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Line 1: {{creator}} [[File:Poul anderson.jpg\|frame\|Poul Anderson in 1985]] ~~{{Needs Image}}~~ '''Poul Anderson''' (1926-2001) was an American SF and fantasy writer, who was also involved in the founding of the [[Society for Creative Anachronism]]. Apart from [[J. R. R. Tolkien\|JRR Tolkien]], probably the writer most involved in [[Shown Their Work\|doing the research]] when it came to fantasy. One of the sources for [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. [[The Other Wiki]] lists [[wikipedia:Poul Anderson\|recurring themes in his work]] as (among others) "[[Big Damn Heroes\|larger-than-life characters]] who succeed gleefully or fail heroically," [[Rock Beats Laser\|the folly of underestimating "primitive" cultures]], and "[[Grey and Gray Morality\|tragic conflict...with no villains at all]]." His most famous essay is [http://www.sfwa.org/2005/01/on-thud-and-blunder/ "On Thud and Blunder,"] where he takes potshots at those who [[Did Not Do the Research]] in regards to fantasy, and is the [[Trope Namer]] for [[Thud and Blunder]]. Line 18: * ''[[The Broken Sword]]'' ~~----~~ {{creatortropes}} * [[Bittersweet Ending]]: Lots. Line 68 ⟶ 67: {{reflist}} {{Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Awards}} [[Category:Speculative Fiction Creator Index]] [[Category:Authors]]