Set in the "universe" of Anderson's short story "The Martyr" this novel explores the behaviour …
Review of 'It was first Contact, and- The Gods Laughed' on 'Goodreads'
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.