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Flight of the Horse Mass Market Paperback – November 12, 1985

by Larry Niven (Author)
4.9 out of 5 stars 10 ratings
A series of adventures and misadventures await Svetz, an operative for the Institute for Temporal Research who travels back and forth through time in a special extension cage
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  1. Print length
    212 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Del Rey
  4. Publication date
    November 12, 1985
  5. ISBN-10
    0345334183
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0345334183
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Del Rey
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 12, 1985
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 212 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0345334183
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0345334183
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.5 ounces
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.9 out of 5 stars 10 ratings

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Larry Niven

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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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  • Scott H
    5.0 out of 5 stars Would make a great movie.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2011
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    I purchased this book to read "Flash Crowd" which was a great story. However, the stories about the time traveling Svez would make a great movie. Someone please write the screenplay!
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  • A. Machiavelli
    5.0 out of 5 stars A funny, quirky time-travel story
    Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2002
    One of Niven's best works. Svetz is an excellent character, and his animal-collecting adventures are hilarious. Niven has a vivid imagination, a good grounding in the lore of mythical beasts, and skillfully weaves the time-traveling thread in this enjoyable collection of tales. "Glass Dagger" has a great twist and is fun for anyone who likes the were-wolf genre; "Flash Crowd" is the only vignette that falls a little short of expectation. Definitely a "thumbs-up" for the fantasy reader.
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  • EMTP EJ
    5.0 out of 5 stars Gotta Love Larry
    Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2008
    The version I have is from the third printing in 1975.
    Good short stories, nice to have on the shelf to re-read from time to time and share with fantasy / sci-fi fans.
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  • Brad
    4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Niven
    Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2012
    I had read all the stories in this one already except for Flash Crowd - Most in Rainbow Mars, and Glass Dagger in Time of the Warlock - So I gave it a spin just for Flash Crowd. Having read all the Ringworld novels already this was a fun short story that went a good ways towards setting up the world of Louis Wu
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Not Free SF Reader
    Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2007
    Format: Mass Market Paperback
    A collection of stories, several of which are about a time agent's missions to collect rare animals from earth's past from a far future time. They have a humorous bent as the hapless servant does the will of his political master.

    There is a Warlock story - What Good Is A Glass Dagger, and also his Flash Crowd look at mass teleportation.
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