The Man-Kzin Wars Author:Larry Niven (Editor), Poul Anderson, Dean Ing An anthology of stories edited by Larry Niven. — The first book in the Man-Kzin series, created by Larry Niven. — Two aggressive species, each believing in its own supremacy. After initial contact, centuries of war stretched between them. These three tales of those wars mark the progress of one of the mightiest conflicts in the history of known sp... more »ace.
The Kzin were the mightiest warriors in the galaxy, which they were wasting no time in conquering, one star system at a time. Then those feline lords of creation ran into those ridiculous weed-eating pacifistic apes who called themselves humans. And the catlike Kzin found they had their collective tail caught in a meat grinder. When the mighty Kzin moved in to take over the monkey-infested worlds, they got clobbered. The humans, with their underhanded monkey cunning, turned communications equipment and space drives into weapons that cut the dauntless Kzin heroes into ribbons. And then those underhanded humans gained a faster-than-light drive, and no amount of screaming and leaping could keep the Kzin from losing their first war in centuries of successful conquest. But you can't keep a good warcat down, and the Kzin have by no means given up. New weapons, new strategies, and new leaders: Here they come again and those monkey-boys from Earth had better watch their backs. Once again, it's howling time in Known Space.« less
This was a very good book. Lots of action and good story lines. Interesting introduction to the Kzinti as a warrior species and a good second story in the book called Cat House. I found myself wanting more so I've gotten The Man Kzin Wars II from Paperback Swap as well.... now I think I am hooked on the series and will have to eventually get all 10?
Classic Sci-fi from classic writers. Given theage of the stories, I found them to be a bit dated, but still enjoyable. It was a nice peak into the early forming of a fictional universe of stories.