tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187641567461387320.post8591734093011403178..comments2023-09-11T08:32:39.024-05:00Comments on SFF Masterworks: Fantasy Masterworks #32: Poul Anderson, The Broken SwordUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187641567461387320.post-11224183350610992232011-03-30T19:33:06.876-05:002011-03-30T19:33:06.876-05:00It is unbelievablethat The Broken Sword is not in ...It is unbelievablethat The Broken Sword is not in print in the U.S. This sounds like a job for Paizo Press! <br /><br />I guess I began reading Tolkien at such a young age that his works are pure fantasy and fairy tales to me. But, in Anderson's work, wich I only began to read as an adult, I do see the influence of the ancient classics.Chris Creelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15993487911122629839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187641567461387320.post-65746067105872446372011-03-29T23:45:31.969-05:002011-03-29T23:45:31.969-05:00The Broken Sword is, in my opinion, a masterpiece....The Broken Sword is, in my opinion, a masterpiece. I first read Tolkien when I was 10 or 11 and I re-read Lord of the Rings regularly. It was because of Tolkien that I developed a love for the ancient epics. While in high school I read Beowulf, the Iliad, the Odysessy, the Aenid.<br /><br />I also read many of the Norse sagas and tales, but it wasn't until I was in my mid 20s that I discovered this book. Tolkien may have based his world on the sagas of old, but it's a highly romanticized version. It's a re-imagining, rather than a reflection of that world, and I think that's deliberate. <br /><br />The Broken Sword is more of a reflection of those epic tales, rather than a re-imagining. I still love Lord of the Rings, but The Broken Sword deserves to be much more widely read by fans of the genre.<br /><br />It's a shame that it's not in print anymore as I think it'd find great success in today's market.John Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15768771014487413321noreply@blogger.com