The Draco Tavern Library Edition Author:Larry Niven A tremendous spacecraft took orbit around the Earths moon and began sending landers toward the North Pole. The newly arrived visitors quickly set up a permanent spaceport at Mount Forel 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 men, Rick ... more »Schumann, established a tavern catering to various species of visiting aliens, a place he named the Draco Tavern. From the mind of Larry Niven comes the complete, thought-provoking tales of the one place in the universe where all intelligent species can share a drink, laughs, and ideas, including: The Subject Is Closed: A priest visits the tavern and goes one-on-one with a chirpsithra alien on the subject of God and life after death. Table Manners: A Folk Tale: Rick Schumann is invited to hunt with five folk aliens, but hes not quite sure whator whomwill be the prey. Wisdom of Demons: The age-old question of wisdom vs. knowledge is asked when Rick is confronted by a human who has been granted the wisdom of an individual gligstith(click)optok alien. Losing Mars: In this previously unpublished tale, a group of aliens from Mars and its moon arrive at the Tavern only to find that humans have mostly forgotten about their neighboring planet.« less