On This Page
Description
The alien Kzinti had almost conquered the humans, but after the initial surprise, the humans fought back with a ferocity the Kzinti had never faced. But that was centuries ago, and the humiliation of lost battles has not faded. The Kzinti are back . . . and spoiling for a fight! Includes stories by Larry Niven, Dean Ing, Jerry Pournelle and S.M. Stirling.Tags
Recommendations
Member Reviews
A good continuation of this series: This was a good followup to this series, an enjoyable afternoon which each of the novellas. Some of the storylines do continue through multiple books, making it worthwhile to read them all in order. We get a bit more fleshing out of Known Space and the kzin in general, and although different authors contribute, the whole thing is generally cohesive. Nothing in here will be a permanent classic (like Ringworld), but they aren't supposed to be. Other sci-fi writers are just taking a light foray into Niven's universe. Bring the series to the beach.
2 stories: 1. dealing with Neanderthals on the Zoo planet; 2. we learn about Kzin family life
An outgrowth of the Known Space series. Other authors write about Niven's race of cat-warriers, the Kzin.
This book contains two short novels:
- "Briar Patch," by Dean Ing, is a sequel to another Man-Kzin Wars story, about an ethologist marooned on a zoo planet with Kzin. 130 pages
- "Children's Hour," by Jerry Pournelle and S. M. Sterling, is about an attempt to assassinate a Kzin general; it also pays homage to the movie Casablanca. 170 pages.
This book contains two short novels:
- "Briar Patch," by Dean Ing, is a sequel to another Man-Kzin Wars story, about an ethologist marooned on a zoo planet with Kzin. 130 pages
- "Children's Hour," by Jerry Pournelle and S. M. Sterling, is about an attempt to assassinate a Kzin general; it also pays homage to the movie Casablanca. 170 pages.
Ratings
Members
- Recently Added By
Author Information
Larry Niven received his B.A. in mathematics in 1962. His first novel, World of Ptavvs (1966), was a success and launched his career. Niven has won five Hugos and one Nebula award, testimony that his colleagues in the science fiction world respect his work. Perhaps Niven's most well-known creation is Ringworld, a distant planet that may be taken show more as a metaphor for Earth, as it was once great but has since fallen into decay. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
All Editions
Some Editions
Series
Work Relationships
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Man-Kzin Wars II
- Original publication date
- 1989
- People/Characters
- Chuut-Riit; Locklear
- Important places
- Wunderland, Alpha Centauri System
- First words
- If Locklear had been thinking straight, he never would have stayed in the god business.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Yes." He straightened and the look of the true Herrenmann was unmistakable. "It's good to be alive again."
- Original language
- English
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 813.087623
Classifications
- Genres
- Science Fiction, Fiction and Literature
- DDC/MDS
- 813.087623 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English By type Genre fiction Adventure fiction Speculative fiction Science fiction Military science fiction
- LCC
- PS3564 .I9 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Individual authors 1961-
- BISAC
Statistics
- Members
- 867
- Popularity
- 31,273
- Reviews
- 4
- Rating
- (3.50)
- Languages
- Czech, English, German, Russian
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 6
- ASINs
- 2
