The Armies of Elfland
The bestselling author of such classic novels asBrain WaveandThe Boat of a Million Years,Poul Andersonwon just about every award the science fiction and fantasy field has to offer.  He has won multiple Hugos and Nebulas, the John W. Campbell Award, The Locus Poll Award, the Skylark Award, and the SFWA Grandmaster Award for Lifetime Achievement.  His recent books includeHarvest of Stars, The Stars are also On Fire, Operation Chaos, Operation Luna, Genesis, Mother of Kings,andGoing for Infinity, a collection and retrospective of his life's work.  Poul Anderson lived in Orinda, California where he passed away in 2001.