Flatlander
Author:
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;