Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven (Known Space)
Becalmed in hell
Howie's spaceship had a malfunction...but it might be only psychosomatic!
Wait it out
He was trapped on Pluto...and all his assets were frozen!
The borderland of Sol
Forward possessed the ultimate weapon...but no one would ever see it!
The jigsaw man
The organ banks want you...now!
Cloak of anarchy
They were free to be anything but violent...but that wasn't enough!
-- plus eight other great stories in Niven's spectacular cycle of the future...and, special for this volume, a complete Niven bibliography and a detailed chronology of all his Known Space stories!
Timeline for Known Space
My Universe and Welcome To It!
Coldest Place, The
Becalmed in Hell
Wait it Out
Eye of an Octopus
How the Heroes Die
The Jigsaw Man
At the Bottom of a Hole
The Deceivers
Cloak of Anarchy
Warriors, The
The Borderland of Sol
There is a Tide
Safe at Any Speed
Afterthoughts
Bibliography: The Worlds of Larry Niven
A good collection of Larry Niven's short works, all set in the charted space described in his novel-length works. Well worth a read; leaves you wanting more.
I enjoyed this anthology of Known Space stories. I especially liked the stories "Wait it out," (set on Pluto), "At the Bottom of a Hole," (Muller discovers the truth behind the failure of a human settlement on Mars) and "The Borderland of Sol" (Julius Forward has a very dangerous weapon). I also like the timeline at the beginning of the book which sets the stories in context and the bibliography at the end.Readers who like Niven's work may like Shaun Farrell's October 2007 interview with Larry
Some good ideas. And I feel wretched at giving it such low review stars as I really liked Ringworld and some of his other work. He says himself in the introduction that two of the stories are so bad they should have been left out - and he is correct but blinkered if he thinks that doesn't apply to quite a few more of the tales.Also - writing in the 60s and 70s he seems both blissfully unaware of any human rights movements at all, and yet patting himself on the back for tackling a society where
First published in 1975, 'Tales of Known Space' is a collection of 13 SF short stories first published in magazine format over the years 1964-1975. The title tells you that the stories form part of the 'Known Space' series of SF short stories and novels written by Niven - together with the other collections by the author these stories give a great background to the spectacular novels that form this sequence, especially the Ringworld novels. The stories themselves are enjoyable enough, being in
Nothing world-shattering; just filling in lots of details for Niven's universe. Exactly what I was hoping for. A fun read.
Three and half starsThe first story of the Man-Kzin Wars Series. A good start!You can read it for free here: http://you-books.com/book/L-Niven/The...
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Title | : | Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven (Known Space) |
Author | : | Larry Niven |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 240 pages |
Published | : | March 12th 1981 by Del Rey (first published August 1975) |
Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Short Stories |
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Ranging from the 20th Century to the 31st, these interconnected stories trace Man's expansion and colonization throughout the galaxy...Becalmed in hell
Howie's spaceship had a malfunction...but it might be only psychosomatic!
Wait it out
He was trapped on Pluto...and all his assets were frozen!
The borderland of Sol
Forward possessed the ultimate weapon...but no one would ever see it!
The jigsaw man
The organ banks want you...now!
Cloak of anarchy
They were free to be anything but violent...but that wasn't enough!
-- plus eight other great stories in Niven's spectacular cycle of the future...and, special for this volume, a complete Niven bibliography and a detailed chronology of all his Known Space stories!
Timeline for Known Space
My Universe and Welcome To It!
Coldest Place, The
Becalmed in Hell
Wait it Out
Eye of an Octopus
How the Heroes Die
The Jigsaw Man
At the Bottom of a Hole
The Deceivers
Cloak of Anarchy
Warriors, The
The Borderland of Sol
There is a Tide
Safe at Any Speed
Afterthoughts
Bibliography: The Worlds of Larry Niven
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Original Title: | Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven |
ISBN: | 0345334698 (ISBN13: 9780345334695) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Known Space |
Characters: | Louis Gridley Wu |
Literary Awards: | Hugo Award for Best Novelette (1976) |
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Ratings: 4.18 From 5674 Users | 60 ReviewsCritique Out Of Books Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven (Known Space)
If you like sci-fi at all, or want to find out if you do, you should read this book.A good collection of Larry Niven's short works, all set in the charted space described in his novel-length works. Well worth a read; leaves you wanting more.
I enjoyed this anthology of Known Space stories. I especially liked the stories "Wait it out," (set on Pluto), "At the Bottom of a Hole," (Muller discovers the truth behind the failure of a human settlement on Mars) and "The Borderland of Sol" (Julius Forward has a very dangerous weapon). I also like the timeline at the beginning of the book which sets the stories in context and the bibliography at the end.Readers who like Niven's work may like Shaun Farrell's October 2007 interview with Larry
Some good ideas. And I feel wretched at giving it such low review stars as I really liked Ringworld and some of his other work. He says himself in the introduction that two of the stories are so bad they should have been left out - and he is correct but blinkered if he thinks that doesn't apply to quite a few more of the tales.Also - writing in the 60s and 70s he seems both blissfully unaware of any human rights movements at all, and yet patting himself on the back for tackling a society where
First published in 1975, 'Tales of Known Space' is a collection of 13 SF short stories first published in magazine format over the years 1964-1975. The title tells you that the stories form part of the 'Known Space' series of SF short stories and novels written by Niven - together with the other collections by the author these stories give a great background to the spectacular novels that form this sequence, especially the Ringworld novels. The stories themselves are enjoyable enough, being in
Nothing world-shattering; just filling in lots of details for Niven's universe. Exactly what I was hoping for. A fun read.
Three and half starsThe first story of the Man-Kzin Wars Series. A good start!You can read it for free here: http://you-books.com/book/L-Niven/The...
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