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Three Hearts and Three Lions
« Thread Started on Mar 9, 2011, 3:33pm »

I'm re-reading Poul Anderson's Three Hearts and Three Lions and honestly, I'd forgotten just how good it is. Paladins, scottish dwarves, a swanmay, witches, and I'm not too far into the book. Some of this might seem like a tired cliche, except that it was written in the 1950's. 8-)

Another thing I like is that each chapter is somewhat short and somewhat self-contained, so I could put it down and pick it back up later without missing anything significant. A nice book to keep in my car for times when I need something to read but don't have a lot of time to read it.

When I finish this one, I may move on to re-read The Broken Sword, also by Anderson.

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Re: Three Hearts and Three Lions
« Reply #1 on Mar 9, 2011, 6:08pm »

The Broken Sword is a fantastic novel. It turned me into a Poul Anderson fan.
Also, for Anderson's impressive take on the "twilight Earth" genre, read Winter of the World.

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Re: Three Hearts and Three Lions
« Reply #2 on Apr 29, 2011, 12:04pm »

I just recently read it too, and really enjoyed it. My only complaint is that the ending was merely summarized instead of played out, so to speak.

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Re: Three Hearts and Three Lions
« Reply #3 on Apr 29, 2011, 1:43pm »

Apr 29, 2011, 12:04pm, kenmeister wrote:

I just recently read it too, and really enjoyed it. My only complaint is that the ending was merely summarized instead of played out, so to speak.

I both loved and hated this aspect of the book. I like imagining a final epic battle myself, but I would have liked to see Anderson's take on the battle as well.

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Re: Three Hearts and Three Lions
« Reply #4 on Jul 22, 2011, 8:01pm »

For decades, "Three Hearts and Three Lions" had a place of solitary honor on my "Best Fantasy Book Ever" shelf.

Recently it's been joined by "Curse of Chalion" and "Paladin of Souls".

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Re: Three Hearts and Three Lions
« Reply #5 on Jul 28, 2011, 9:07am »

I found a dirt-cheap copy of this book in my local Used Bookstore. I'm reading it right after I'm done with Princess of Mars and Smith's Hyperborea cycle. That is if my brain can handle that much weirdness.

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Re: Three Hearts and Three Lions
« Reply #6 on Aug 24, 2011, 12:46am »

I just finished reading this tonight and thoroughly enjoyed it. Now I must get the wife to read...

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Re: Three Hearts and Three Lions
« Reply #7 on Aug 25, 2011, 5:57pm »

I've read The Broken Sword during the summer and I definitely want more of Poul Anderson's writing. Getting my hands on Three Hears and Three Lions will be a priority this fall!

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