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Post by Lensman on Sept 5, 2007 1:29:56 GMT 1
"The Incompleat Known Space Concordance" is a website devoted to Larry Niven's "Known Space" series. Phase I of the project is now complete, and I think it's "ready for prime time"  The Incompleat Known Space Concordance: www.freewebs.com/knownspace/index.htmMore than just an encyclopedia, it has a Time Line, a Bibliography, a "Fun Stuff" section, story summaries, some critical analysis, and more! So if you're a fan of Larry Niven, or you want to know what Lensman's been up to lately-- take a peek. |
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Post by richardburton on Sept 5, 2007 9:07:03 GMT 1
That's a really nice looking site with heaps of interesting content. Well done, fella! Good luck with it.
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Post by rustisstrikesagain on Sept 5, 2007 22:20:48 GMT 1
Hiya lensy cool site. |
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Post by malfunkshun on Sept 12, 2007 8:01:42 GMT 1
cool. i've read most of his 'known space' stuff. i just could NOT get into The Ringworld Throne however. Niven has a tendency to write in a very 'assuming' way... that is, assuming that you know wtf is going on without explaining anything. not always, but sometimes this happens and it really ticks me off.
lately i've been reading David Brin, specifically Uplift Storm trilogy. I just finished it yesterday. i thought it was better than the Earthclan books.
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Post by Lensman on Apr 28, 2008 9:49:26 GMT 1
i just could NOT get into The Ringworld Throne however. That novel had major problems, and I think most Niven fans would agree it's considerably below Niven's usual quality of writing. Fortunately, the fourth in the series, Ringworld's Children, is a return to fine form... and is mercifully much shorter. Niven has a tendency to write in a very 'assuming' way... that is, assuming that you know wtf is going on without explaining anything. not always, but sometimes this happens and it really ticks me off. This is a criticism I've seen in several reviews of Niven's more recent works. Also, there was a period when Niven's writing kept getting more and more terse, clipped, to the point that I sometimes lost track of exactly what he was talking about. Fortunately, it's loosened up some since then. I'm not sure that Throne is from that period, but it may be. Certainly the Ringworld books all assume you've read-- and remember-- the books that precede it in the series. I can see that someone who's only read Ringworld and Ringworld Engineers once, many years ago, might well get lost. lately i've been reading David Brin, specifically Uplift Storm trilogy. I just finished it yesterday. i thought it was better than the Earthclan books. I enjoyed Brin's The Practice Effect, and also Startide Rising, which was the first in the Uplift series. But I just haven't been able to get into the rest of them. But they're quite popular, so I guess that's just me. To each his own. |
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