<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="text-align:center"><div style="font-size:12.8px">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</div><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:start"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14pt"> </span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">QUESTION and ANSWER: The Collected Short Works of Poul Anderson</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt"> (volume 7) <i>edited by Rick Katze and Michael Kerpan</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-size:14pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4">NESFA Press is proud to announce the publication of <b>Question and Answer</b><b>: </b><i>The Collected Short Works of Poul Anderson</i> <i>(volume 7)</i>.<i></i>This is the 7th volume of a multi-volume collection of the best works of Poul Anderson</font><span style="font-size:14pt"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">Question and Answer: </span></b><i><span style="font-size:14pt">The Collected Short Works of Poul Anderson</span></i><span style="font-size:14pt"> <i>(volume 7)</i></span><b> </b>continues the series of the best of his fantasy and science fiction stories published over his writing career of 50 years. It contains 6 short novels, 2 novellas, and 4 short stories. “Question and Answer”, the lead short novel tells the story of what may or may not be the first meeting between two different species, with a touch of politics and a mystery. The book's two-page frontispiece is an illustration of this story. “The Big Rain” is set on Venus while it is still being terraformed, and concludes the "Un-Man stories”. Dominic Flandry is well represented in this volume, including the first time he meets Aycharaych of Chereion, his life-long nemesis. “The Troublemakers” examines life aboard a slower-than-light transport ship as it makes a voyage that will last over three generations. Finally, but not least, David Falkyn and his trader team open a planet for trade.</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">There is a full color cover and an interior two page frontispiece by Vincent Di Fate, Hugo winner for best Science Fiction Artist. Vincent Di Fate, who illustrated many Anderson books over the years, wrote the introduction for the volume. The cover was designed by Alice N. S. Lewis.</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Edited by Rick Katze and Michael Kerpan.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Hardback, 556 pages, 6 x 9, ISBN- 978-1-61037-313-5, February 2017, $32.00.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center"></p><p class="MsoNormal">You may pay for your purchases by check, most major credit cards, or PayPal. Massachusetts residents please add 6.25% sales tax. Visit <a href="http://www.nesfa.org/press" target="_blank">www.nesfa.org/press</a> for complete information about our publications including ordering. Direct sales inquiries to <a href="mailto:sales@nesfa.org" target="_blank">sales@nesfa.org</a>.</p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div><div style="padding:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;overflow:hidden;word-wrap:break-word;color:black;font-size:10px;text-align:left;line-height:130%"></div><div style="padding:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;overflow:hidden;word-wrap:break-word;color:black;font-size:10px;text-align:left;line-height:130%"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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