Scatterbrain (book)
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Scatterbrain a collection of short stories, novel excerpts and essays by Larry Niven
. It was published in 2003, as a sequel to N-Space
and Playgrounds of the Mind
.
Larry Niven
Laurence van Cott Niven / ˈlæri ˈnɪvən/ is an American science fiction author. His best-known work is Ringworld , which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and theoretical physics...
. It was published in 2003, as a sequel to N-Space
N-Space (short story collection)
N-Space is a collection of short stories by American science fiction author Larry Niven released in 1990. Some of the stories are set in Niven's Known Space universe. Also included are various essays, articles and anecdotes by Niven and others, excerpts from some of his novels, and an introduction...
and Playgrounds of the Mind
Playgrounds of the Mind
Playgrounds of the Mind is a collection of short stories by Larry Niven, published in 1991. It is the sequel to N-Space.Many of the stories are set in Niven's Known Space universe...
.
Contents
- Introduction: Where Do I Get My Crazy Ideas
- Destiny's RoadDestiny's RoadDestiny's Road is a science fiction novel by Larry Niven first published in 1998. It follows Jemmy Bloocher's exploration of Destiny's Road, a long scar of once-melted rock seared onto the planet's surface by a spaceship's fusion drive...
(Excerpt from the novel) - The Ringworld ThroneThe Ringworld ThroneThe Ringworld Throne is a novel by Larry Niven, first published in 1996. It is the direct sequel to his previous work The Ringworld Engineers...
(Excerpt from the novel) - The Woman in Del Ray Crater
- Loki
- Procrustes
- Mars: Who Needs It? (Non-fiction for [space.com])
- How to Save Civilization and Save a Little Money (Non-fiction for Space.comSpace.comSpace.com is a space and astronomy news website. Its stories are often syndicated to other media outlets, including CNN, MSNBC, Yahoo!, and USA Today.Space.com was founded by former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs and Rich Zahradnik, in July 1999...
) - The Burning CityThe Burning CityThe Burning City is a fantasy novel of social and political allegory by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle set in an analogue of Southern California in an imaginary past shortly after the sinking of Atlantis about 14,000 years ago in the twilight of a civilization then struggling and now vanished for...
(Excerpt from the novel, with Jerry PournelleJerry PournelleJerry Eugene Pournelle is an American science fiction writer, essayist and journalist who contributed for many years to the computer magazine Byte and has since 1998 been maintaining his own website/blog....
) - Saturn's Race (Excerpt from the novel, with Steven BarnesSteven BarnesSteven Barnes is an African American science fiction writer, lecturer, creative consultant, and human performance technician....
) - Ice and Mirrors (With Brenda CooperBrenda CooperBrenda Cooper is an author who resides in Kirkland, Washington, where she is the Chief Information Officer of the city of Kirkland. She has co-written various short stories with Larry Niven and has written four novels.-Solo work:...
) - Discussion with Brenda Cooper re: Ice and Mirrors
- Smut Talk
- Telepresence
- Learning to Love the Space Station
- Autograph Etiquette
- Tabletop Fusion
- Collaboration
- Intercon Trip Report
- Handicap
- Did the Moon Move for You, Too?
- Hugo Awards Anecdotes
- Introduction to Pete HamiltonPeter F. HamiltonPeter F. Hamilton is a British author. He is best known for writing space opera. As of the publication of his tenth novel in 2004, his works had sold over two million copies worldwide.- Biography :...
story Watching Trees GrowWatching Trees GrowWatching Trees Grow is a novella by British author Peter F. Hamilton, published in 2000 . It is set in an alternate history universe. It is essentially a detective story about a murder investigator who attempt to solve an unusual murder that took place early in his career... - Introductory material for Man-Kzin Wars II.
- Canon for the Man-Kzin WarsMan-Kzin WarsThe Man-Kzin Wars is a series of military science fiction short story collections , as well as the eponymous conflicts between mankind and the Kzinti that they detail...
- Epilogue: What I Tell Librarians