| | Neutron Star Still Shining Light on Hard Science Fiction |
 | | The pathologically cowardly and capitalistic Puppeteers, the sessile Grogs with their "disturbing substitute for hands," the warlike Kzinti, the monstrous Kdatlyno, the practical-joking Dolphins and the mysterious information-brokers the Outsiders who inhabit the lonely expanses between the stars all emerge here. |
 | | The Kdatlyno "see" with sonar and create sculpture best experienced by humans through the senses of touch or taste. |
 | | Neutron Star is not merely a true classic of science fiction, it is a relic of a bygone age. |
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