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  • ISBN: 0345353129
  • Category: Fantasy
  • Author: Larry Niven
  • Subcategory: Science Fiction
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  • Language: English
  • Publisher: Del Rey; 8/13/87 edition (September 12, 1987)
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Known Space is a volume of interstellar space explored by humans and their alien neighbors. Known Space is about 80 light years in diameter and contains Human Space.

Known Space is a volume of interstellar space explored by humans and their alien neighbors. Late in the series, this area is an irregularly shaped "bubble" about 60 light-years across. It is an area near the Earth which is explored and settled and is peopled by races such as Pierson's Puppeteers, Kzinti, and the many races of the Ringworld.

This is a classic Larry Niven book that will be satisfying to anyone who has read any of the Ringworld series, or just to newbies coming to Niven for the first time

This is a classic Larry Niven book that will be satisfying to anyone who has read any of the Ringworld series, or just to newbies coming to Niven for the first time. Though it seems like the concept of the Pak Protector was an interesting thought experiment that Niven decided to create a whole story about, the idea is interesting and works very well.

I am reasonably comfortable with Larry Niven's "Known Space" universe, however I have just finished rereading "Protector" for the umpteenth time and I am somewhat disturbed by the apparent incompatibility with other "Known Space" stories.

Protector is a 1973 science fiction novel by American writer Larry Niven, set in his Known Space universe. It was nominated for the Hugo in 1974, and placed fourth in the annual Locus poll for that year. The work fleshes out a species called the Pak, originally introduced in a 1967 story called "The Adults", which forms the first half of the novel (there titled Phssthpok); the second half is titled Vandervecken

Published by Ballantine Books: The Known Space series: A gift from earth. The ringworld engineers. Tales of known space: The Universe of Larry Niven.

Published by Ballantine Books: The Known Space series: A gift from earth. The long arm of gil hamilton.

Known Space is the fictional setting of about a dozen science fiction novels and several collections of short stories written by Larry Niven. ISFDB catalogs all works set in the fictional universe that includes Known Space under the series name Tales of Known Space, which was the title of a 1975 collection of Niven's short stories.

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PROTECTOR by Larry Niven. c) 1973 by Larry Niven. v. (Jan-24-1999) If you find and correct errors in the text, please update the version number by . and redistribute. Genesis, Chapter 3, King James version: 22 And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever: 23 Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

A classic novel of known spacePhssthpok the Pak had been traveling for most of his thirty-two thousand years. His mission: save, develop, and protect the group of Pak breeders sent out into space some two and a half million years before . . .Brennan was a Belter, the product of a fiercely independent, somewhat anarchic society living in, on, and around an outer asteroid belt. The Belters were rebels, one and all, and Brennan was a smuggler. The Belt worlds had been tracking the Pak ship for days—Brennan figured to meet that ship first . . .He was never seen again—at least not by those alive at the time.
Reviews about Protector (Known Space) (7):
Voodoozragore
The idea of reaching early middle age and eating a super food, a kind of alien goji berry that transforms you into a semi-god, powerful, ultra intelligent and almost immortal, seems rather strange to this reader, even when applied to extraterrestrial biology (not so extraterrestrial, if we accept the basic assumption of the book that Protectors are our ancestors).

However, apart from this and the, obviously, dry and underdeveloped characters (remember, Protector comes from an age where the concepts were mightier than the feelings) the layman in me thoroughly enjoyed Larry Niven’s fully fleshed science ideas as well as his loyalty and adherence to physics. No FTL, no Kardashev Type III achievements and even the space battle is fought on scientific principles.

