This is a collection of short stories about the interrelationship
of the Kzin, a race of feline carnivores, and man. Larry Niven was the editor of the project that
included man name brand authors. The Kzin were the premier predator in their environment
until they ran across man. War followed
and the Kzin were contained by man much to their racially collective chagrin. Peace ensued but a very uneasy peace. These stories chronicle some of the incidents
that continue to mar the enforced peace.
One of the stories told of Trask, a renegade Kzin warrior
who refused to accept the patriarch’s down grading of the Kzin females’
intelligence. Trask ends up providing
the basis for a legend.
Another shows the difficulty of Man-Kzin interaction on a mission
to discover a new intelligent species with the hope of gaining a competitive
edge in the uneasy peace.
I am not overly fond of short story collections but this was
an entertaining read.
This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
No comments:
Post a Comment