The Star Fox

By Poul Anderson

Book Overview

Earthmen and Aleriona have met in space and neither side can afford to let the other get too strong. The Aleriona have captured the human outpost, New Europe, and claim that all the inhabitants were... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 042503772X
• ISBN13: 9780425037720
• Release Date: June 1978
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Golden Age classic w/ superfluous bridge

After reading Tau Zero years ago, Poul Anderson became one of my favorite sci-fi authors. Since then I've read a few more of his novels and haven't been so impressed. I almost gave up hope that perhaps Tau Zero was his only great work... until I came across The Star Fox. A fantastic Poul novel! Early space opera- short and sweet. Hesitant earth lets a colony fall to conniving aliens. The main character Heim says, "Oh oh... hell no! Not while I'm alive! I'm gonna go mess 'em up." And does so. Chapters 1 and 3 are pretty much part of a linear story and would have been a 5-star read if it hadn't been for the second chapter, which is out of place. Chapter 2 by itself though would have been a good story. However, it turned itself into a superfluous bridge. Overall, fantastic planets, plotting and people.

Not Free SF Reader

An old fashioned space opera of sorts, where a few brave men and the odd alien stop menaces to hapless humanity (and maybe make some money into the bargain) with spaceships and derring-do and a little military fervour. Hopefully changing the interstellar political scene and Earth into the bargain. Star Fox : Marque and Reprisal - Poul Anderson Star Fox : Arsenal Port - Poul Anderson Star Fox : Admiralty - Poul Anderson Think we'll try the old privateer dodge. 3.5 out of 5 Missile trade. 3 out of 5 Probably going to fight. 3.5 out of 5 4 out of 5