Stars and Gods
 first edition of Stars and Gods | |
| Author | Larry Niven |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Getty Images |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction, non-fiction |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
Publication date | 2010 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 365 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-765-30864-1 |
Stars and Gods is a collection of science fiction and non-fiction by Larry Niven and edited by Jonathan Strahan, first published in hardcover and ebook form by Tor Books in August 2010. A trade paperback edition followed from the same publisher in August 2011.[1]
The book contains nine excerpts from longer works, fifteen works of short fiction, and seven short nonfictional works by Niven, some written in collaboration, together with a preface and fifteen introductions to several of the pieces by the author and an interview of Niven by Brenda Cooper.[1]
Contents
An asterisk indicates the piece is prefaced by an introduction by Niven.
- "Preface"
- Ringworld's Children (Chapters 1 and 2)
- Rainbow Mars (Chapters 18 and 19)*
- Escape from Hell (Seventh Circle, Third Round)* (with Jerry Pournelle)
- Burning Tower (Chapters 2 and 3)* (with Jerry Pournelle)
- Building Harlequin's Moon (Chapter 12)* (with Brenda Cooper)
- Fleet of Worlds (excerpt)* (with Edward M. Lerner)
- Juggler of Worlds (Edited Version of Chapter 59)* (with Edward M. Lerner)
- "Choosing Names"*
- "Fly-By-Night"*
- "The Hunting Park"*
- "After Mecca"
- "Cadet Amelia"
- "Cat Toy"
- "Chicxulub"
- "The Gatherers' Guild"
- "The Solipsist at Dinner"
- "Boys and Girls Together"
- "Traveler" (essay)
- "Rocket Men" (essay)
- "Wet Mars" (essay)
- Beowulf's Children (excerpt)* (with Steven Barnes and Jerry Pournelle)
- "Where Next, Columbus?" (essay)* (with Jerry Pournelle)
- Achilles' Choice (Chapters 15 and 16)* (with Steven Barnes)
- "Choosing Life"* (with Brenda Cooper)
- "Free Floaters" (with Brenda Cooper)
- "Finding Myself" (with Brenda Cooper)
- "The Missing Mass"*
- "Safe Harbor"*
- "Hooking the Reader" (essay)
- "Larry Niven Interview by Brenda Cooper in 2000 AD" (by Brenda Cooper)
- "Food Story for the Con Jose Program Book" (essay)
- "Inconstant Moon has Passed" (essay)
Notes
- 1 2 Stars and Gods title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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