false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171467263m/100366.jpg 100366 13 Come to Larry Niven's Universe and meet all the natives: Thrints, Bandersnatchi, Puppeteers -- and a host of other wonderfully created characters.<br>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.<br>A spectacular cycle of the future . . . a 10,000-year history of man on Earth and in space! 96772 book 1968 Neutron Star total:601|5:154|4:258|3:170|2:19|1:0| 601 2350 721 18 4 0 false false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 09:44:18 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 09:48:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Tue Feb 03 19:49:43 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 19:51:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 03 06:46:38 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 30 11:38:52 -0700 2009
I like the premise and the plot, and the science as handled by Niven is realistic for its time period. However, I do not like the puppeteers. Call me anti-alien if you must, but they are not believable to me, not because of their amazingly ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 02 17:15:51 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 05:59:45 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1978 Mon Jul 13 19:15:14 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 19:16:21 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1973 Sat Dec 20 21:35:52 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 04 07:29:20 -0800 2009 For people who haven't read the book, a quick physics test. The hero agrees to put his ship on an orbit that will take it to within one mile of the surface of a neutron star. His employers assure him, correctly, that the ship's hull will stop any form of radiation. Nevertheless, it's a really ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jan 31 08:30:02 -0800 2008 Fri Apr 17 17:28:07 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 17:44:31 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 17:46:39 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Jun 22 11:05:33 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 17:40:20 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Aug 24 20:26:20 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 26 16:47:13 -0800 2008 3 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Wed Feb 13 16:20:23 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 16:21:39 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Oct 04 23:14:14 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 04 23:15:29 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Mon May 12 01:24:18 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 01:24:41 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat May 10 21:37:21 -0700 2008 Sat May 10 21:37:37 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Jun 21 17:53:58 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 17:54:23 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 01 17:32:23 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 01 15:52:07 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 22 03:27:32 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 03:27:32 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sat Sep 13 21:09:31 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 00:13:25 -0700 2008 2 5 0 false false Thu Nov 26 22:20:48 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 22:20:48 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 26 00:09:30 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 00:09:31 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=100366