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The Best of All Possible Wars Mass Market Paperback – May 1, 1998

by Larry Niven (Author)
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It seemed like a good idea at the time... When the catlike Kzin discovered the human region of the galaxy, they thought it was time to scream and leap again. Bred to be conquering warriors, they thought the salad-munching apes of Earth wouldn't even put up a good fight. Actually, they should have been more polite to the monkey boys and girls from planet Earth. Humans had developed a pacifist society because they had been good - too good - at war and knew that there's more than one way to skin a cat - even a Kzin. The Warrior Race has encountered its most formidible opponent - and Larry Niven's Known Space is aflame with war.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Baen (May 1, 1998)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0671878794
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0671878795
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.19 x 1 x 6.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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LARRY NIVEN is the multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of the Ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces. He lives in Chatsworth, California. JERRY POURNELLE is an essayist, journalist, and science fiction author. He has advanced degrees in psychology, statistics, engineering, and political science. Together Niven and Pournelle are the authors of many New York Times bestsellers including Inferno, The Mote in God's Eye, Footfall, and Lucifer's Hammer.

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Arthur W Jordin
5.0 out of 5 stars The Kzinti Invade Human Space
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2015
The Best of All Possible Wars (1998) is a selection of SF stories from the Man-Kzin Wars series, following  Choosing Names . This volume contains an introduction and four stories. The initial volume in this sequence is  Man-Kzin Wars .

- "Introduction" (1986) by Larry Niven describes the origins of the Man-Kzin Wars anthology.

- "The Warriors" (Worlds of IF, 1966) by Larry Niven is the first story on the Man-Kzin Wars. It describes the first encounter of humans with the Kzin.

- "Madness Has Its Place" (1990) by Larry Niven has the Earth receiving news of the encounter.

- "The Man Who Would Be Kzin" (1991) by Greg Bear & S.M. Stirling sends a telecasting telepath to the Second Kzin fleet.

- "In the Hall of the Mountain King" (1992) by Jerry Pournelle & S.M. Stirling brings the FTL drive and final victory over the Kzin. ARM tries to suppress technological changes on all the human worlds.

These tales are early stories in the Man-Kzin Wars. They are taken from the first three volumes in the series. While they explain the core facts of the wars, other stories explore other facets.

"The Warriors" was published twenty years before the anthologies. It portrays an earlier version of the Kzin. Niven made many changes before the publication of this story and even more in the twenty years following this first story.

Other stories from the anthologies have been compiled in omnibus editions. The next compilation is  The House of the Kzinti . The first true novel is  Destiny's Forge .

Highly recommended for Niven fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of alien cultures, human strife, and a bit of romance. Read and enjoy!

-Arthur W. Jordin
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Collection
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2002
This book has a great collection of short stories. THere are some that deffinately outshine outhers. It gives you a nice taste of the Man-Kizin Wars series.
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K. MCINTOSH
4.0 out of 5 stars good intro to the series
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2005
If you haven't read any of the Man-Kzin Wars books, then this is a good introduction to the series. If you have, then don't bother with this one. The four stories in this book appear in volumes 1,2,4,and 5. If you want to read All the stories that qualified for the books, then I definitly recommend reading each of the other books.
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Elmer L. Forbath
2.0 out of 5 stars To the World's Best SF Author: Larry, this is a ripoff!
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2005
Dear Larry Niven: I have been a science fiction fan my entire life, and consider you the best SF writer ever, better and more imaginative than greats like Asimov, Bradbury, Clark, or Heinlein. I own every one of your books, except this one, including all the Known Space and Man-Kzin Wars.

I think "The Best of All Possible Wars" is a rip-off, however, as every single story has been published elsewhere. I understand that you like to repackage stories, and I don't blame you, but every book should have at least something new!

I hope you will take kindly this friendly admonition from your

most loyal fan. To all others: you should buy all his other books; they are great reading!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great addition to the Man-Kzin wars.
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2021
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great purchase
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 24, 2018
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