Bird in the Hand

Author:

Niven, Larry

Publication date:

1970-10

Publication type:

Short Story

Published:

Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1970

Opus No.:

Setting:

Sveltz

I.U.C.:

s. 3

Characters:

Hanville Svetz; Ra Chen; Zeera Southworth

Summary:

Svetz returns with an Ostrich to the Institute of Temporal Research. When the Palace Veterinarians try a little gene manipulation to create the legendary Roc, the results are disastrous.

Notes:

Svetz, cars and Rocs. Niven's published bibliographies mistakenly list the publication year as 1969, not 1970.

Reprints:

Reprints Characters Notes anthology, World's Best Science Fiction 1971, edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr; anthology, Phoenix Feathers, edited by Barbara Silverberg; Flight of the Horse, The; Rainbow Mars