Flatlander

Name: Flatlander
Author: Larry Niven

Short story by Larry Niven

Written workliterary workQ5457928

Author: Larry Niven
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-05-20
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Released: March 1967
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2.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-05-20
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Language: English

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"Flatlander" is an English language science fiction short story by American writer Larry Niven, published in 1967. It is the third in the series of Known Space stories featuring crashlander Beowulf Shaeffer. The short story was originally published in Worlds of If, March 1967, and reprinted in Neutron Star, and Crashlander.

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Country of origin: United States
Form of creative work: short story
Published in: Neutron Star
Crashlander
Nominations: Nebula Award for Best Novelette(1968)
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1.nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/1967/Retrieved 2025-06-04
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Has version, edition or translation: Flatlander distribution format: ebook

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