Patchwork Girl, The

Publication date: 
1980-04
Publication type: 
Novella
Published: 
illustrated trade paperback, Ace Books, April 1980
Opus No.: 
118
Setting: 
Known Space: Gil Hamilton
Characters: 
Gil Hamilton; Hove Watson; Marion Shaeffer; Chris Penzler Naomi Horne; Laura Drury; Harry McCavity; Taffy Grimes
Summary: 

Gil "The Arm" Hamilton attends a conference on the Moon and finds himself investigating a murder... with an old flame heading the suspect list. This was first published as an illustrated novella.

Notes: 

Gil goes to the moon. Illustrations by Fernando. Niven's published bibliographies list the publication year as 1978, while the Ace first edition says 1980

Reprints: 

Portuguese, asĀ A Mais Bela da Lua, Lisboa, 1986;
Flatlander