Un-Man and Other Novellas

About this book

Step into the far future with Poul Anderson, one of the great storytellers of classic science fiction. Un-Man and Other Novellas gathers three long-form tales of danger, secrets and daring in worlds shaped by technology and politics. The title story opens with a breathtaking daylight break-in. Donner, a lone agent with a carefully disguised face, descends the sheer wall of a two-mile-long apartment megastructure on the Illinois plain to raid a hidden headquarters. He is looking for coded papers and a hidden safe, but the trap he walks into is more deadly than he imagined. Captured and strapped to a chair in a ruined, abandoned corner of a decaying Chicago, he must face six hostile captors who have a very particular name for him: Un-man. With a lean, fast-moving style, rich world-building and a sense of looming menace, Anderson blends spy-thriller tension with big ideas about society and the individual. The collection also includes the novella The Makeshift Rocket, a classic of mid-century space adventure. If you enjoy vintage Golden Age and Ace Books science fiction, this ebook is a rewarding find. Start reading online in your browser instantly, with no download required.

Author

Poul Anderson

Length

~182 pages

Reading time

3 h 37 min

Chapters

3

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, 11 × 18 cm, 200 pages

Age rating

Teen 13+