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51Crashlander — is a fix up by Larry Niven published in 1994 (ISBN 978 0345381682), set in his Known Space universe. It is also a term used in the Known Space universe Contents 1 Crashlander (novel) 2 Crashlander (in universe term) …
52The Magic Goes Away — is a fantasy short story written by Larry Niven in 1976, and later expanded to a novella of the same name which was published in 1978. While these works were not the first in the Magic Universe or Warlock series, they marked a turning point after …
53Dussack — A Dussack (also dusack, dysack, tesak, tuseckn, thuseckn, disackn, or dusägge, dusegge, dusegg, from the Czech tesák ) is a type of short, single edged sword from Central and Eastern Europe (originated in Bohemia in 300 AD). The word dussack was… …
54Dream Park — was originally a novel set in a sort of futuristic amusement park of the same name. The books describe a futuristic form of live action role playing games (LARPs), although the term was not in use when the original novel was published. The novels …
55Niven's laws — Niven’s laws were named after science fiction author Larry Niven, who has periodically published them as how the Universe works as far as he can tell. These were most recently rewritten on January 29, 2002 (and published in Analog Magazine in the …
56Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex — A panel from Curt Swan s adaptation of Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex . Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex is an essay in which science fiction author Larry Niven details the problems that Superman would face in having sexual intercourse and… …
57The Descent of Anansi — is a 1982 science fiction novel by Steven Barnes and Larry Niven. (ISBN 0 8125 1292 8) Contents 1 Plot summary 1.1 Plot setup 1.2 Plot conflict …
58List of best-selling books — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. This page provides lists of best selling single volume books and book series to date …
59Lathe center — Dead center mounted in the spindle of a lathe and being used to support a workpiece being driven by a carrier setup A lathe center, often shortened to center, is a tool that has been ground to a point as to accurately position a workpiece about… …
60Man-Kzin Wars — Cover of Man Kzin Wars III. The Man Kzin Wars is a series of military science fiction short story collections (and is the name of the first collection), as well as the eponymous conflicts between mankind and the Kzinti that they detail. They are… …
