Bronson Pinchot
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Nominated for both the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award, this short story introduces the Warlock, who discovers to his horror that the world's mana, the fuel that makes magic work, is rapidly dwindling. The news spells doom for magic-based society. Unfortunately, no secret that powerful can stay hidden for long.
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Like Cloak of Anarchy, this story is peopled with fictional versions of several of Niven's friends. A discussion among friends about the theory of "Multiple Edens" suddenly becomes all too real, and the reason Tom Findlay has been asking such interesting questions over the years becomes clear.
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How would you spend your last night on Earth? When the moon suddenly starts shining brighter, Stan and Leslie realize the sun must have gone nova, and they only have a few hours until the earth rotates into the deadly sunshine. This story won a Hugo award and was made into an episode of The Outer Limits.
9) Passerby
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A stranded Rammer who finds himself transported from the depths of space to humanity's cradle on Earth tells his harrowing tale to a peoplewatcher. This short story was first printed in Galaxy in September 1969.
10) Wait It Out
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The tragic story of the first manned expedition to Pluto, and the fate of the surviving astronaut who finds a unique way to prolong his lifespan in hopes of rescue.
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Madness from the Inconstant Moon is a collection of early short science fiction works by Larry Niven, the multiple Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of the Ringworld series. This classic collection includes "The Inconstant Moon," the basis for a forthcoming film by The Arrival producer Shawn Levy. "All the Myriad Ways" (1968)"Passerby" (1969)"For a Foggy Night" (1968)"Wait It Out" (1968)"The Jigsaw Man" (1967)"Not Long Before the End" (1969)"Unfinished...
12) Becalmed in Hell
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Eric is the "Brain" of the first ship to explore Venus. Howie is his human crewmember. When a fault develops, forcing the ship down onto the hostile Venusian surface, Howie must figure out the problem with Eric, be it mechanical or psychological. "Becalmed in Hell" first appeared in Fantasy and Science Fiction in July 1965.