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World of Ptavvs
- Narrated by: Bradford Hastings
- Series: Known Space, Book 4
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
Nothing quite prepared telepath Larry Greenberg for mind-to-mind contact with an alien. In the interest of science, Larry tapped the mind of Kzanol - and that was his first mistake.
Kzanol was a thrint from a distant galaxy. He had been trapped on Earth in a time-stasis field for two billion years. Now he was on the loose, and Larry knew everything he was thinking. Thrints lived to plunder and enslave lesser planets - and the planet Kzanol had in mind was Earth!
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- 1phsteacher
- 11-22-20
How annoying!
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- SARAH CUNNINGHAM
- 09-26-20
good book
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- jtflag
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Old school SF, terrific voice actor
Larry Niven's "known universe" is well portrayed in this story. I read it 55 years ago as a boy, yet hearing it again today, it is fun to contrast the small but important differences in today's future and the future of the story. Spaceships were wholy human controlled and manually, whereas we today know such inventions would be computer-controllled. Yet, "hand phones" were anticipated correctly, though not as widespread as they are today.
Bradford Hastings should be given special honors. He is able to nuance every character into a unique personality with his voice. He is as good a voice performer as I have heard. I will be looking for his work in the future.
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- I'ish Cube
- 03-23-20
Book is older than me!
Classic Niven known space novel, Love learning about the ancient races who have expired by the times humans are around
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- Martha
- 06-22-21
Written in 1966?
Superbe story
2nd listening is better than the first
it improved with age
Lucky us
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- Sandra
- 09-13-21
Fun, but Dated
I read this as a young adult in the 70’s. It’s funny now to hear Niven’s anachronisms; cigarettes and pipes in a spaceship, subservient women, actual motion picture film for surveillance, etc. But the idea of a race that can enslave all the galaxy via mind control, that’s still enticing. Enjoy.
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- Jimmy Quillen
- 07-20-21
very penjoyable.
personable. of Nivens first novels and an introduction to the known space universe,not I enjoyed the story, easier to get through than Protector. Not as long as his later efforts like the Ring world series.
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- JohnR
- 04-10-22
1963? could have been written lat week!
Great story! Excellent performance. A little hard to follow at first. Nice development of characters early on. Listened and smiled as our hero (s) made their way towards a wonderful end. Bravo!!
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- JC
- 04-01-22
missing something...
loved it, sorta but seemed to be missing something. I love Larry Niven and the series of ring world, but something about this. like missing chapters or something??
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- Sprok
- 01-26-22
good
very good book and worth the read to make for much happy and winning self.
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- sister2
- 01-13-22
plot needs to be better organised.
The story skips about a bit and you just have to assume that no sections are missing. go with it, it's quite interesting.
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- simon spencer
- 08-07-21
Better to be read
I do like Larry Niven's books. I feel that this story, even though it was very well read might actually be better in the written version. If you enjoy it then you should give Protector, a book by L. Niven and Jerry Pournell, a read.
