num_pages: 284
description: The Unicorn Trade  transports readers to places at once uniquely strange and strangely familiar—magical fairy realms, the far reaches of outer space, and the twisted minds of madmen. Stories of love, loss, and self-discovery are met with soaring verse that celebrates the human spirit and the wonders of the universe. Here are unforgettable bounding leaps of the imagination, where detective noir is ingeniously reimagined, and tales of Edgar Allan Poe–like suspense stand side by side with poignant tributes to the men who led us to the stars. Real treasures are to be found here.A potpourri of poetry and amazing tales that cross genre borders, between fantasy, horror, noir, science fiction, and more, from the legendary Poul Anderson and his wife, Karen Anderson. Lyrical and beautiful, enchanting and strange, exhilarating and horrific, this extraordinary collaboration between science fiction–fantasy luminary Poul Anderson and his equally creative wife, Karen, almost defies description. Combining their extraordinary talents, the Andersons have produced a sumptuous feast of the written word, stories that delight, move, and disturb, mixed with rich, sumptuous poetry that soars. A sterling compendium of stories, poems, and science fiction haikus (scifaiku) as bright as starshine and more magical and enduring than fairy gold.Contents: * The Unicorn Trade (1971) • poem by Karen Anderson ** Fairy Gold (1984) / novelette by Poul Anderson * Ballade of an Artificial Satellite (1958) • poem by Poul Anderson ** The Innocent Arrival (1964) / novelette by Karen Anderson, Poul Anderson (variant of Innocent at Large 1958) * Six Haiku (1962) • poem by Karen Anderson * Haiku for Mars (1984) • poem by Karen Anderson * Think of a Man (1965) • poem by Karen Anderson ** Dead Phone [Trygve Yamamura] (1964) / novelette by Karen Anderson, Poul Anderson * Bela Lugosi: 1883-1956 (1984) • poem by Karen Anderson ** The Kitten (1976) / novelette by Karen Anderson, Poul Anderson * Apollo 1: January 27, 1967 (1984) • poem by Karen Anderson * Planh on the Death of Willy Ley: June 23, 1969 (1969) • poem by Karen Anderson, Poul Anderson, Tim Courtney ** Murphy's Hall (1971) / short story by Karen Anderson, Poul Anderson ** Single Jeopardy (1958) / short story by Karen Anderson, Poul Anderson * In Memoriam: Henry Kuttner (1958) • poem by Karen Anderson * Cyril M. Kornbluth (1984) • poem by Karen Anderson ** A Feast for the Gods (1971) / novelette by Karen Anderson, Poul Anderson * Theoretical Progress (1964) • poem by Karen Anderson * Investigation of Galactic Ethnology (1964) • poem by Karen Anderson * Look Up (1965) • poem by Karen Anderson * The Sky of Space (1963) • poem by Karen Anderson * Cosmic Concepts (1961) • poem by Karen Anderson and Poul Anderson ** Extract From the English Edition of a Guide Michelin (1973) / short story by Karen Anderson, Poul Anderson * Robert A. Heinlein (1984) • poem by Karen Anderson ** Treaty in Tartessos (1963) / short story by Karen Anderson ** A Philosophical Dialogue (1971) / short story by Poul Anderson * Professor James (1965) • poem by Karen Anderson, Poul Anderson ** Landscape with Sphinxes (1962) / short story by Karen Anderson * 'Alpha, Beta (1984) • poem by Karen Anderson * A Blessedness of Saints (1962) • essay by Poul Anderson * Origin of the Species (1958) • poem by Karen Anderson * Conjunction (Venus and Jupiter, February 1975) • poem by Karen Anderson * Adonis Recovered (1984) • poem by Karen Anderson ** The Piebald Hippogriff (1962) • short story by Karen Anderson ** The Coasts of Faerie (1984) / short story by Karen Anderson 8 Shanidar IV (1984) • poem by Karen Anderson.
language: English
title: The Unicorn Trade
publisher: Tor