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The man-killing cats from Kzin are back in short novels by Gregory Benford, Mark O. Martin and Donald Kingsbury. The Kzin Third Fleet has decided a change of strategy is in order after two unpleasant defeats at the hands of the humans (or monkeys) from Earth. Only luck or the Outsiders can save us now. . . .Tags
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The first story is the larger and deals with recovering the mental remains of the terran commander from book 4: a detective story. The second story is more intriguing for posing a real moral question…and answering it.
More stories about Larry Niven's concept of the warlikc kzinti aliens:
- "The Heroic Myth of Lieutenant Nora Argamentine," by Donald Kingsbury
- "The Trojan Cat," by Mark O. Martin, Greg Benford
- "The Heroic Myth of Lieutenant Nora Argamentine," by Donald Kingsbury
- "The Trojan Cat," by Mark O. Martin, Greg Benford
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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
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Bastei Science Fiction-Special (24272)
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Man-Kzin Wars VI
- Original publication date
- 1994-07
- Important places
- Known Space
- Important events
- Man-Kzin Wars
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 813.087623
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- 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
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- PS3564 .I9 .M36 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Individual authors 1961-
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- Languages
- English, German
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