[ale] [OT] Science Fiction

[Lightner, Jeff]

I feel really old because I read most of Niven’s stuff years ago.

The Pierson’s Puppeteers were the race with the hindmost.   Another good race were the ones that evolved from big cats called the Kzin.

Niven has also written some funny (and well reasoned essays) on things such as why time travel and teleportation would be difficult if not impossible and what happens to the roof of the Kent’s home when superboy goes through puberty.  :-)

You should also check out the book’s Larry co-authored with Jerry Pournelle such as Lucifer’s hammer – really good reading as well.


From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Pete Hardie
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 9:23 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] [OT] Science Fiction

Known Space - that's it....not Future Space.....man, the years are catching up with me....

On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 9:08 PM, Jeff Hubbs <jhubbslist at att.net<mailto:jhubbslist at att.net>> wrote:
While I was living in Macon in the late 1980s I had a co-worker who turned me on to Niven's "Known Space" stuff, of which Ringworld and its sequel(s) are part of.  Many intriguing ideas, including a race for whom cowardice is such a virtue that they call their leaders "hindmost," i.e., he who is hiding behind everyone else.


On 4/13/14, 6:43 PM, Calvin Harrigan wrote:

On 04/13/2014 06:35 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:

Ringworld by Larry Niven

Is this book part of a series?




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