This impressive collection of twenty-one stories by Larry Niven -- science fiction, fantasy, contemporary fiction, and mixed genres (detective-noir-meets-aliens) -- highlights the range of the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author's work. From science fiction which edges toward horror ("Bordered in Black"), sf conundrums ("Singularities Make Me Nervous") to three Draco Tavern stories and many with clever twists, CONVERGENT SERIES is a feast for lovers of the short story."His tales have grit, authenticity, colorful characters and pulse-pounding narrative drive. Niven is a true master!"- Frederik Pohl"Larry Niven is one of the giants of modern science fiction."- Mike Resnick"Our premier hard SF writer."- The Baltimore Sun"Niven...lifts the reader far from the conventional world -- and does it with dash."- The Los Angeles Times"Niven...juggles huge concepts of time and space that no one else can lift."- Charles Sheffield"In creating a geologic world and in the interactions between humans and aliens, Niven is superb."- Boston Sunday Globe"One of the genre's most prolific and accessible talents."- Library Journal"The scope of Larry Niven's work is so vast that only a writer of supreme talent could disguise the fact as well as he can."- Tom Clancy