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Neutron Star | Mass Market Paperback

by Larry Niven (Author)

List Price:

$6.99

Binding:

Mass Market Paperback

Publisher:

Del Rey

Page Count:

113 Pages

Publication Date:

February 12, 1986

Sales Rank:

947,120th

EDITORIAL REVIEWS

Product Description
Come to Larry Niven's Universe and meet all the natives: Thrints, Bandersnatchi, Puppeteers -- and a host of other wonderfully created characters.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.A spectacular cycle of the future . . . a 10,000-year history of man on Earth and in space!

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 20 reviews)

Best ever by James May (MPLS, MN)

5 Stars
August 18, 2009
I read this short story collection when it first came out and have also read with great delight Niven's "Tales Of Known Space" short story collection. For my money they are the finest single author SF anthologies ever published. Also, Niven was one half of the team that wrote, with Jerry Pournelle, arguably one of the greatest SF novels ever, "The Mote In Gods Eye". Throw in Niven's "Ringworld" and you have a lot of quality on your hands. My favorites in "Neutron Star" are the title story, "At the Core" and "The Soft Weapon" For my money, only the Science Fiction Hall of Fame and Hugo Winners anthologies can safely beat this book. However, I have to give a nod to John Varley's "The Persistence of Vision" and "The Barbie Murders" as close seconds to Niven's two outstanding anthologies.

Not Free SF Reader by Blue Tyson

4 Stars
March 01, 2008
A collection mostly focused on Beowulf Shaeffer Known Space stars. The aforementioned character being one of your affable rogue adventurer types, getting into doing crazy jobs for cash for people like puppeteers. Fun stuff, in the main and right on a 3.50 story average, so definitely a good book. Neutron Star : Neutron Star - Larry Niven Neutron Star : A Relic of Empire - Larry Niven Neutron Star : At the Core - Larry Niven Neutron Star : The Soft Weapon - Larry Niven Neutron Star : Flatlander - Larry Niven Neutron Star : The Ethics of Madness - Larry Niven Neutron Star : The Handicapped - Larry Niven Neutron Star : Grendel - Larry Niven Gravity tide ship rip. 4 out of 5 Bearding a puppeteer pirate. 3.5 out of 5 Fast centre trip finds hot stuff evidence. 3.5 out of 5 Ancient alien stuff with many settings could blow up. 3.5 out of 5 Outsider information Elephant Cannonball Express. 3.5 out of 5 Ramscoop tour insanity chase. 3 out of 5 Sentient race helping hand Grog deal. 4 out of 5 Hyperspace hostage artist ground hunt. 3 out of 5

Kindle Edition is just the one short story, not the full collection by Zig Zichterman

5 Stars
January 06, 2008
It's a great short story, highly recommended. Well worth the 99¢. But it's not the full collection that is pictured, detailed, and reviewed, above.

rich, deep universe of short stories by M-I-K-E 2theD (Ban Chang, Rayong, Thailand)

5 Stars
November 29, 2007
This is perhaps the most well thought out collection of short stories I've ever read. Each story adds dimension to the Known Universe which Niven has created. The species, planets and relationships are all explored in detail around thrilling plots. What's really novel about the collection is that it reads almost like a single story from cover to cover. Most of the short stories are about Beowulf Shaeffer and his dealings with the Puppeteers. There are a few others which are about other characters yet still adds depth to the universe.

great collection of short SF stories by Seth D. Johnson (inactive account)

4 Stars
September 24, 2007
I'm not as well acquainted with Niven's work as these other reviewers, but I wanted to chime in here to say how great this book is. The stories are short enough to read in one sitting, which is the definition of a 'short' story, but many collections like this include longer texts that are hard to knock out before you fall asleep at night. Although it appears to be out of print, this book is readily available at many used book sellers.

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