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Rainbow Mars Rainbow Mars Larry Niven From back cover Tor paperback May 2000: Hanville Svetz was born into a future Earth that matches the sorriest predictions of Greenpeace. With most of Earth's original species extinct, Svetz trave… OL10587696W
Footfall Footfall Jerry Pournelle,Larry Niven The book depicts the arrival of members of an alien species called the Fithp that have traveled to the Solar System from Alpha Centauri in a large spacecraft driven by a Bussard ramjet. Their intent … OL10587701W
The Legacy of Heorot The Legacy of Heorot Jerry Pournelle,Larry Niven,Steven Barnes Life in a colony on a newly settled planet. OL10587704W
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories 100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories Richard Wilson,Alexei Panshin,Laurence M. Janifer,Anthony Boucher,Mildred Downey Broxon,Stephen Goldin,Nelson Slade Bond,Grant Carrington,Martin H. Greenberg,Lee Killough,Duane Ackerson,Reginald Bretnor,Joseph D. Olander,Bob Shaw,Ambrose Bierce,Alfred Bester,Ralph Milne Farley,William F. Nolan,Henry Slesar,Joe L. Hensley,Ben Bova,Robert Sheckley,Frederik Pohl,George R. R. Martin,Donald E. Westlake,Damon Knight,Karen Anderson,David Bischoff,Martin Gardner,Fritz Leiber,Steven Utley,Bill Pronzini,E. Michael Blake,Fred Saberhagen,Thomas F. Monteleone,Gregory Benford,Larry Niven,Isaac Asimov,James Blish,Robert Emmett Toomey Jr.,Jerome Bixby,Walter S. Tevis,Robert L. Fish,Charles E. Fritch,Roger Zelazny,Cyril M. Kornbluth,Ray Russell,James E. Gunn,Joanna Russ,Bruce McAllister,Barry N. Malzberg,Edward D. Hoch,Edward Wellen,Paul Dellinger,Alan Edward Nourse,F. M. Busby,Keith Laumer,Hayford Peirce,Dannie Plachta,Edward Rager,Jeffrey S. Hudson,James Edward Sutherland,Maggie Nadler,Robert T. Kurosaka,James E. Thompson,Paul Bond,Daniel A. Darlington,Walt Liebscher,K. W. MacAnn A loint of paw / Isaac Asimov -- The advent on Channel Twelve / C.M. Kornbluth -- Plaything / Larry Niven -- The misfortune cookie / Charles E. Fritch -- I wish I may, I wish I might / Bill Pronz… OL14958898W
The 13 crimes of science fiction The 13 crimes of science fiction Randall Garrett,M.H. Greenberg & C.G. Waugh (eds) Issac Asimov,Katherine MacLean,Martin H. Greenberg,Tom Reamy,Avram Davidson,Jack Vance,Charles G. Waugh,William Temple,Philip K. Dick,Charles V. de Vet,Larry Niven,Isaac Asimov,Wilson Tucker,William Tenn,Edward Wellen,Clifford D. Simak The Universe of Science Fiction - essay by Isaac Asimov The Detweiler Boy - novelette by Tom Reamy The Ipswich Phial - novelette by Randall Garrett Second Game - novelette by Charles V. De Vet and… OL15158539W
The Mote in God's Eye The Mote in God's Eye Jerry Pournelle,Larry Niven,L.J. Ganser Science fiction classic about the rise, fall and subsequent rise of a civilization where the peak catastrophe is known as the "crazy eddy point". Introduces the concept of frictionless toilets that d… OL15331302W
Inferno Inferno Jerry Pournelle,Larry Niven From back cover Pocket paperback May 1976: INTO THE FANTASTIC ABYSS OF AN INGENIOUS, LIVING HELL An unearthly voice hisses unholy welcome. And the late, great Allen Carpentier begins his one-w… OL15331303W
The Hugo Winners, Volume 3 (1970 - 1975) The Hugo Winners, Volume 3 (1970 - 1975) Harlan Ellison,Frederik Pohl,George R. R. Martin,Poul Anderson,Theodore Sturgeon,James Tiptree, Jr.,Fritz Leiber,Ursula K. Le Guin,Larry Niven,Isaac Asimov,Cyril M. Kornbluth,R. A. Lafferty Ship of Shadows - novelette by Fritz Leiber Ill Met in Lankhmar - novella by Fritz Leiber Slow Sculpture - short story by Theodore Sturgeon The Queen of Air and Darkness - novella by Poul Anderson… OL16059070W
The Science Fictional Solar System The Science Fictional Solar System Alexei Panshin,Duncan Lunan,Robert F. Young,Martin H. Greenberg,Robert Sheckley,Poul Anderson,Arthur C. Clarke,Charles G. Waugh,Fritz Leiber,Larry Niven,Isaac Asimov,James Blish,Theodore L. Thomas,Alan Edward Nourse,Terry Carr Sun - essay by Isaac Asimov The Weather on the Sun - novelette by Theodore L. Thomas Mercury - essay by Isaac Asimov Brightside Crossing - novelette by Alan E. Nourse Venus - essay by Isaac Asimo… OL16510921W
The Second IF Reader of Science Fiction The Second IF Reader of Science Fiction David A. Kyle,Hal Clement,Frederik Pohl,Fred Saberhagen,Larry Niven,Algis Budrys,Isaac Asimov,J. G. Ballard,Brian W. Aldiss,Keith Laumer In the Arena, 1963, Brian W. Aldiss The Billiard Ball, 1967, Isaac Asimov The Time-Tombs, 1963, J. G. Ballard "Die, Shadow!", 1963, Algis Budrys The Foundling Stars, 1966, Hal Clement Toys for D… OL16997659W
