Protector

by Larry Niven | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
ISBN: 0345247787 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Minerva101 of Calgary, Alberta Canada on 11/6/2010
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7 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by Minerva101 from Calgary, Alberta Canada on Saturday, November 6, 2010
I really enjoyed this book by Larry Niven. It was first printed in 1973 and the sci-fi story stands up even today in 2010. Niven always writes quality sci-fi!

Product Description(from Amazon.ca)
Phssthpok the Pak had been traveling for most of his thirty-two thousand years. His mission: save, develop, and protect the group of Pak breeders sent out into space some two and a half million years before...

Brennan was a Belter, the product of a fiercely independent, somewhat anarchic society living in, on, and around an outer asteroid belt. The Belters were rebels, one and all, and Brennan was a smuggler. The Belt worlds had been tracking the Pak ship for days -- Brennan figured to meet that ship first...

He was never seen again -- at least not by those alive at the time. --This text refers to an alternate Mass Market Paperback edition.

Journal Entry 2 by Minerva101 at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Saturday, November 13, 2010

Released 13 yrs ago (11/13/2010 UTC) at Calgary, Alberta Canada

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The rule is 'Don't judge a book by it's cover!" I am so happy to share this at the Sci-Fi/Fantasy BC meeting at the Joshua Tree.
Happy reading!
:)

Journal Entry 3 by wingrureadingwing at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Sunday, November 14, 2010
Looking forward to reading some 'hard-core' sci-fi.
Thanks Minerva101 and it was great to chat at the Meetup.

Journal Entry 4 by wingrureadingwing at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Tuesday, November 30, 2010
The science described in this novel was very plausible despite my very limited knowledge - where is Sheldon Cooper when you need him? Interesting, compelling storyline with clever transitions, for example pg. 166 ' And the air was full of the smell of burning bridges.' Perfection.
Now to track down this author's books while anticipating what other delights this author has written.
Thanks for another winner, Minerva101.

Journal Entry 5 by wingrureadingwing at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Saturday, December 11, 2010

Released 13 yrs ago (12/11/2010 UTC) at Calgary, Alberta Canada

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Book to be released at the Calgary BC Meetup at the Joshua Tree Cafe.

Journal Entry 6 by megami-no-ushi at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Monday, December 13, 2010
Picked up at the December bookcrossing meeting. I think I'm going to have to take extra time at christmas to get caught up on all my reading!!

Journal Entry 7 by megami-no-ushi at Cravings Market Restaurant in Calgary, Alberta Canada on Saturday, October 10, 2015

Released 8 yrs ago (10/10/2015 UTC) at Cravings Market Restaurant in Calgary, Alberta Canada

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Taking to the October "Opportunities, Occupations and Old Books" Meeting. I got this one quite a while back- for this month I pulled all the books on page 1 of oldest still in hand, plus all the occupation books and chose from both piles.

This was was pretty good - harder sci-fi than I'm used to but I did enjoy it!

To the finder:
Calgary has an active group of BookCrossers that meet to swap books and discuss book crossing every second Saturday of the month at 11am at Cravings Market on Fairmount Drive SE. We always love to meet new crossers, so please join us any time you like!

Journal Entry 8 by locker-monster at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Sunday, October 11, 2015
Picked up this book at the Calgary BookCrossing October meet-up. The cover looked totally bizarre so I just had to take it.

Journal Entry 9 by locker-monster at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Wednesday, December 16, 2015
I'm sad to say that I didn't enjoy this book as much as the last Larry Niven novel I read, which was The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton; it feels like both books are set in the same setting, too. The third section, "Protector" was the most interesting bit, since it starts out as a mystery, but the rest, I think, sort of flew over my head. Maybe it was all the science that was involved.

Journal Entry 10 by locker-monster at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Saturday, January 9, 2016

Released 8 yrs ago (1/9/2016 UTC) at Calgary, Alberta Canada

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Passing on this book to the next reader at the Calgary BookCrossing January meet-up.

Journal Entry 11 by locker-monster at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Thursday, January 14, 2016
Forgot to journal this back in. There were no takers at the meeting, but the book has a sticky note with names, so I'll pass this along at the next gathering.

Journal Entry 12 by locker-monster at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Friday, February 12, 2016

Released 8 yrs ago (2/13/2016 UTC) at Calgary, Alberta Canada

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Passing this book on to the next reader at the Calgary BookCrossing February meet-up.

Journal Entry 13 by BookyMcBooks at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Saturday, February 13, 2016
Picked this up at the Calgary February BookCrossing meetup.


Journal Entry 14 by BookyMcBooks at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Friday, December 29, 2017
I really enjoyed this. It was a hard sci-fi story that felt classic, yet had several new elements that caught me off guard.

The space battles, alien cultures, time lines -- all were very well done.

Highly recommended to any sci-fi fan.

Journal Entry 15 by BookyMcBooks at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Friday, December 29, 2017

Released 6 yrs ago (12/29/2017 UTC) at Calgary, Alberta Canada

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Taking to the extra December Calgary BookCrossing meetup.

Journal Entry 16 by DendriticTrees at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Saturday, December 30, 2017
I picked this up at an interim meeting of the Calgary Bookcrossing Group over Christmas. I'm looking forward to it.

Journal Entry 17 by DendriticTrees at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Saturday, January 6, 2018
Its been ages since I read a relatively hard, out-there sci-fi book and I have missed it. This was so great. It was tense and interesting and the ending blew my mind.

Journal Entry 18 by DendriticTrees at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Sunday, January 6, 2019

Released 5 yrs ago (1/6/2019 UTC) at Calgary, Alberta Canada

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Returning this, at long last, to the Calgary Bookcrossing Group.

Journal Entry 19 by megami-no-ushi at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Saturday, February 9, 2019
Picked up at a recent bookcrossing meeting.

Journal Entry 20 by megami-no-ushi at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Saturday, February 9, 2019

Released 5 yrs ago (2/9/2019 UTC) at Calgary, Alberta Canada

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Taken to the February meeting!

To the finder:
Calgary has an active group of BookCrossers that meet to swap books and discuss book crossing every second Saturday of the month at 11am at Cravings Market on Fairmount Drive SE. We always love to meet new crossers, so please join us any time you like!

Journal Entry 21 by Eri-Cherry at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Monday, February 11, 2019
Picked up at get together

Journal Entry 22 by Eri-Cherry at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Sunday, June 12, 2022
Interesting set of stories. Definitely some old school sci-fi, so a bit slow in places but very engaging in others. Thanks for the interesting read!

Journal Entry 23 by Eri-Cherry at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Sunday, June 12, 2022

Released 1 yr ago (6/12/2022 UTC) at Calgary, Alberta Canada

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Taken to get together

Journal Entry 24 by Minerva101 at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Sunday, November 20, 2022
Forgot to journal that I got this book back last meeting - oops!

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