β Scribed by Poul Anderson
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
A World War II freedom fighter is transported to a medieval realm of magic and myth to undertake a great but perilous quest in this classic fantasy adventure
Holger Carlsen is a rational man of science. A Danish engineer working with the Resistance to defeat the Nazis, he's wounded during an engagement with the enemy and awakens in an unfamiliar parallel universe where the forces of Law are locked in eternal combat with the forces of Chaos. Against a medieval backdrop, brave knights must take up arms against magical creatures of myth and faerie, battling dragons, trolls, werewolves, and giants.
Though Holger has no recollection of this world, he discovers he's already well-known throughout the lands, a hero revered as a Champion of Law. He finds weaponry and armor awaiting himβprecisely fitted to his formβand a shield with three hearts and three lions emblazoned upon it. As he journeys through a realm filled with wonders in search of the...
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