The Longest Voyage

About this book

Almost a year out of Lavre Town, the caravel Golden Leaper is far from any known shore. Her hull is fouled with weed, her water has turned green, and scurvy is creeping through the crew. Overhead, a vast ringed-in-storms giant world named Tambur climbs the sky a little higher each night, and the sailors whisper that it will fall and crush them. Captain Rovic, a fisher-boy turned knight of the Queen's court, will not turn back. He is obsessed with finding the fabled Aureate Cities, and he can charm, shame or threaten a mutinous crew into following him. At his side are young clerk and apprentice Zhean, who tells the tale, and the aged astrologue Froad, who studies the heavens with quadrant, astrolabe and telescope and begins to glimpse the true shape of the cosmos. Poul Anderson's The Longest Voyage blends the age of sail with planetary romance. It is a tale of daring, superstition and the thrill of discovery on an alien sea, told in the rich voice of a seafarer recounting his journey. Fans of classic science fiction, nautical adventure and old-fashioned exploration stories will find a compact, atmospheric read. Start reading The Longest Voyage online instantly in your browser, with no download required.

Author

Poul Anderson

Length

~47 pages

Reading time

56 min

Chapters

1

Released

November 11, 2026

Languages

UND · 🇬🇧 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, 52 pages

Age rating

All Ages