Matthew Royal’s Reviews > Crashlander > Status Update

Great story about the kidnapping of a Kdatlyno sculpter. Niven's universe of long-lived humans, aliens who see only radar wavelength, and a 1960s view of what's shocking about sex is an interesting, contained world.

It's a future where advanced technology brings about no thinking machines, and where humanity is never forced to evolve beyond cosmetic changes. These stories give a great feel for Niven.