It was first Contact, and- The Gods Laughed

Mass Market Paperback, 320 pages

Published Dec. 5, 1982 by Tor Books.

(1 review)

Set in the "universe" of Anderson's short story "The Martyr" this novel explores the behaviour of mankind in that story-universe and contains the 'the men have captured the gods' incident that comprises the whole of the short story itself.

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BobQuasit reviewed It was first Contact, and- The Gods Laughed by Poul Anderson

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3 stars

A fairly large collection of science fiction short stories from Poul Anderson, weighted towards the earlier part of his career. Quite good, but not all of it is his best work; the older stories are a little simplistic. Still well worth reading, though.

Subjects

Science Fiction - General
Fiction - Science Fiction