Overall this short and easy to read novel may feel dated, but in an era (ours) where awarded science fiction has in more cases than one thrown science out of the window, Protector is a refreshing blast from the past.
Kinashand
. . . is the last sentence of this novel, and leaves us with just the right swirl of emotion and wonder gyrating in our minds as we close the book. As others have pointed out, Niven's ideas often carried his stories - much more so than his plotting. But the plots explore the ideas in a way that is pure ambrosia for the hungry mind of a reader who enjoys having their imagination stretched. These are thought-out ideas, with ramifications that Niven presents to us quickly and succinctly. In the ancient tradition of all good reading, Niven's 'Protector' presents possibilities with implications, that have you looking up from the book for a moment, to let what you just read process in your mind.You don't just feel entertained ... you've grown. The idea that the aging process in humans is really a vestigial remnant of a metamorphosis to another form is pure Niven, and pure fascination, and just waiting to hear more about it produces enough anticipation in the reader to replace any deficits in plot. Watching a Pak mind solve problems is another of the hugely entertaining and mind-expanding aspects of this story. The Pak could have ruled the galaxy,but for their hormonal imperative to employ all of their matchless strength and intellect to just protecting their own bloodline against other Protectors. The Brennan-monster's base, Kobold, where he manipulated gravity as easily as a magnetic field,is yet another banquet of ideas. It may be that Niven's mind was so caught up in imagining these things, that his story plots were just delivery vehicles for them. But even then, there was method; once we had a Pak mind on our side -Brennan- the events of the story progress for reasons that are 10 steps ahead of us - and we enjoy playing catch-up as we read more. The details of interpersonal relationships is one place where Niven struggled as a writer - something his friend Jerry Pournelle helped with in their collaborations. But in a very real way, in a very Niven way, this novel was a story of the visceral love a transformed human had for all of his own kind. He had become a Protector. There were a lot of technical problems he had to solve, a lot of strategy to analyze, a lot of . .ideas . . for a reader to consider, but out of all the "hard scifi" there coalesced, unambiguously and poignantly, a love story.
Maldarbaq
This is a classic Larry Niven book that will be satisfying to anyone who has read any of the Ringworld series, or just to newbies coming to Niven for the first time. Though it seems like the concept of the Pak Protector was an interesting thought experiment that Niven decided to create a whole story about, the idea is interesting and works very well. The only complaint I have is that though the Pak do factor in to many of the other Known Space books, none of his other books seem to continue on with this one.
Yozshujind
I didn't buy this particular book from Amazon, but it's the second book by Niven I ever read, and I'm glad I did. The Pak are a race that are as prevalent in Larry Niven's novels as robots are in Asimov stories. This story tells you about the culture of these aliens to set you up for all the Ringworld and Fleet of Worlds sagas. They're sexless, spooky smart, and extremely strong, and one is heading in our direction. That's all I'm going to tell you. You'll have to read it to find out more about these interesting creatures.
Hanelynai
As "Memarie Lane" would say, this is a 1 day book. only a couple hundred pages, but i wanted to get a taste of this guy before i got into the whole "Ringworld" mess.

The Good:

Huge fantastic leaps in logic, the third half of the book was hard to put down. Good book for a short span, would make a somewhat good movie. He attaches reality to the fiction all the way down to a biblical example. Very accurate science (for what was known when it was written)

The bad:

descriptively, kinda dry. The first half of the book kinda dragged on, but is necessary for the good half. Not a book to keep you occupied for a long time. most of the characters are either ugly or nondescript. you only see 2 characters develop. (of course, for a good part of the book, there really are only 2)

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Kerahuginn
Great addition to the Ring World series, ties all sorts of loose ends together. Gives Alice Jordan, and the Protector's a depth of character which only makes the series that much richer and intriguing. Maybe Larry will write a sequel, and we get to see the 1st Pak War to protect Known Space.
Contancia
This was a fascinating concept which only gradually developed until a small bombshell was dropped. This is a future story about reflections on our human past. The personalities are believable. I found this story moved somewhat slowly, revolving around the ruminations of one astronaut on some experiences on an space assignment that went awry. Niven is in good form here, and as expected, he does not simply recycle the same old ideas and stock story lines.

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