Charles Martin Shaeffer is a fictional character in Larry Niven's Known Space universe. His nickname is "Little" Shaeffer and is known to most of his friends simply as "Lit".
A Belter, born in the late 21st century, he is First Speaker for the Belt Political Section when Kzanol the thrint is revived from stasis in the early 22nd century. He is friends with Lucas Garner and has visited with him at least once on Farmer's Asteroid, one of the Belt B...
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