1974’s A Midsummer Tempest exhibits an artist working at the height of his powers. It is a work that defies clear categorization. Poul Anderson has created something utterly indiosyncratic that nonetheless depends entirely upon prior works. The tale occurs near the culmination of the English Civil War. So, it is historical fiction then, right? Not… Continue reading Poul Anderson’s Magnificent “A Midsummer Tempest.”
If Ken Lizzi has a quest it is to help infuse a pulp sensibility into 21st Century fiction