At last, all the Beowulf Shaeffer stories in one volume--plus a brand-new story and never-before-seen material linking them all together. Crashlander Beowulf Shaeffer has long been one of the most popular characters in Known Space. Now, for the first time ever, Larry Niven brings together all the Beowulf stories--including a breand-new one--in one long tale of exploration and adventure
Neutron Star
Beowulf Shaeffer uncovers one of the puppeteers' greatest secrets.
At the CoreBeowulf Shaeffer learns something that scares the puppeteers into fleeing Known Space.
FlatlanderBeowulf Shaeffer meets the love of his life and discovers a haunted planet.
GrendelBeowulf Shaeffer solves a mystery, foils a kidnapping, and rescues an alien.
The Borderland of SolBeowulf Shaeffer stops a mass murderer and destroys the ultimate weapon.
ProcrustesAn exciting new story in which Beowulff Shaeffer loses his head--literally.
PLUS--an all-new framing story that pulls together all of Beowulf Shaeffer's adventures and allows Shaeffer and his family to make a clean start at life once and for all
Author: Larry Niven
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Published: 03/02/1994
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.29lbs
Size: 6.84h x 4.16w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780345381682
About the AuthorLarry Niven was born in 1938 in Los Angeles, California. In 1956, he entered the California Institute of Technology, only to flunk out a year and a half later after discovering a bookstore jammed with used science-fiction magazines. He graduated with a B.A. in mathematics (minor in psychology) from Washburn University, Kansas, in 1962, and completed one year of graduate work before he dropped out to write. His first published story, "The Coldest Place," appeared in the December 1964 issue of
Worlds of If. He won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1966 for "Neutron Star" and in 1974 for "The Hole Man." The 1975 Hugo Award for Best Novelette was given to
The Borderland of Sol. His novel
Ringworld won the 1970 Hugo Award for Best Novel, the 1970 Nebula Award for Best Novel, and the 1972 Ditmar, an Australian award for Best International Science Fiction.