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A collection of short stories set in Larry Niven's Known Space: a broadly integrated vision of the future Solar System with Earth and Belter politicks, Mars colonization attempts, and some Alien contact. Extrasolar colonies are mentioned too, and some characters hail from these colonies. Because of their age, the stories have elements that may appear contrived or silly—space helmets have cigarette dispensers built into them for example—but such elements are mostly quaint and not detracting.
Niven's writing style is tolerable: choppy pacing, confusing narrative jumps, characters lacking depth, and exposition that sometimes read like science textbook excerpts are balanced out by his big ideas, worldbuilding, and the generally creative conflicts and obstacles that thwart his protagonists.
A collection of short stories set in Larry Niven's Known Space: a broadly integrated vision of the future Solar System with Earth and Belter politicks, Mars colonization attempts, and some Alien contact. Extrasolar colonies are mentioned too, and some characters hail from these colonies. Because of their age, the stories have elements that may appear contrived or silly—space helmets have cigarette dispensers built into them for example—but such elements are mostly quaint and not detracting.
Niven's writing style is tolerable: choppy pacing, confusing narrative jumps, characters lacking depth, and exposition that sometimes read like science textbook excerpts are balanced out by his big ideas, worldbuilding, and the generally creative conflicts and obstacles that thwart his protagonists.
