The ManKzin Wars Author:Larry Niven (Editor), Poul Anderson, Dean Ing Once upon a time, in the very earliest days of extrasolar exploration, an unarmed human vessel was set upon by a warship from the planet Kzin -- home of the fiercest warriors in Known Space. This was a fatal mistake for the Kzinti, of course; they learned the hard way that the reason humanity had decided to study war no more was that humans were... more » so very, very good at it.
And thus began THE MAN-KZIN WARS. Now, several centuries later, the Kzinti are about to get yet another lesson in why it pays to be polite to those hairless monkeys from planet Earth.« 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.