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Neutron Star

Name: Neutron Star
Rating: 4.13 (13021 reviews)
Author: Larry Niven

Larry Niven October 1, 1966

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Come to Larry Niven’s Universe and meet all the Thrints, Bandersnatchi, Puppeteers — and a host of other wonderfully created characters.
Visit Lookitthat, Down, and Jinx — indeed, an entire galaxy of planets found only in these stories that trace man’s expansion and colonization throughout Known Space.
A spectacular cycle of the future . . . a 10,000-year history of man on Earth and in space!

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