Flatlander

Publication date: 
1967-03
Publication type: 
Short Story
Published: 
Worlds of If, March 1967
Opus No.: 
18
Setting: 
Known Space
I.U.C.: 
K.S. 25 (2646)
Characters: 
Beowulf Shaeffer; Sharrol; Elephant; Gregory Pelton
Awards: 
Nebula nominee
Summary: 

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…

Notes: 

First appearance of Outsiders

Reprints: 

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;