Flatlander (Niven)
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Flatlander is a 1995 collection of stories by Larry Niven
, all set in Known Space
. It is the definitive collection of all stories by Niven about ARM agent Gil Hamilton
.
The book includes the stories Death by Ecstasy
(formerly The Organleggers), The Defenseless Dead
, ARM
, The Patchwork Girl
, and The Woman in Del Rey Crater—the only previously unpublished story in the collection.
The collection is essentially a replacement for a 1976 collection called The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton (ISBN 0-345-30050-5) which contained only the first three stories. The Patchwork Girl was also published alone as a novel in 1986 (ISBN 0-441-65315-4).
The title derives from the in-universe term flatlander
, referring to an Earth-living human, as opposed to those who do not live on planets. This is because the land looks flat.
Larry Niven
Laurence van Cott Niven / ˈlæri ˈnɪvən/ is an American science fiction author. His best-known work is Ringworld , which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and theoretical physics...
, all set in Known Space
Known Space
Known Space is the fictional setting of some dozen science fiction novels and several collections of short stories written by author Larry Niven. It has also in part been used as a shared universe in the Man-Kzin Wars spin-off anthologies sub-series....
. It is the definitive collection of all stories by Niven about ARM agent Gil Hamilton
Gil Hamilton
Gilbert Gilgamesh Hamilton is a fictional character in the Known Space universe created by Larry Niven. He is one of the few science fiction detectives to appear in the genre...
.
The book includes the stories Death by Ecstasy
Death by Ecstasy
Death by Ecstasy is a novella in the Known Space universe by Larry Niven. It is the first of five Gil Hamilton detective stories, and provides most of the backstory for the character....
(formerly The Organleggers), The Defenseless Dead
The Defenseless Dead
The Defenseless Dead is a novella in the Known Space universe by Larry Niven. It is the second of five Gil Hamilton detective stories. It was published in 1973 in the Roger Elwood anthology Ten Tomorrows....
, ARM
Arm (novella)
ARM is a science fiction novella by American author Larry Niven. Set in the Known Space cycle, it is the third of five Gil Hamilton detective stories....
, The Patchwork Girl
The Patchwork Girl
The Patchwork Girl is a story in Known Space by Larry Niven. It is the fourth of five Gil Hamilton detective stories and the first to be published as a stand-alone novel. It was published alone as a novel in 1986 . It was later included in the Gil Hamilton anthology Flatlander.In a break from his...
, and The Woman in Del Rey Crater—the only previously unpublished story in the collection.
The collection is essentially a replacement for a 1976 collection called The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton (ISBN 0-345-30050-5) which contained only the first three stories. The Patchwork Girl was also published alone as a novel in 1986 (ISBN 0-441-65315-4).
The title derives from the in-universe term flatlander
Flatlander (Niven)
Flatlander is a 1995 collection of stories by Larry Niven, all set in Known Space. It is the definitive collection of all stories by Niven about ARM agent Gil Hamilton....
, referring to an Earth-living human, as opposed to those who do not live on planets. This is because the land looks flat.
See also
- Flatlander (short story) - an unrelated Known SpaceKnown SpaceKnown Space is the fictional setting of some dozen science fiction novels and several collections of short stories written by author Larry Niven. It has also in part been used as a shared universe in the Man-Kzin Wars spin-off anthologies sub-series....
short story, also by Larry Niven