All the Myriad Ways

New York, NY: Random House: Ballantine Books. Near Fine. 1971. First Edition Thus; Second Printing. Paperback. Th; Near Fine: a hint of wear to the extremities and faint creases along the hinges; the expected light tanning to the text pages due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections only. Bright and clean. Close to 'As New'. However, this is a REMAINDER, showing printed marks at the bottom and top edges and a 'star' at the upper corner of the front endpaper. NOT a Book-Club Edition or an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. (7 x 4.25 x 0.5 inches). Language: English. Weight: 4 ounces. Cover art mistakenly attributed to Sternbach is actually by Dean Ellis. Mass Market Paperback. Larry Niven (born in 1938) is a distinguished American science fiction writer. His 1970 novel Ringworld won the Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America gave him the 2015 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, works of rational fantasy dealing with magic as a non-renewable resource. This is the second printing of an early collection of short works from Niven's Golden Age. Lots of humor and a sense of optimism about humanity's future. Contents: All the Myriad Ways (1968) ; Passerby (1969) ; For a Foggy Night (1968) ; Wait It Out [Known Space] (1968) ; The Jigsaw Man [Known Space] (1967) ; Not Long Before the End (1969) ; Unfinished Story No. 1 (1970) ; Unfinished Story No. 2 (1971) ; Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex (essay, 1969) ; Exercise in Speculation: The Theory and Practice of Teleportation (essay, 1969) ; The Theory and Practice of Time Travel (essay, 1971) Inconstant Moon (1971) ; What Can You Say About Chocolate Covered Manhole Covers? (1971) ; Becalmed in Hell [Known Space] (1965). ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 181 pages .