Stars and Gods

Stars and Gods

first edition of Stars and Gods
Author	Larry Niven
Cover artist	Getty Images
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction, non-fiction
Publisher	Tor Books
Publication date	2010
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	365 pp
ISBN	978-0-765-30864-1

Stars and Gods is a collection of science fiction and non-fiction by Larry Niven and edited by Jonathan Strahan. It was first published in hardcover and in ebook form by Tor Books in August 2010. A trade paperback edition was followed in August 2011 from the same publisher.^[1]

The book contains nine excerpts from longer works, fifteen works of short fiction, and seven short nonfictional works by Niven. A part of the book was written in collaboration with other authors, and it has a preface, fifteen introductions, and several of the pieces by the author. The book also includes an interview of Niven by Brenda Cooper.^[1]

An asterisk indicates the piece is prefaced by an introduction by Niven.

• "Preface"
• Ringworld's Children (Chapters 1 and 2)
• Rainbow Mars (Chapters 18 and 19)*
• Escape from Hell (Seventh Circle, Third Round)* (with Jerry Pournelle)
• Burning Tower (Chapters 2 and 3)* (with Jerry Pournelle)
• Building Harlequin's Moon (Chapter 12)* (with Brenda Cooper)
• Fleet of Worlds (excerpt)* (with Edward M. Lerner)
• Juggler of Worlds (Edited Version of Chapter 59)* (with Edward M. Lerner)
• "Choosing Names"*
• "Fly-By-Night"*
• "The Hunting Park"*
• "After Mecca"
• "Cadet Amelia"
• "Cat Toy"
• "Chicxulub"
• "The Gatherers' Guild"
• "The Solipsist at Dinner"
• "Boys and Girls Together"
• "Traveler" (essay)
• "Rocket Men" (essay)
• "Wet Mars" (essay)
• Beowulf's Children (excerpt)* (with Steven Barnes and Jerry Pournelle)
• "Where Next, Columbus?" (essay)* (with Jerry Pournelle)
• Achilles' Choice (Chapters 15 and 16)* (with Steven Barnes)
• "Choosing Life"* (with Brenda Cooper)
• "Free Floaters" (with Brenda Cooper)
• "Finding Myself" (with Brenda Cooper)
• "The Missing Mass"*
• "Safe Harbor"*
• "Hooking the Reader" (essay)
• "Larry Niven Interview by Brenda Cooper in 2000 AD" (by Brenda Cooper)
• "Food Story for the Con Jose Program Book" (essay)
• "Inconstant Moon has Passed" (essay)

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