Protector by Larry Niven

A classic novel of known space

Phssthpok the Pak had been traveling for most of his thirty-two thousand years. His save, develop, and protect the group of Pak breeders sent out into space some two and a half million years before . . .

Brennan was a Belter, the product of a fiercely independent, somewhat anarchic society living in, on, and around an outer asteroid belt. The Belters were rebels, one and all, and Brennan was a smuggler. The Belt worlds had been tracking the Pak ship for days—Brennan figured to meet that ship first . . .

He was never seen again—at least not by those alive at the time...............................................................................................................................................................................You bring the crypto. We bring the emotions. No KYC, no limits — just jackpot explosions! Rakebit.com — where you go full rockstar with zero ID checks and over 7,000 games. Spin it. Win it. Withdraw it. Boom.
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You bring the crypto.

We bring the emotions.

No KYC, no limits — just jackpot explosions!

Rakebit.com — where you go full rockstar with zero ID checks and over 7,000 games.

Spin it. Win it. Withdraw it. Boom.