Juggler of Worlds by Larry Niven & Edward M. Lerner

Author:Larry Niven & Edward M. Lerner [Niven, Larry & Lerner, Edward M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Has Cover, Science Fiction, Fiction, Multiple Authors, General
ISBN: 9780765357847
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2008-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

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"Your money has been well spent," Ander said. He was newly returned from Jinx and still feeding his bulked-up weight. "Including the generous bonus."

"I don't remember offering a bonus." Sigmund didn't bother adding that two kilos of Kobe beef was a bonus.

Ander merely smiled and crooked a finger at the woman pushing the dessert cart.

The more arrogant, the better the news, Sigmund reminded himself. Once two cannolis and a slice of baklava found their way to Ander's end of the table, Sigmund took out his comm unit.

"Protocol gamma," he said. Sound suppression, bug suppression, and a translucent holographic screen around the table to stymie lip-readers. Red, yellow, and green dots slowly chased one another around its screen. "We can talk freely."

"Free except for that matter of my bonus." Ander blotted his lips with his napkin. "I leave that entirely to your discretion."

Sigmund waited.

"Very well. You'll be amused to learn that I caroused our way to success." Ander tipped his head, smiling in fond memory of something. "Once one has been accepted, there's pleasure to be had even on West End. You should come back to Jinx with me."

Sigmund flinched. Since he had limped home from Forward Station, near catatonic with the flatlander phobia, the idea of leaving Earth terrified him. He'd been unable to face even the short trip to the Oort Cloud, where instantaneous hyperwave radio worked, to spare Ander a far longer voyage.

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