The High Crusade
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The High Crusade

by Poul Anderson

1960•Science fiction•192 pages

Taste attributes: science fictioncomedyhistoricalwarfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarylinearbig & variedfool triumphantunderdog triumphsfish out of water/culture clash

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly science-fiction novel that is sweeping and fresh. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

In the year of grace 1345, as Sir Roger Baron de Tourneville is gathering an army to join King Edward III in the war against France, a most astonishing event occurs: a huge silver ship descends through the sky and lands in a pasture beside the little village of Ansby in northeastern Lincolnshire.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionComedyHistoricalWarFool triumphantUnderdog triumphsFish out of water/culture clash

Subjects

Military science fictionLife on other planetsAliensSpace TravelSpace ShipsMedieval

Details

Author
Poul Anderson
Published
1960
Pages
192
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