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From: scott@hou2g.UUCP (Racer X)
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: Protectors and Known Space Novels
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Date: Fri, 6-Sep-85 08:59:17 EDT
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Seems to me this "Niven has painted himself into a
corner" argument is a crock, at least from Niven's
point of view.  Why can't he write a novel or some
short stories occuring during, say, the first Man/Kzin
war?  What about some new Gil Hamilton stories?  I'm
sure these would be well received.

Certainly, he's probably constrained from furthering
the history and mythos of Known Space, but I hardly
think this prevents him from writing about it entirely.

I heard from a friend of a friend that talked to Niven 
at a convention.  (Can YOU say "rumor"? I knew you could.) 
He said the reason he has collaborated so much in recent
years is that he has been/is in a "dry" period, ideawise.
However, this was before "Integral Trees" which, if nothing 
else, had some interesting ideas...


			Scott J. Berry
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