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    By Larry Niven

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    About this ebook

    Here is an extraordinary mix of fantasy and science fiction from one of the masters of SF, Larry Niven.

    The stories in this collection include collaborations with authors Jerry Pournelle (Spirals) and Steven Barnes (The Locusts).

    Larry Niven's credits include the award-winning Ringworld series, his "Known Space" novels and the Man-Kzin anthologies. His collaborations with Jerry Pournelle include Lucifer's Hammer, Inferno and The Mote in God's Eye.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPhoenix Pick
    Release dateOct 22, 2019
    ISBN9781612420707
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    Larry Niven

    Larry Niven (left) is the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of such classics as Ringworld, The Integral Trees, and Destiny's Road. He has also collaborated with both Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes on The Legacy of Heorot, Beowulf's Children, and the bestselling Dream Park series. He lives in Chatsworth, California. Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle were the joint winners of the 2005 Robert A. Heinlein Award.

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    • 2/5
      The last few stories are a sampling of the Draco Tavern series of stories, which have an interesting "Star Wars feel" to them. Other than that, the stories in this anthology didn't much impress me.
    • 4/5
      Most of the short stories are light reading and moderately entertaining; but a few have some pretty "punchy" endings. The last few stories are more of the pensive Draco Tavern stories.
    • 4/5
      Here are 12 stories by Larry Niven, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, Larry Niven and Dian Girard, and Larry Niven and Steve Barnes. My favorites here are "The Lion in his Attic", which was selected as the cover-art piece. It's a grand little fantasy that reminds me so much of "Zelda: The Wind Waker". I wonder if Shigeru Miyamoto had this story in mind. "A Teardrop Falls" is a nice little Sci Fi piece. I rather enjoyed all the alien creatures within "Flare Time". The last part of the book deals with some of Niven's "Tales from Draco's Tavern". "Table Manners" is not for the weak-stomached Vegan. "The Green Marauder" is a tale of the very ancient (thanks to relativity) Chorrikst. She remembers Earth's distant past, and it is surprising. "War Movie" deals with the alien interests, "The Real Thing" tells the story of how 2 new VR units came to reside in Draco's Tavern. Lastly, "Limits" reminds us why we are where we are.
    • 3/5
      Some fantastic stories, especially but not exclusively the Draco Tavern ones. Didn't particularly care for the magic ones, however, although I usually do like these stories of Niven's.
    • 5/5
      This book of short stories features examples of all of Niven's disparate styles including some of his collaborations. Neat!
    • 3/5
      Indeholder "The Lion in His Attic", "Spirals", "A Teardrop Falls", "Talisman", "Flare Time", "The Locusts", "Yet Another Modest Proposal: The Roentgen Standard", "Table Manners", "The Green Marauder", "War Movie", "The Real Thing", "Limits"."The Lion in His Attic" handler om ???"Spirals" handler om ???"A Teardrop Falls" handler om ???"Talisman" handler om ???"Flare Time" handler om ???"The Locusts" handler om ???"Yet Another Modest Proposal: The Roentgen Standard" handler om ???"Table Manners" handler om ???"The Green Marauder" handler om ???"War Movie" handler om ???"The Real Thing" handler om ???"Limits" handler om ???En lidt blandet landhandel.Larry Niven har selv skrevet "The Lion in His Attic", "A Teardrop Falls", "Flare Time", "Yet Another Modest Proposal: The Roentgen Standard", "Table Manners", "The Green Marauder", "War Movie", "The Real Thing", "Limits".Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle har skrevet "Spirals".Larry Niven and Dian Girard har skrevet "Talisman".Larry Niven and Steven Barnes har skrevet "The Locusts".