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The Draco Tavern
Author: Larry Niven

When a tremendous spacecraft took orbit around the Earth’s moon and began sending smaller landers down toward the North Pole, the newly arrived visitors quickly set up a permanent spaceport in Siberia. Their presence attracted many, and a few people grew conspicuously rich from secrets they learned from talking to the aliens. One of these ... more »

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ISBN-13: 9780765347718 ISBN-10: 0765347717 Publication Date: 11/28/2006 Pages: 336 Rating: Currently 3.8/5 Stars. 35 3.8 stars, based on 35 ratings	Publisher: Tor Science Fiction Book Type: Mass Market Paperback Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD Reviews: Member \| Amazon \| Write a Review

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Desiree S. (InStitches) reviewed The Draco Tavern on 2/15/2008 + 3 more book reviews

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The Draco Tavern is the collected tales of Rick Schumann, bartender to the stars--that is, the inhabitants of stars, planets, and places in between. Story after story Niven proposes a bizarre problem: alien daycare, procreation versus recreation in a species that kills their mates, negotiating the purchase of Mars; I found myself wondering how he was going to solve THIS one, but Niven does, and with aplomb. All this is set in a bar on Earth carefully designed to cater to a variety of intelligences, creating an atmosphere of general comfort and conviviality. I found myself looking in the back for a map--I'd love to visit the place!

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