Larry Niven, an outstanding American science fiction writer, is known to Russian readers for his previously published series “The Ring World”, as well as for his joint works with Jerry Pournelle “The Mote in the Apple of God” and “Lucifer’s Hammer”. This edition presents a collection of short stories “Neutron Star” and “The Pacer’s Run” - a magnificent series of short works connected by common characters. The short stories are written in excellent language, dynamic and permeated with subtle irony. The book also includes the novel “A Gift from Earth,” a breathtaking space epic. An amazing, vivid picture of the world of the future unfolds before the reader - time travel, space travel, battles with monsters, contact with unearthly intelligence.