![]() ![]() On the shield were three hearts and three lions, a clue to and proof of his true identity - if he could live long enough to learn its meaning:- (original cost $4.99). Blurb: Transported to a medieval realm of magic and myth, a World War II resistance fighter. ![]() On his side was a vague prophecy, a quarrelsome dwarf, a beautiful woman able to transform herself into a swan - and a magnificent battle-horse and a full set of armor which had been waiting for him when he entered this magical realm. Arrayed against him were dragons, giants, elven warriors, the beautiful sorceress and seductress Morgan leFay - indeed all the forces of Chaos. Both sides in the looming battle thought that Holger was the key figure in the conflict, able to throw back the powers of Chaos Holger had no idea how he was supposed to do that. ![]() So it seemed very unfair that a near-miss in a firefight had somehow transported him into a world of knights, dragons, witches and fairy-folk, and even more unfair that he had arrived just as the forces of Chaos were preparing to march forth. Holger Carlsen was a skeptical engineer with no interest in fairy tales. Originally serialised in 2 parts in The Magazine Of Fantasy And Science Fiction (September & October 1953):- Synopsis: Before science, before magic, there was chaos. ![]() © 1961: A stand-alone novel by Poul Anderson. Transported to a medieval realm of magic and myth, a World War II resistance fighter undertakes a perilous quest in this. Cover Art: Darrell K Sweet (illustrator). ![]()
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