Star Trader

About this book

Young David Falkayn, a baron's younger son from the planet Hermes, now has his own ship, a hand-picked crew and a universe full of profitable, and perilous, opportunities. In this second volume of Poul Anderson's Technic Civilization saga, Falkayn leads a most unusual trader team: the fiercely independent, white-furred Chee Lan, the gentle, dragonlike philosopher Adzel, and Muddlehead, the ship's smug and surprisingly inventive computer. This big collection gathers Anderson's classic Polesotechnic League adventures: "The Trouble Twisters", "Day of Burning", "The Master Key", the full-length novel Satan's World, and the concluding novellas "A Little Knowledge" and "Lodestar". Along the way the great merchant prince Nicholas van Rijn pulls strings, solves mysteries from his armchair and is dragged into danger he would happily leave to others. Some of the stories hint at the darkness that will one day fall on the Technic civilization. With introductions by Anderson, an essay by Hank Davis and a chronology of Technic Civilization by Sandra Miesel, this is a rich, fast-paced volume of classic space-opera adventure with wit, wonder and hard-headed science. Perfect for fans of golden-age science fiction and newcomers alike. Start reading online instantly in your browser.

Author

Poul Anderson

Length

~684 pages

Reading time

13 h 38 min

Chapters

15

Released

November 11, 2026

Languages

🇬🇧 EN · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇩🇪 DE · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇧🇷 PT-BR · 🇲🇽 ES-MX · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇺🇦 UK · 🇨🇿 CS · 🇸🇰 SK · 🇬🇷 EL · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇹🇷 TR · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇧🇬 BG · 🇭🇷 HR · 🇷🇸 SR · 🇸🇮 SL · 🇱🇹 LT · 🇱🇻 LV · 🇪🇪 ET · 🇸🇪 SV · 🇩🇰 DA · 🇳🇴 NB · 🇫🇮 FI · 🇯🇵 JA · 🇰🇷 KO · 🇨🇳 ZH · 🇹🇼 ZH-TW · 🇮🇩 ID · 🇻🇳 VI · 🇹🇭 TH · 🇮🇳 HI · 🇸🇦 AR · 🇮🇱 HE

Formats

eBook

Print format

Paperback, 13.5 × 21 cm, 640 pages

ISBN

141655520X

Age rating

Teen 13+