Flatlander (#18)


DateSettingTypePublishedI.U.C.
1967-03Known Space [all] Short StoryWorlds of If, March 1967
K.S. 25 (2646)


ReprintsCharactersAwardsNotes
anthology, Seven Trips Through Time and Space, edited by Groff Conklin;
Crashlander
Neutron Star
World of Ptavvs/A Gift from Earth/Neutron Star
Best of Larry Niven, The
Beowulf Shaeffer;
Sharrol;
Elephant;
Gregory Pelton
Nebula nomineeEbook
First appearance of Outsiders


Summary
Published in Worlds of If, March 1967. Traveling on a spaceliner headed for Earth, Beowulf Shaeffer strikes up a friendship with Gregory "Elephant" Pelton, the fabulously wealthy descendant of the inventor of the transfer booth. Irritated at being labeled a "flatlander," Elephant decides visit the most unusual system in the galaxy—with Beowulf piloting his ship, of course…