Man-Kzin Wars XIII
Man-Kzin Wars series
By Larry Niven
Note: The authors vary in each anthology
Man-Kzin Wars series
By Larry Niven
Note: The authors vary in each anthology
Available on Amazon
Genre: Science fictionISBN: 978-1-4516-3816-5
Publisher: Baen (2012)
Reviewed by Joy V. Smith, originally for Amazon
5 stars out of 5
I liked all the stories, but Bound for the Promised Land, Tomcat Tactics,
Pick of the Litter, and Misunderstanding (the quirkiest) were my favorites. This
anthology is highly recommended. (It's rare when all the stories in an anthology
are this good.)
Misunderstanding by Hal Colebatch & Jessica Q Fox is a fun story where the Kzin are befuddled by some strangely different aliens.
Two Types of Teeth by Jane Lindskold: I enjoy stories where Kzin and
human work together to confound other Kzin or humans.
Pick of the Litter by
Charles E. Gannon: Humans attempt to capture and raise and socialize Kzin
kits... This premise caught my attention right away. Well executed.
Tomcat
Tactics by Charles E. Gannon: A Wunderland (the planet) story. Humans fight back
against Kzin occupying their planet. Another good premise, and I was happy to
see another Wunderland story.
At the Gates by Alex Hernandez: Humans and Kzin
inhabit a lost colony of Earth when a damaged Kzin ship appears above the
planet. Suspenseful with a good payoff. (Hmm. I could have added this to my
favorites, but I didn't want to include them all!)
Zeno's Roulette by David
Bartell: A story involving the Puppeteers and a secret they use humans to
retrieve. The Puppeteers aren't my favorite characters, but it was interesting
to see them included in another anthology--and it was a puzzling
mystery.
Bound for the Promised Land by Alex Hernandez: Bobcat, a tailess
Kzin telepath, comes across an opportunity to escape his ship with a telepathic
ARM agent hot on his trail.
About the reviewer: Joy V. Smith loves and writes science fiction. Some of her stories are
collected in her latest e-book, The Doorway and Other Stories
(available from Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007SV1FB2). However, her
upcoming novel, Detour Trail, is a story of the settling of the western
frontier.
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