My word I read an ungodly amount of Larry Niven as a teenager. Some of it I even still adore to this day. I don't recall the Draco Tavern making it to the provincial UK bookshops or libraries of my youth, so this is the first time I'd seen it. It's a collection of Niven-esque short stories alright, but it lacks the punch and verve I remember from his other collections like Neutron Star and The Flight of the Horse.