Flash crowd is a 1973 english language novella by science fiction au. It is notable for including a neutron star before their then. The term flash event aka flash crowd, for the inter net, was inspired by larry nivens science fiction short story, the flight of the horse. The most recent additions to the series are the novels fleet of worlds 2007 and juggler of worlds 2008, both coauthored by edward m. One consequence not foreseen by the builders of the system was that with the almost instantaneous reporting of newsworthy events, tens. Characterizing flash events and distributed denial. It was later reprinted in the collection of the same name and crashlander. Over the course of his career niven has added to this first law a list of niven s laws which he describes as how the universe works as far as he can tell. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. I find interesting the perspective a life lived in history gives to the artifacts of youth. Flash crowd is a 1973 novella by science fiction author larry niven, one of a series about the social consequence of inventing an instantaneous, practically free transfer booth that could take one anywhere on earth in milliseconds. What you call a group of people who suddenly appear at an interesting location.
March 28, 2014 in honor of the newly discovered planet, 2012 vp1, aka biden, author jason sheehan recommends first light by. Neutron star is an english language science fiction short story by american writer larry niven. At bookexpo america i picked up a special offer thats good through the end of june for a free ebook from the stellar guild series via phoenix pick. Most of the stories are about svetz the timetraveler who is tasked with retrieving certain items from the distant past. Flash crowd is a 1973 englishlanguage novella by science fiction author larry niven, one of a series about the social consequence of inventing an instant. I like to reread the science fiction i first read when i was a teenager. This collection contains flash crowd, a teleportation story with links to a.
This page lists short stories and articles by larry niven, which have been published in. Larry niven is also known in science fiction fandom for nivens law. Known space is the name of larry niven s largest and bestdeveloped future history series of science fiction stories. Pdf managing flash crowds on the internet researchgate. Flash crowd project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
It was originally published in the october 1966 issue issue 107, vol 16, no 10 of worlds of if. Its most famous entry is ringworld, one of the very few novels to win both the hugo and nebula awards. Larry niven is also known in science fiction fandom for niven s law. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. Pdf a flash crowd is a surge in traffic to a particular web site that causes the site to be virtually unreachable. Find tales of known space by niven, larry at biblio.
Flash crowd is a 1973 englishlanguage novella by science fiction author larry niven, one of a series about the social consequence of inventing an instant, practically free transfer booth. Beowulf shaeffer is hired for a close approach to a neutron star to find why two previous researchers were killed while studying it. One consequence not foreseen by the builders of the system was that with the almost immediate reporting of newsworthy events, tens of thousands of people worldwide along with criminals would. Larry niven project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The best books of larry niven either with or without coauthors score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it.
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