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Thank you. author of the book Save Me Please and other stories. And welcome to episode 608 of Geeks Guide to the Galaxy.

Today on the show will be discussing the last nine stories from the book The Best of Larry Niven.

And those stories are, Flatlander, the borderland of Saul, the magic goes away, a teardrop falls,

the return of William Proxmire, limits, smut talk,

the missing mass, and cautionary tales. And this will include spoilers for all of those stories,

so just be aware of that. And this is a follow-up to our previous discussions of the best of Larry Niffin back in episodes 590 and 602, so definitely check those out if you miss

them. And I'm joined today by my good friend Mercurio Di Rivera, making his eighth appearance on the show.

He's the author of the short story collection across the event horizon from Newcon Press,

and his story beyond the tattered veil of stars recently appeared as a podcast from

Dust Studios, featuring the voices of Jillian Jacobs from Community and Justin Kirk from

weeds.

His first novel, War, The Alien Love War, has been nominated for the Arthur C. Clark Award.

And now here's her interview with Mercurio D. Rivera.

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