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I'm not sure how I missed reading any of the Ringworld series before, but with this being the 40th Anniversary, I figured it was time. It introduces the stage trees that the Slavers used, which are a very interesting concept. He nearly gets ripped apart by the tidal forces. Dickson " "Repent, Harlequin! You see Larry Niven created a universe where various stories can occur which share some common thread. My point is that this is an easy fix.

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He has since lived in Los Angeles suburbs, including Chatsworth and Tarzana, as a full-time writer. Now I must admit I am not sure if this was some mater plan or if like Asimov's Foundation and Robots stories sort of evolved together in to one massive niveb line.

Science and Science Fiction: Neutron Star by Larry Niven

You see Niveh Niven created a universe where various stories can occur which share some common thread. He adapted his story Inconstant Moon for an episode of the television series The Outer Limits in I may be biased in reviewing books that I have loved since I was a teen, but I find myself enjoying these stories just as shar today. Amazon Renewed Like-new products you can trust. Start reading Neutron Star on your Kindle in under a minute. This book was recommended as a good starting point. Aug 24, Adam rated it it was amazing Recommended to Adam by: First, let me say I first read this story when I was in high school and loved it, and have read it a number of times since.

The nose of the ship is pulled towards the neutron star even when he tries to move the ship to view his surroundings. The nose of the ship is pulled towards the neutron star even when he tries to move the ship to view his surroundings. You will instant Damn fantastic collection of short stories.

The biggest problem with this story is that it's kind of a two-in-one, which is very odd for a short story.

Publication: Neutron Star

Feb 03, Patrick added it Shelves: We've all had that moment where the response we wanted to make came a moment or days late. Larry Niven is a major science fiction author, and probably the leading name to emerge in the s. Or, in everyday language, if you're in free fall you don't experience neutroon gravitational force. This was the collection that started it all.

I have read this collection literally countless times. The creation of thoroughly worked-out alien species, which are very different from humans both physically and mentally, is recognized as one of Niven's main strengths Laurence van Cott Niven's best known work is Ringworld Ringworld, 1which received the Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards.

Nevertheless, it's a really stupid idea.

Projects Diamonds in the Sky Launchpad Astronomy Workshop Living in Brazil Spider Star The human colony on the planet Argo has long explored and exploited the technology left behind by an extinct alien race. Great book of short stories, which I usually don't care for. Discover Prime Book Box for Kids.

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Hugo Award for Best Short Story — But what is the most striking thing in these stories is that Niven really can tell stories! AmazonGlobal Ship Orders Internationally. I just enjoy these stories in which there seems to be a deep understanding of physics.

If you take away Niven's scientific acumen, you are left with exactly the sort of universe and characters the New Wave was pushing off fro An enjoyable collection of well written short stories that often double as puzzles of science or logic. Bibliography by Larry Niven. It introduces the stage trees that the Slavers used, which are a very interesting concept. Niven is known as a "hard science" writer, and it shows in a couple of these stories.

Visit Lookitthat, Down, and Jinx -- indeed, an entire galaxy of planets found only in these stories that trace man's expansion and colonization throughout Known Space. Shaeffer eventually realizes what the X-force is: Further, he extends it into technologies and presents a future that is the logical outcome of things we'd like to be able to do and have and may or may not someday. See 1 question about Neutron Star….