Stars and Gods

This follow-up volume to "Playgrounds of the Mind" is a dazzling collection of fact, fiction, and wit from the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning master of hard science fiction.

LARRY NIVEN is the multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of the Ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces. His Beowulf's Children, co-authored with Jeery Pournelle and Steven Barnes was a New York Times bestseller. He lives in Chatsworth, California.

Preface	p. 9
Excerpts from the Novels
Ringworld's Children (Chapter 1 and 2)	p. 13
Introduction to Svetz and the Beanstalk	p. 28
Rainbow Mars (Chapters 18 and 19)	p. 32
Introduction to Escape from Hell	p. 43
Escape from Hell (Seventh Circle, Third Round)	p. 44
Introduction to Burning Tower	p. 48
Burning Tower (Chapter 2 and 3)	p. 49
Introduction to Building Harlequin's Moon	p. 57
Building Harlequin's Moon (Chapter 12)	p. 58
Larry Niven's description of genesis for Fleet of Worlds	p. 64
Fleet of Worlds	p. 65
Introduction to Juggler of Worlds	p. 71
Juggler of Worlds (edited version of Chapter 59)	p. 72
Stories
Introduction to "Choosing Names"	p. 77
"Choosing Names"	p. 78
Introduction to "Fly-by-Night"	p. 89
"Fly-by-Night"	p. 90
Introduction to "The Hunting Park"	p. 146
"The Hunting Park"	p. 147
"After Mecca"	p. 162
"Cadet Amelia"	p. 166
"Cat Toy"	p. 170
"Chicxulub"	p. 177
"The Gatherers' Guild"	p. 180
"The Solipsist at Dinner"	p. 191
"Boys and Girls Together"	p. 194
Nonfiction for Space.com
"Traveler"	p. 203
"Rocket Men"	p. 207
"Wet Mars"	p. 211
Collaboration with Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes
Introduction to Beowulf's Children	p. 217
Beowulf's Children	p. 218
Collaboration with Jerry Pournelle
Introduction	p. 229
"Where Next, Columbus?"	p. 230
Collaboration with Steven Barnes
Introduction to Achilles' Choice	p. 239
Achilles' Choice (Chapter 15 and 16)	p. 240
Collaborations with Brenda Cooper
Introduction	p. 247
"Choosing Life"	p. 248
"Free Floaters"	p. 257
"Finding Myself"	p. 299
Draco Tavern Stories
Introduction to "The Missing Mass"	p. 327
"The Missing Mass"	p. 328
Introduction to "Safe Harbor"	p. 343
"Safe Harbor"	p. 344
Miscellaneous Nonfiction
Hooking the Reader	p. 355
Larry Niven Interview by Brenda Cooper in 2000 AD	p. 359
Food Story for the Con Jose Program Book	p. 364
"Inconstant Moon Has Passed"	p. 365
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