Inside Earth: With linked Table of Contents

By Poul Anderson

The Valgolia rule the Galaxy. But they're fomenting revolt throughout their own empire. Their hope is to unite all of their subjects by giving them a common enemy. But the trick is finding a way not to be destroyed by the rebellion in the process.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wilder Publications, Inc.
• Release date: Feb 19, 2016
• ISBN: 9781515403944

Poul Anderson

Poul Anderson (1926–2001) grew up bilingual in a Danish American family. After discovering science fiction fandom and earning a physics degree at the University of Minnesota, he found writing science fiction more satisfactory. Admired for his “hard” science fiction, mysteries, historical novels, and “fantasy with rivets,” he also excelled in humor. He was the guest of honor at the 1959 World Science Fiction Convention and at many similar events, including the 1998 Contact Japan 3 and the 1999 Strannik Conference in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Besides winning the Hugo and Nebula Awards, he has received the Gandalf, Seiun, and Strannik, or “Wanderer,” Awards. A founder of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, he became a Grand Master, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. In 1952 he met Karen Kruse; they married in Berkeley, California, where their daughter, Astrid, was born, and they later lived in Orinda, California. Astrid and her husband, science fiction author Greg Bear, now live with their family outside Seattle.

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Reviews for Inside Earth

[pgiunta_3 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

After conquering Earth, the Valgolian Empire sends an undercover agent to foment rebellion against the Valgolians in the hope that humans will cast aside their chauvinisms (racism, ethnocentrism, nationalism, etc.) and unite as one planet. Only then will Earth be eligible to join the Empire as a member world and the Valgolians' work will be complete. Although the characters lack depth, and the plot is a familiar one in the espionage genre, Anderson's concept raises SF to that higher level that the genre achieves so well when it challenges the reader's beliefs and prejudices. The portrayal of an empire exceptionally altruistic in its goals was also unique.