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urikastov's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
fletch42's review
5.0
One of my favorites. Would like it in audio form so I could listen to it over and over.
tarostar's review
I read a lot of Larry Niven during my youthful years and I remember the books fondly.
chloekg's review
3.0
Good start and clunkier as they go on, the three novelettes in this collection feature great world building, fun action-adventure, and a locked-room mystery. Niven peppers his writing with delightful turns-of-phrase, making it an overall breezy enjoyable little book.
jupiterjens666's review
3.0
Three pretty good scifi detective stories set in the crowded, prosperous world of 2120, where organ theft is a big deal, actually, you might be killed and harvested for your organs, and everything is punishable by the death penalty, so the state can seize your organs? It's weird. But the mysteries are good and the writing is breezy and occasionally funny and Niven keeps his politics out of it so it's a pretty good time
arthurbdd's review
4.0
Honestly, the Gil Hamilton stories are probably Niven's best work. Full review: https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/2021/12/14/a-chronological-exploration-of-known-space-part-1-20th-24th-centuries/
polarcubby's review
Just read the first novella. I’m kind of bored so I don’t want to continue for now.
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