Wizards Wizards Martin H. Greenberg,Greg Bear,Jack Vance,L. Sprague De Camp,Charles G. Waugh,Ron Goulart,Theodore Cogswell,John Jakes,Ursula K. Le Guin,Larry Niven,Isaac Asimov,Manly Wade Wellman,Robert E. Howard Mazirian the Magician - short story by Jack Vance Please Stand By - short story by Ron Goulart What Good Is a Glass Dagger? - novelette by Larry Niven The Eye of Tandyla - novelette by L. Sprague … OL17744150W
Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction Firsts Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction Firsts Murray Leinster,H. G. Wells,Don Wilcox,Fitz-James O'Brien,Lester del Rey,Martin H. Greenberg,Richard Matheson,Charles G. Waugh,Edgar Allan Poe,Fritz Leiber,Larry Niven,Isaac Asimov,John D. Clarke Contains: Antimatter (1937) : Minus planet / John D. Clark, Ph. D. -- Clone (1952) : Yesterday house / Fritz Leiber -- Collapsed stars (1966) : Neutron star / Larry Niven -- Cosmic disaster (18… OL17803796W
Man-Kzin Wars XIV (Man-Kzin Wars Series Book 14) Man-Kzin Wars XIV (Man-Kzin Wars Series Book 14) Larry Niven,Jessica Q. Fox,Matthew J. Harrington,Hernandez, Alex (Science fiction author),Hal Colebatch "The perennially best-selling series set in Larry Niven's Man-Kzin universe continues with hard-hitting and thought-inducing tales from a host of talented contributors: Hal Colebatch, Matthew Joseph … OL19700680W
Infinite Stars Infinite Stars Brian Herbert,A. C. Crispin,Alastair Reynolds,Charles E. Gannon,Linda Nagata,David Weber,Edmond Hamilton,Anne McCaffrey,Lois McMaster Bujold,Jerry Pournelle,Robert Silverberg,Poul Anderson,Elizabeth Moon,Leigh Brackett,Orson Scott Card,Jack Campbell,Larry Niven,Kevin J. Anderson,Catherine Asaro,Jody Lynn Nye,William C. Dietz,Cordwainer Smith,David Drake,Jean Johnson,Bryan Thomas Schmidt,Nnedi Okorafor,Bennett R. Coles,Dave Bara Presents a collection of short stories set in such fan-favorite universes as "Ender's Game," "Dune," and the "Honor Harrington" universe. Space opera: an introduction / by Robert Silverberg -- Fl… OL19724205W
Faszination der Science Fiction Faszination der Science Fiction Alexei Panshin,Chad Oliver,Eric Frank Russell,Edmond Hamilton,Harlan Ellison,Ben Bova,Robert Sheckley,Robert Silverberg,Theodore Sturgeon,Gordon R. Dickson,Arthur C. Clarke,Raymond Z. Gallun,Harry Harrison,Fritz Leiber,Ursula K. Le Guin,Jack Wodhams,Larry Niven,Isaac Asimov,Walter M. Miller Jr.,Alfred Coppel,Cyril M. Kornbluth,Norman Spinrad,William Tenn,Lloyd Biggle Jr,Edward Wellen,Clark Ashton Smith Zur Einführung: Meine Betrachtung der Science Fiction - essay by Isaac Asimov Die Posaune des Jüngsten Gerichts - short story by Isaac Asimov (trans. of The Last Trump 1955) Das Ende des Universums… OL19800061W
The Hugo Winners, Volumes one and two The Hugo Winners, Volumes one and two Murray Leinster,Eric Frank Russell,Robert Bloch,Anne McCaffrey,Harlan Ellison,Philip José Farmer,Avram Davidson,Robert Silverberg,Poul Anderson,Gordon R. Dickson,Jack Vance,Arthur C. Clarke,Fritz Leiber,Larry Niven,Isaac Asimov,Daniel Keyes,Walter M. Miller Jr.,Samuel R. Delany,Clifford D. Simak "The Darfsteller" by Walter M. Miller, Jr. (novelette) "Allamagoosa" by Eric Frank Russell (short story) "Exploration Team" By Murray Leinster (novelette) "The Star" by Arthur C. Clarke (short sto… OL24510122W
Supermen Supermen Martin H. Greenberg,Perry A. Chapdelaine,Harlan Ellison,Henry Slesar,Robert Silverberg,Poul Anderson,A. E. van Vogt,Gordon R. Dickson,Edward Gorman,Damon Knight,Charles G. Waugh,Larry Niven,Isaac Asimov,Philip E. High,Roger Zelazny "Introduction: Super" (Isaac Asimov) "Angel, Dark Angel" (Roger Zelazny) "Worlds to Kill" (Harlan Ellison) "In the Bone" (Gordon R. Dickson) "What Rough Beast?" (Damon Knight) "Death by Ecstasy"… OL46279W
The California voodoo game The California voodoo game Larry Niven,Steven Barnes Dream Park, the ultimate in amusement parks, was about to embark on the greatest Game ever: the California Voodoo Game. Across the world bets were being placed; fortunes and reputations hung in the b… OL510360W
The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld) The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld) Larry Niven Conversion of hardcopy paperback originally owned bu Boston Public Library. ePub version lacks material that was originally on the first page of many chapters, resulting in numerous discontinuities i… OL510404W
Saturn's race Saturn's race Larry Niven,Steven Barnes Chaz Koto is a citizen of Xanadu, a near future perfect society hosting the wealthiest men and women on Earth. Along with his fellow citizens, he bears the burden of a dark secret that the outside wo… OL510407W
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