Coldest Place, The (#1)
| Date | Setting | Type | Published | I.U.C. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-12 | Known Space [all] | Short Story | Worlds of If, Dec 1964 | K.S. 01 (1985) |
| Reprints | Characters | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting the Skids in Pixeltown, ed. Orson Scott Card, Keith Olexa & Christian O'Toole, Phobos Books 2003; Tales of Known Space Three Books of Known Space | Eric the Cyborg & Howie | Niven's first published story saw print right around the same time that scientists determined with radar pulses that Mercury doesn't keep one face to the sun after all. |
| Summary |
|---|
| First appeared in Worlds of If, December 1964. Larry's first-ever published story. On the dark side of a non-rotating Mercury, explorers Eric and Howie collect unexpected samples of life. This story was rendered obsolete before it was even published due to advanced probes of the planet. Larry wrote a sequel, "Becalmed in Hell," with the same two characters. |
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