- Series: Known Space Series Record # 684
- Sub-series of: Tales of Known Space
- Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
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Note: Series title in French is: Contes de l'univers connu
- Series Tags: science fiction (29), interstellar travel (14), hard sf (10), aliens (6), first person (5), interplanetary travel (4), organ transplants (4), mars (4), first contact (3), neutronium (3), Earth (3), telepathy (3), paranormal powers (3), detective (3), hyperspace (3), war with aliens (2), Martians (2), Pluto (2), alien perspective (2), force fields (2), time distortion (2), mind control (2), time stasis (2), overpopulation (2), murder (2), albino (2), exploration (2), revenge (2), automated medical machinery (2), xenobiology (2), enhanced intelligence (1), enhanced strength (1), genocide (1), xenophobia (1), Persephone (1), alien invasion (1), colonization (1), suspended animation (1), castes (1), rebellion (1), sensory deprivation (1), moon (1), punishment (1), locked room mystery (1), telekinesis (1), pleasure (1), Mercury (1), mining (1), smuggling (1), asteroid belt (1), black holes (1), robots (1), restaurant (1), Known Space (1), alien encounter (1), archaeology (1), convergent evolution (1), diamond (1), venus (1), brainship (1), lasers (1), pacifism (1), neutron star (1), tides (1), Doppler effect (1), faster than light travel (1), FTL travel (1), alien artifacts (1), into-tv (1), Beta Lyrae (1), matter transmission (1), antimatter (1), slower than light travel (1), hydrogen ramscoop fusion drive (1), paranoia (1), longevity (1), space pirates (1), beards (1), sentience (1), kidnapping (1), rejuvenation (1), life in vacuum (1), sex (1), teleportation (1)