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Title: MAN-KZIN WARS VI : MAN-KZIN WARS VI by Larry Niven, Donald Kingsbury, Mark O. Martin, Gregory Benford ISBN: 0-671-87607-4 Publisher: Baen Pub. Date: 01 July, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent, if rather depressing, science fiction.
Comment: For those of you new to this series, the Kzinti are a race, created by Larry Niven, which he has given other authors permission to write stories about in this series. They are a spacefaring, sentient race evolved from carnivorous hunting cats rather than omnivorous monkeys, just as intelligent as humans and slightly more advanced technologically, at least in some areas. The only thing that has kept them from enslaving all of humanity is that they have a code of honor that frowns upon sufficient caution; their general idea of strategy and tactics is "First you scream and then you leap".
In many ways, this installment is the best of the series so far; the quality of the writing in both stories is extremely good. The only drawback is that while in neither story can it be said that the heros "fail", the price for their success in each story is depressingly high.
The first story is a continuation of the first story in volume IV of the series; those who read and enjoyed that story will not want to miss this one.
Rating: 4
Summary: Kinsbury's novella is the highlight of this episode.
Comment: The Man/Kzin Wars have been full of dering-do but light on character development and cultural insights. Donald Kingsbury remedies this in "The Heroic Myth of Lt. Nora Argenine",the novella that comprises most of Man/Kzin VI. My only critique is that some of his intricate creations--Kzin mathematical traditions, for example--sit uneasily against the Kzin we see in most of this series--written as hidebound, unimaginative goons. For a refreshing foray into real characterization, try this story. The book's other story, "The Trojan Cat", is a decent effort with an unexpected ending.
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Title: Man-Kzin Wars IX (Man-Kzin Wars) by Larry Niven ISBN: 0743471458 Publisher: Baen Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Man Kzin Wars VIII by Larry Niven ISBN: 0671878883 Publisher: Baen Pub. Date: 01 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: MAN-KZIN WARS IV by Larry Niven ISBN: 0671720791 Publisher: Baen Pub. Date: 01 August, 1991 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: MAN KZIN WARS III by Larry Niven ISBN: 0671720082 Publisher: Baen Pub. Date: 01 July, 1990 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Best of All Possible Wars by Larry Niven ISBN: 0671878794 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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