Hokas Pokas, Anderson Poul, Dickson Gordon R.

When a human thinks hes Napoleon Bonaparte, its time to get out a straightjacket. But when a Hoka thinks hes Napoleon Bonaparte, youd better believe it! Particularly since therell be hundreds of other Hokas around who know for a fact that theyre the French Army, mon amis, even if theyre on another planet lightyears away from Earth, and the forces theyre facing arent the British but very nasty warlike aliens who by all reason should be expected to make mincemeat out of the Hokas.

But when it comes to Hokas, reason does not compute. These friendly, fuzzy aliens who resemble large teddy bears have a very vivid imagination and have never quite grasped the difference between human fiction and reality, or (in the present case), between past history and the much later and rather different present. Always bet on the Hokas. Even when a young lad and his Hoka tutor find themselves stuck on a planet where they seem to be scheduled to fulfill and ancient (and lethal!) prophesy that neither of them had ever heard of until now. Hokas as usual find that reality is merely optional and the good guys--and bears--always win, quicker than you can say HOKAS POKAS!

About Poul Anderson:

One of science fictions authentic geniuses.-Chicago Sun-Times

Anderson fuses elegiac prose and a sweeping vision of mans technological future...-Booklist

One of science fictions giants.-Arthur C. Clarke

About Gordon R. Dickson:

Dickson is one of SFs standard-bearers.--Publishers Weekly

Dickson has a true mastery of pacing and fine understanding of human beings.--Seattle Post Intelligencer