Tales of Known Space, by Larry Niven
Again, can't find the image of the one I read.
Yep, more Niven, just because. It's alright, there's only one more I own that isn't in storage, so I'll stop soon. This is a collection of short stories, all set in Niven's Known Space future history and, as is almost always the case with short stories, the quality is variable. There are some nice SF ideas done in a few pages, and the science appears to be fairly accurate (if a little dated in places). A couple of the stories are more concerned with the impact of technological advances on society than of the science, and these tend to be the more interesting for me (although very dated, often a bit sexist and somewhat right-wing). Seen as a collection, though, you can see Niven's skill as a writer grow and the best stories here - especially the last one, There is a Tide which is just fun.
I sort of miss the times when I would read all of the books in a series - I just don't have time nowadays - and although I don't much like some of Niven's flaws (characterisation and sexism), I love the effort he puts in. The Known Space books and stories may be variable, but by god they're frun.
I read an old paperback in early September 2010, and the book seems to be out of print in the UK.
Yep, more Niven, just because. It's alright, there's only one more I own that isn't in storage, so I'll stop soon. This is a collection of short stories, all set in Niven's Known Space future history and, as is almost always the case with short stories, the quality is variable. There are some nice SF ideas done in a few pages, and the science appears to be fairly accurate (if a little dated in places). A couple of the stories are more concerned with the impact of technological advances on society than of the science, and these tend to be the more interesting for me (although very dated, often a bit sexist and somewhat right-wing). Seen as a collection, though, you can see Niven's skill as a writer grow and the best stories here - especially the last one, There is a Tide which is just fun.
I sort of miss the times when I would read all of the books in a series - I just don't have time nowadays - and although I don't much like some of Niven's flaws (characterisation and sexism), I love the effort he puts in. The Known Space books and stories may be variable, but by god they're frun.
I read an old paperback in early September 2010, and the book seems to be out of print in the UK.