Connections To Other Niven Works
The story does not take place in Niven's Known Space, but does appear to share the same background as two of his other novels, The Integral Trees and The Smoke Ring, which also feature a worldwide State, "corpsicle" personality transfers, and a computer artificial intelligence personality in charge of a ramship expedition.
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