First Published in Galaxy Science Fiction, February 1956. From the collection The High Ones and Other Stories by Poul Anderson published in 2010 by Wonder Publishing Group.
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Like two giants the old enemies faced each other across the reaches of the galaxy — the Terran Empire and the Ythrian Domain. Terra was a Leviathan, encroaching ever further among the stars, promising peace and prosperity — but at the price of...
Anu, la gigante roja, también llamada la Estrella Cruel, El Merodeador, el Sol Demonio, El Vagabundo...se estaba aproximando a Isthar. Como cada mil años, abrasaría la tierra, secaría los ríos, agostaría los cultivos, y...