Convergent Series

I was addicted to Niven's style and this like all his books in the "Known Universe" series were excellent ( )

This book came about because of interest in the older work of The Shape Of Space being not easily obtainable, and adding a similar amount of new material.

The latter half of the collection is the more recent work, and that is certainly better in general, as that material is pretty much from the seventies.

So, up to 3.36 now with one.

Some humour added in with some of those stories, as well as some fairy tale, Dunsany and Cabell references.

Convergent Series : Bordered in Black - Larry Niven
Convergent Series : One Face - Larry Niven
Convergent Series : Like Banquo's Ghost - Larry Niven
Convergent Series : The Meddler - Larry Niven
Convergent Series : Dry Run - Larry Niven
Convergent Series : Convergent Series [SS] - Larry Niven
Convergent Series : The Deadlier Weapon - Larry Niven
Convergent Series : The Nonesuch - Larry Niven
Convergent Series : Singularities Make Me Nervous - Larry Niven
Convergent Series : The Schumann Computer - Larry Niven
Convergent Series : Assimilating Our Culture That's What They're Doing! - Larry Niven
Convergent Series : Grammar Lesson - Larry Niven
Convergent Series : The Subject Is Closed - Larry Niven
Convergent Series : Cruel and Unusual - Larry Niven
Convergent Series : Transfer of Power - Larry Niven
Convergent Series : Cautionary Tales - Larry Niven
Convergent Series : Rotating Cylinders and the Possibility of Global Causality Violation - Larry Niven
Convergent Series : Plaything - Larry Niven
Convergent Series : Mistake - Larry Niven
Convergent Series : Night on Mispec Moor - Larry Niven
Convergent Series : Wrong-Way Street - Larry Niven

Overcee project farm people find.

3 out of 5

Subspace overspace Brain Jumper landing problem secrets.

3 out of 5

SETI Snarkhunter probe success.

3.5 out of 5

PI no Martian Manhunter.

3.5 out of 5

Great Dane killing breakup test.

3.5 out of 5

Demon summoming time limit Atom solution.

3.5 out of 5

Carjacking Frogger letout.

3 out of 5

Alien fairy story big bad.

3.5 out of 5

Should I stay or should I go now?

4 out of 5

Bored Baby.

3.5 out of 5

If you don't sell the scientific recipe for long pig, it will be pirated anyway. Pretty relevant, really.

3.5 out of 5

Two-faced possessiveness.

3.5 out of 5

G0d talk.

3.5 out of 5

Execut1on slowdown.

3 out of 5

Edge of the world dragon manoeuvre.

2.5 out of 5

Immortality search may be of not much interest.

3 out of 5

Mathematical time machine Coal Sack enemy trap nova attack.

3.5 out of 5

Probe bashing.

3 out of 5

Last trip.

3 out of 5

Offworld mercenary Cabell nightwalker Spectrum Cure.

4 out of 5

Alien lunar timespaceship discovery.

3.5 out of 5

http://notfreesf.blogspot.com/2008/03/convergent-series-larry-niven_01.html ( )

Writing the ultra-short story is a special skill, especially with science fiction, where the author must include information about the surroundings and characters that is assumed in regular fiction.

This book contains short and ultra-short science fiction by Larry Niven. Tales from the Draco Tavern and its interstellar clientele; "The Meddler," about a private investigator named Bruce; "Convergent Series," a clever story about what to do when you've conjured up a demon who's going to drag you to Hell. The stories are:
- The Nonesuch
- Bordered in Black
- Night on Mispec Moor
- Dry Run
- The Schumann Computer
- Plaything
- Mistake
- Cautionary Tales
- Wrong Way Street
- One Face
- The Meddler
- Rotating Cylinders and the Possibility of Global Causality Violation
- Grammar Lesson
- Transfer of Power
- The Subject is Closed
- Like Banquo's Ghost
- Cruel and Unusual
- Singularities Make Me Nervous
- The Deadlier Weapon
- Convergent Series
- Assimilating Our Culture, That's What They're Doing

For more ultra-short stories, science-fiction see Mike Resinick's Whatdunits. ( )