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Descent of Anansi 1982

American Science fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general

From the back cover: THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN... It's the American Revolution all over again. But this time it's a rag-tag band of space colonists vs. The United States. And the fate of the world hangs by a thread -- 200 miles above the earth.

American Science fiction Fiction, science fiction, general

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About Larry Niven · 1938

**Laurence van Cott Niven** — known as *Larry Niven* — is an American science fiction writer. His best-known work is Ringworld (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. The Science Fiction Writers of America named him the 2015 recipient of the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and theoretical physics. It also often includes elements of detective fiction and adventure stories. His fantasy includes the series The Magic Goes Away, rational fantasy dealing with magic as a non-renewable resource. Niven was born in Los Angeles. He briefly attended the California Institute of Technology and graduated

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