Tuf Voyaging
by George R. R. Martin · first published 1986
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"Haviland Tuf is an honest space-trader who likes cats. So how is it that, in competition with the worst villains the universe has to offer, he's become the proud owner of the last seedship of Earth's legendary Ecological Engineering Corps? Never mind, just be thankful that the most powerful weapon in human space is in good hands--hands which now control cellular material for thousands of outlandish creatures. Armed with this unique equipment, Tuf is set to tackle the problems that human settlers have created in colonizing far-flung worlds: hosts of hostile monsters, a population hooked on pro
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…of Karres by James H. Schmitz. Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen, and Paratime by H. Beam Piper. However the best of all, is maybe only slightly less know, since the author is certainly extremely well known: Tuf Voyaging by George R. R. Martin. An absolutely fantastic collection of stories about an ecological engineer.
on “Ask HN: What are the best unknown books you have read?” ↗Tuf Voyaging by G.R.R. Martin Gray-Death-Trilogy by William H. Keith, Jr. (Subset of the Battletech Series)
on “Ask HN: Which SciFi novel(s) would you want made into a TV series?” ↗…book about the progress of cancer treatment including recent advances. Second half of the book is more interesting in my opinion so don't give up if you find the history of cancer a little do dry. * Tuf Voyaging by George RR Martin. I thought this was a stupid premise (guy travels the universe in a huge ship with cat companions?) but a friend strongly recommended it and I found it stupidly readable and very entertaining.…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2016?” ↗…find them harder to get into (and they aren't Culture novels anyway). Neal Asher: Cowl, Gridlinked and Brass Man Michel Swanwick: Vacuum Flowers Bruce Sterling: Involution ocean George R.R. Martin: Tuf Voyaging, Nightflyers Samuel Delaney: Nova. Nightflyers and Nova are back to back in a single volume as Del SF Binary Star #5. William Gibson: Neuromancer Robert Reed: Sister Alice I'm currently re-reading…
on “Ask HN: What books do you re-read every decade?” ↗