Oath of Fealty
 In the tradition of Heinlein.: The book was introduced by Niven and Pournelle as an explication of the philosophy of Rational Libertarianism. In that role, it is quite successful if the reader has a public school grasp of basic history and political [... more]
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Beowulf's Children
Nothing but an interlude...: I am a big fan of Niven/Pournelle/Barnes, however this book really was nothing more than a long and only somewhat entertaining interlude in the Legacy series. I was extremely disappointed with the ending and it was even more [... more]
CDN$16.02
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FALLEN ANGELS
Underground Trekkies: I love the premise of the book- what happens when environmentalists get crazy and start an ice age, but the authors, all three great, could have done so much better. The idea that a bunch of underground science fiction fans being [... more]
CDN$7.28
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The Mote in God's Eye
From Amazon.com: In the year 3016, the Second Empire of Man spans hundreds of star systems, thanks to the faster-than-light Alderson Drive. No other intelligent beings have ever been encountered, not until a light sail probe enters a human system [... more]
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The Prince
Excellent Military Sci--Fi: It was Coleridge who coined the term, "...the willful suspension of disbelief", and it is this concept, I think, that marks successful fiction of every genre. It is the element that gets the reader "into" [... more]
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Starswarm
Starswarm is a Star: Starswarm is one of my favorite books. It is the story of a boy with a computer chip implanted in his head. The chip keeps him company and helps him with homework. But as he gets older, and finds out new things about the chip and who [... more]
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The Dragons of Heorot
Author: Larry Niven Author: Jerry Pournelle Author: Stephen Barnes Binding: Paperback EAN: 9781857233735 ISBN: 1857233735 Number Of Pages: 594 Publication Date: 1996-09-05 [... more]
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The House of the Kzinti
Great... except for the cover: This book contains two novels originally published (in two parts each) in the "Man-Kzin Wars" series, which by now has run into 9 books. I consider these two among the best of the series' offerings, describing [... more]
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The Houses of the Kzinti
Great... except for the cover: This book contains two novels originally published (in two parts each) in the "Man-Kzin Wars" series, which by now has run into 9 books. I consider these two among the best of the series' offerings, describing [... more]
CDN$24.00
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Fallen Angels
Underground Trekkies: I love the premise of the book- what happens when environmentalists get crazy and start an ice age, but the authors, all three great, could have done so much better. The idea that a bunch of underground science fiction fans being [... more]
CDN$25.00
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Higher Education
Good sci-fi for young adults: This book is written in the best tradition of Robert Heinlein. It is a well written story of a young man thrown from the dubious comfort of a failing public school system into the opportunities and dangers of young adulthood. [... more]
CDN$7.99
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Burning Tower
Author: Larry Niven Author: Jerry Pournelle Binding: Mass Market Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780743416924 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0743416929 Number Of Pages: 672 Publication Date: 2006-09-26 [... more]
CDN$9.99
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