The High Crusade

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The High Crusade is a science fiction novel by Poul Anderson in which medieval English crusaders commandeer an alien starship and embark on an interstellar conquest.

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instanceOf science fiction novel
adaptationDirector Karel Zeman NERFINISHED
adaptationLanguage Czech
adaptationType board game
feature film
author Poul Anderson NERFINISHED
basedOn original novelette version in Astounding Science Fiction
conflictDepicted Crusades NERFINISHED
containsElement alternate history tone
interstellar war
space travel
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Ed Emshwiller NERFINISHED
criticalReception regarded as a classic of humorous science fiction
featuresSpecies Wersgorix NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYear 1960
genre comic science fiction
military science fiction
science fiction
hasAdaptation The High Crusade (1994 film) NERFINISHED
The High Crusade (board game) NERFINISHED
hasIllustrator Ed Emshwiller NERFINISHED
hasISBN 978-0-345-31452-4
hasMediaType hardcover
paperback
print
hasWorkInSameUniverse The High Crusade (related short stories) NERFINISHED
language English
literaryPeriod 20th-century science fiction
mainCharacter Brother Parvus NERFINISHED
Sir Roger de Tourneville NERFINISHED
narrator Brother Parvus NERFINISHED
notableFor combining medieval crusaders with space opera elements
humorous treatment of first contact
originalMagazine Astounding Science Fiction NERFINISHED
originalPublicationForm serial
partOf Poul Anderson bibliography NERFINISHED
plotSummary Medieval English crusaders capture an alien starship and begin an interstellar campaign of conquest.
publisher Doubleday
Science Fiction Book Club NERFINISHED
setting 13th-century England
outer space
targetAudience adult readers
theme clash of civilizations
culture shock
military strategy
satire of imperialism
technological disparity
timePeriodDepicted Middle Ages NERFINISHED

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