" may represent the polar opposites of viewpoints regarding how much moral control people could be expected to have over their actions. I've read only one of Stone's books and over 20 of Anderson's. There are multipile shortcomings (the 1950's era coyness when describing the human relationships, stretches of boring narration at the beginning, internal dialogue that's overused), that keep this from being a classic. He appears to handle the stoic characters better then the emotional ones. However, this novel is worth finding and reading, and it's nice to see that Baen reprinted it some time ago.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A good read By J. Paxton This book is about what happens on a planet with three suns (the main sun, a dwarf sun, and a wandering sun), when the wandering sun comes too close. On this planet, called Ishtar, humans and the indigenous centauroid aliens co-exist. "Firetime" is coming, as it does at intervals, and civilization has always collapsed at these times, due in large part to the "barbarian" Ishtarians whose lands are the hardest hit when the rogue sun comes around. They leave their baked homelands and go rampaging into the more "civilized" lands elsewhere on the planet. This time around, humans are there (this is their first Firetime), and they want to stop civilization from being destroyed again.Several thought-provoking ideas come out in this book. For one thing, we are made to wonder whether the "barbarian" or the "civilized" Ishtarians are in the right. We sympathize with the "barbarian" desire to escape their unliveable homeland, but also with the "civilized" desire to keep civilization intact. This book isn't simply about one group (the good guys) fighting another group (the bad guys).It takes a bit of time to get enough into the story that you can understand what's going on. However, once you do, it's worth it.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Totally gripping By The Reviewer Formerly Known as Kurt Johnson The planet of Ishtar orbits a Sun-like star in a system that includes three stars that orbit each other in complicated dance. And every thousand years, the third star, a red giant, passes close enough to Ishtar to throw the planet's environment into an uproar, and cause the migration of its inhabitants causing the downfall of its civilization. The new "fire time" approaches, but this time there is a difference, strangely-shaped people have come from the stars, and the Ishtarians the human's intervention will make all of the difference this time around.But, the seemingly all-powerful humans are now powerless to help their friends of the Gathering. Earth is locked in an interstellar war with another alien people, and they have forbidden the humans on Ishtar from doing anything to help their friends. Such a waste. It seems that everyone is powerless in this drama - but might the actors not abandon their script a make a difference?Poul Anderson (1926-2001) is remembered as one of the giants of the sci-fi industry, and this book shows off why. This book "works" in so many ways. As a piece of scientific fiction it is a tour de force, with a fascinating world (Ishtar and its suns), and a fascinating set of aliens (the centauroid Ishtarians and the other creatures of their world). As an anti-war morality play, the story is also a triumph, showing the waste of war, its unintended consequences, and indeed its inevitability. And, as just plain a good story, it has an interesting storyline with action and romance.I found this to be a totally gripping story. I first read it when I was young, and I never forgot the story. Now, reading it all of these years later, I still find it to be a spellbinding read. If you like great science-fiction, then get Poul Anderson's FireTime - you won't be disappointed!
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