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A review by henryarmitage
Man-Kzin Wars XI by Larry Niven, Matthew Harrington, Hal Colebatch
4.0
The [a:Hal Colebatch|7155422|Hal Colebatch|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] series continues with the focus shifting from combat to finding a way for the humans and Kzin on Wunderland to live together in peace. There's still plenty of action, though. Off-screen, the war continues to rage. Tree-of-Life root.
I really liked the [a:Matthew Harrington|3890955|Matthew Harrington|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] story "Teachers Pet". It's fast-paced and somewhat lighthearted but still manages to be a solid hard-science story set in the Known Space universe. There are a few modest subversions of the revealed narrative. It reminded me a bit of Down in Flames which performs a complete retcon of the Known Space canon, though this didn't go nearly so far.
Finally there's a story by [a:Larry Niven|12534|Larry Niven|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1182720933p2/12534.jpg] himself that I was kind of lukewarm about.
I really liked the [a:Matthew Harrington|3890955|Matthew Harrington|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] story "Teachers Pet". It's fast-paced and somewhat lighthearted but still manages to be a solid hard-science story set in the Known Space universe. There are a few modest subversions of the revealed narrative. It reminded me a bit of Down in Flames which performs a complete retcon of the Known Space canon, though this didn't go nearly so far.
Finally there's a story by [a:Larry Niven|12534|Larry Niven|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1182720933p2/12534.jpg] himself that I was kind of lukewarm about.