Books like Flight of the Horse by Larry Niven
Flight of the Horse gathers seven of Larry Niven’s early short‑fiction works, originally appearing in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and Playboy from 1969 to 1972, plus three new pieces. Five stories center on the dimension‑traveling hero Hanville Svetz, including the title story, "Leviathan!", "Bird in the Hand", "There's a Wolf in My Time Machine", and "Death in a Cage". The collection also features "Flash Crowd", a Teleportation story, and "What Good Is a Glass Dagger?", from the Magic Goes Away series, followed by an afterword. The volume exemplifies Niven’s skillful blend of humor, speculative physics, and adventure.
First publish date: 1973
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: Larry Niven
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