Tales of Known Space, by Niven, Larry

This collection of Niven short stories is entirely dedicated to the early Known Space tales, and includes stories about Gil “The ARM” Hamilton, Beowulf Shaeffer, Carlos Wu, Lucas Garner and other early Niven characters. Some of the writing is horrible, but not all of it is. What Niven lacked in technical competence as a writer, he more than made up for in ideas, and particularly in enthusiasm. Simply put, even after forty years in some places, you can still feel Niven's absolute love fo[…]

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