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A Gift from Earth (Mass Market Paperback)

by Larry Niven (Author)
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  • Mass Market Paperback
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc. (Jun 1987)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0345350510
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345350510
  • Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.2 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,397,033 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The planet "We Made It" has a social structure controlled by the elite descendants of "the Crew" who control the spare parts hospital. And since criminals are a good source, petty crimesmean capital punishment. The "Sons of Earth," young revolutionaries rebelling against this system, don't have much chance until they are accidentally joined by Matthew Keller who discovers that under pressure he becomes invisible. The most noticeable spare part in this conglomerate is a hyperactive thyroid. . . Mr. Niven's. (Kirkus Reviews) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Another piece of the Niven Known Space mystery unveiled, 3 Oct 2000
The ramrobots, giant ships guided by an algorhithm to find planets suitable for human colonisation, had a small bug in their system. They found places suitable for human life, not necessarily all the time and not necessarily encompassing the whole planet... One of the ramrobots landed on Plateau - a small peak of a huge mountain on a planet unsuitable to host human life. But the Plateau itself has the right kind of an atmosphere so a human colony is established there.

Plateau has been out of contact with Earth for some time and while on Earth the problems of Organ Banks are no longer present (due to boosterspice which extends human life), the Plateau is a society still based on "death penalty for parking in the wrong place" rules. But some facts might change that very soon...

The story in "A Gift from Earth" is very dynamic, but, personally, I always liked the "Ringworld" and "Neutron Star" most (a shame the latter one is not in print anymore!). However, I rate "A Gift..." on an equal scale with books such, as "Protector" or "The World of Ptavvs".

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