World of the Mad

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World of the Mad is by Poul Anderson. The opening lines say that Langdon had found immortality on the planet Tanith, and that naturally he wanted his wife to share it, if he could prevent her from going insane first. The text speaks of voices in the fog, singing in high unhuman tones, and says no man had ever learned what it was that sang.

Langdon stands in a well of silence while a city lies around him, a city that is not a human city and lies under three hurtling moons. The text describes a twilight deep and blue and full of flitting ghostly lights, with feathery trees murmuring to each other in a language of their own. The text says that a day on Tanith is more than a lifetime on Terra, but that they will never know that because they have never felt it.

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Poul Anderson

Poul Anderson (1926 to 2001) was an American author who published more than a hundred books across science fiction and fantasy. A seven-time Hugo and three-time Nebula winner, he was known for rigorous science, Norse-flavored adventure, and series such as the Technic History and the Time Patrol.

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Author: Poul Anderson
Reading time: About 35 minutes
Pages: 21
Language: English
Genre: Fiction Books
Formats: PDF, EPUB, Read online