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Three Hearts and Three Lions

  • 1953 first published
  • 179 pages
  • ★ 3.3 (6 ratings)
  • 21 editions

Published in 1953, Three Hearts and Three Lions is a horror and dragon fantasy novel by Poul Anderson. Key subjects include knights, magic, sorcerers and dragons.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and 47 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 21 editions.

At about 179 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.

About Three Hearts and Three Lions

Holger Carlsen, wounded in Nazi-occupied Denmark, awakens to find himself in a magical land of knights, dragons, and sorcerers.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Knights
  • Magic
  • Sorcerers
  • Dragons
  • American Science fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Science fiction
  • Science fiction, fantasy, horror
  • Space and time
  • Knights and knighthood
  • Monsters

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Three Hearts and Three Lions?

Three Hearts and Three Lions was written by Poul Anderson and first published in 1953.

What genre is Three Hearts and Three Lions?

It is usually shelved as Horror and Dragon Fiction.

How long is Three Hearts and Three Lions?

The median edition has 179 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Three Hearts and Three Lions?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Two Pearls of Wisdom, Eaters of the Dead and The Eyes of the Dragon.

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