A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows

About this book

Raconteur, bon vivant, troubleshooter for the decaying Terran Empire, Dominic Falndry doesn't crave further danger in the service of galactic unity. But duty calls, so it's back to the spaceways for the most elegant Special Agent is a hundred star systems--straight into the well-laid plans of his lifelong enemy Aycharaych. Win or lose, though, the long night of human civilization is coming and Flandry knows it. How many more battles can he stand to win in a losing cause? And how many planets will die meanwhile? About the Author The bestselling author of such classic novels as Brain Wave and The Boat of a Million Years , Poul Anderson won just about every award the science fiction and fantasy field has to offer. He has won multiple Hugos and Nebulas, the John W. Campbell Award, The Locus Poll Award, the Skylark Award, and the SFWA Grandmaster Award for Lifetime Achievement. His recent books include Harvest of Stars, The Stars are also On Fire, Operation Chaos, Operation Luna, Genesis, Mother of Kings, and Going for Infinity , a collection and retrospective of his life's work. Poul Anderson lived in Orinda, California where he passed away in 2001.

Author

Poul Anderson

Length

~259 pages

Reading time

5 h 9 min

Chapters

2

Released

November 11, 2026

Languages

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Formats

eBook

Print format

Paperback, 13.5 × 21 cm, 260 pages

ISBN

0709178441

Age rating

Teen 13+