Better a life like a falling star, bright across the dark, than a deathlessness which can see naught above or beyond itself. - Poul Anderson

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Better a life like a falling star, bright across the dark, than a deathlessness which can see naught above or beyond itself.

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About Poul Anderson

Poul William Anderson (November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was a prominent American science fiction author who wrote during a Golden Age of the genre. Anderson also authored several works of fantasy.

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Pen Names: A. A. Craig
Birth Name: Poul William Anderson
Alternative Names: Winston P. Sanders Michael Karageorge Petronius Arbiter Kingsley P. A. Kingsley
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