In the process, humankind encounters a half-dozen intelligent alien species, from the cowardly and conspiratorial but technologically hyperadvanced Puppeteers to the beligerent Kzinti, with whom the humans fight several brutal wars (mostly offstage until the advent of the "Man-Kzin Wars" series of stories by other authors). |
In the process, humankind encounters a half-dozen intelligent alien species, including: * Pierson's Puppeteers? - two-headed, cowardly and conspiratorial but technologically hyperadvanced * the Kzinti? - belligerent giant cat-like aliens with whom the humans fight several brutal wars (mostly offstage until the advent of the "Man-Kzin Wars" series of stories by other authors). * the Outsiders? - low-temperature fragile aliens that trade information and cruise deep space * the Thrint? - long-extinct telepathic galactic overlords |
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