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henryarmitage's review
3.0
When I started getting back into Man-Kzin Wars, I wasn't exactly sure where to start. The last one of these I read was [b:Destiny's Forge|64749|Destiny's Forge (Man-Kzin Wars, #11.5)|Paul Chafe|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347398271l/64749._SY75_.jpg|62847] which doesn't have a number. I started with 10, nope, didn't read that before, and then 11. Now switching into reverse with number 9.
I didn't like this quite as much as 10 and 11. The best story was "Windows Of The Soul" by [a:Paul Chafe|36529|Paul Chafe|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png], an SF-detective story reminiscent of [b:The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton|116355|The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton (Known Space)|Larry Niven|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1533599928l/116355._SY75_.jpg|211529]. Noir Femme Fatale.
[a:Poul Anderson|32278|Poul Anderson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1218818842p2/32278.jpg]'s "Pele" was pretty disappointing. Annoying romance that didn't really contribute much to the story. (It felt like I was watching a Lifetime movie, yelling "don't get involved with this guy! He is no good!").
"His Sergeant's Honor" by [a:Hal Colebatch|7155422|Hal Colebatch|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]: this was on the short side compared to his stories in 10 and 11 which took up 2/3 of the book or better. A vignette about the end of the war on Wunderland and the last days of a Kzin unit. Touches base with a few of the characters that become important later.
"Fly-By-Night" by [a:Larry Niven|12534|Larry Niven|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1182720933p2/12534.jpg]: worth reading, not his best.
I didn't like this quite as much as 10 and 11. The best story was "Windows Of The Soul" by [a:Paul Chafe|36529|Paul Chafe|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png], an SF-detective story reminiscent of [b:The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton|116355|The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton (Known Space)|Larry Niven|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1533599928l/116355._SY75_.jpg|211529]. Noir Femme Fatale.
[a:Poul Anderson|32278|Poul Anderson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1218818842p2/32278.jpg]'s "Pele" was pretty disappointing. Annoying romance that didn't really contribute much to the story. (It felt like I was watching a Lifetime movie, yelling "don't get involved with this guy! He is no good!").
"His Sergeant's Honor" by [a:Hal Colebatch|7155422|Hal Colebatch|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]: this was on the short side compared to his stories in 10 and 11 which took up 2/3 of the book or better. A vignette about the end of the war on Wunderland and the last days of a Kzin unit. Touches base with a few of the characters that become important later.
"Fly-By-Night" by [a:Larry Niven|12534|Larry Niven|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1182720933p2/12534.jpg]: worth reading, not his best.
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