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Protector Mass Market Paperback – September 12, 1987

by Larry Niven (Author)

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Phssthpok the Pak had been traveling for most of his thirty-two thousand years. His mission: save, develop, and protect the group of Pak breeders sent out into space some two and a half million years before...

Brennan was a Belter, the product of a fiercely independent, somewhat anarchic society living in, on, and around an outer asteroid belt. The Belters were rebels, one and all, and Brennan was a smuggler. The Belt worlds had been tracking the Pak ship for days -- Brennan figured to meet that ship first...

He was never seen again -- at least not by those alive at the time.

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Phssthpok the Pak had been traveling for most of his thirty-two thousand years. His mission: save, develop, and protect the group of Pak breeders sent out into space some two and a half million years before...
Brennan was a Belter, the product of a fiercely independent, somewhat anarchic society living in, on, and around an outer asteroid belt. The Belters were rebels, one and all, and Brennan was a smuggler. The Belt worlds had been tracking the Pak ship for days -- Brennan figured to meet that ship first...
He was never seen again -- at least not by those alive at the time.

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Mass Market Paperback: 218 pages
Publisher: Del Rey; 8/13/87 edition (September 12, 1987)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0345353129
ISBN-13: 978-0345353122
Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.6 x 6.8 inches
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Average Customer Review: 91 customer reviews
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Great addition to the Ring World series

ByPhil Carsonon July 23, 2017

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Great addition to the Ring World series, ties all sorts of loose ends together. Gives Alice Jordan, and the Protector's a depth of character which only makes the series that much richer and intriguing. Maybe Larry will write a sequel, and we get to see the 1st Pak War to protect Known Space.

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Classic Niven

ByTotentanz1980on May 3, 2016

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This is a classic Larry Niven book that will be satisfying to anyone who has read any of the Ringworld series, or just to newbies coming to Niven for the first time. Though it seems like the concept of the Pak Protector was an interesting thought experiment that Niven decided to create a whole story about, the idea is interesting and works very well. The only complaint I have is that though the Pak do factor in to many of the other Known Space books, none of his other books seem to continue on with this one.

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Five Stars

ByCharlie Buehlon May 4, 2017

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Simply a classic, a must-read for Niven fans, especially if you have read Ringworld.

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Finast Kind! I wanna be Brennan when I grow ...

ByReader Grandmomon March 7, 2017

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Finast Kind! I wanna be Brennan when I grow up.

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A must read for new Larry Niven readers!

ByBiker Dudeon April 1, 2014

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I didn't buy this particular book from Amazon, but it's the second book by Niven I ever read, and I'm glad I did. The Pak are a race that are as prevalent in Larry Niven's novels as robots are in Asimov stories. This story tells you about the culture of these aliens to set you up for all the Ringworld and Fleet of Worlds sagas. They're sexless, spooky smart, and extremely strong, and one is heading in our direction. That's all I'm going to tell you. You'll have to read it to find out more about these interesting creatures.

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decent weekend book

ByJason R. Glueckon February 10, 2009

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As "Memarie Lane" would say, this is a 1 day book. only a couple hundred pages, but i wanted to get a taste of this guy before i got into the whole "Ringworld" mess.

The Good:

Huge fantastic leaps in logic, the third half of the book was hard to put down. Good book for a short span, would make a somewhat good movie. He attaches reality to the fiction all the way down to a biblical example. Very accurate science (for what was known when it was written)

The bad:

descriptively, kinda dry. The first half of the book kinda dragged on, but is necessary for the good half. Not a book to keep you occupied for a long time. most of the characters are either ugly or nondescript. you only see 2 characters develop. (of course, for a good part of the book, there really are only 2)

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Fascinating Scenario and Thoughtful Perspective

ByOrville B. Jenkinson July 30, 2013

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This was a fascinating concept which only gradually developed until a small bombshell was dropped. This is a future story about reflections on our human past. The personalities are believable. I found this story moved somewhat slowly, revolving around the ruminations of one astronaut on some experiences on an space assignment that went awry. Niven is in good form here, and as expected, he does not simply recycle the same old ideas and stock story lines.

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good reading

Bynovapowellon July 15, 2013

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another niven masterpiece!! complex and involving. good reading for the science fiction affectionado. a worthy successor to nivens growing shelf of wonders!

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Five Stars

great book

Published 27 days ago by MD flex

great read, a must read. one of the sci fi classics

love it have read it before.

Published 1 month ago by al oliva

What if you found out how humans got on earth ...

What if you found out how humans got on earth. Now you find out that every one from where we came from was going to take over, and you have to stop them to protect all human kind.

Published 5 months ago by Дино

the Protector species

I am not sure how this fits in with the timeline of Mr. Niven's other books, but writers do have a way of developing scenarios that flow from one to another, and are still stand...Read more

Published 10 months ago by Amazon Customer

Five Stars

One of the most most brilliant sci-fi tales ever. Period.

Published 1 year ago by Robert J. Winters

The PAK are coming! The PAK are coming!

PAK Protectors RULE! After reading this, I want to be a Protector, but I'm too old. And I don't like yams. Great Sci-Fi yarn.

Published 1 year ago by John T. Mason, Jr.

Nicely fills in some details necessarily left out of related stories

Nicely fills out some blank areas in previous stories about Known Space and some of the characters in those stories.

Published 1 year ago by Pixlwiz Graphics

Five Stars

One of my favorite books.

Published 1 year ago by LaMont

Five Stars

Great addition to the Ringworld universe... this time the Pak are coming to earth! Loved this book.

Published 1 year ago by JHB

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