I recently decided to reread a bunch of larry niven stories from his known space series, but was at a complete loss about the read order of the various stories, short stories and novels that encompass the timeline. Larry niven is the multiple hugo, locus, and nebula awardwinning author of science fiction short stories and novels, including the ringworld series, as well as many other science fiction masterpieces. The first edition of the novel was published in 1970, and was written by larry niven. Man kzin wars 9 contains four more tales of known space. Tales of known space by niven, larry seller john w. It has also become a shared universe in the spinoff mankzin wars anthologies. Wellknown niven characters including beowulf schaeffer, sigmund ausfaller, nessus and other alien puppeteers, the ferocious kzinti appear in these pages. Chronology of niven s fictional setting including data from the ringworld role playing game and the mankzin wars novels. The incompleat known space concordance larry niven. Three books of known space 1996 reprint of tales of known space. Order of larry niven and jerry pournelle books science. World of ptaavs was larry nivens first novel, published in 1966, and with its 2106 setting it is one of the first stories chronologically in the known space canon.
The firstpublished work in the series, which was nivens first published piece was t. Much like isaac asimov, his books follow a set of rules, which include never fire a laser at a mirror. Protector 1973hugo and locus sf awards nominee, 1974. Intent to deceive the deceivers larry niven tales of known space. As tom clancy says, the scope of larry nivens work is so vast that only a writer of supreme. Larry niven is an award winning american author of hard science fiction, best known for his ringworld series, the first novel of the series by the same name having. Madness has its place larry niven tales of known space. Larry niven tales of known space, reading order the. This is a short story taking place in larry nivens known space universe. Tales of known space a classic collection of stories that traces humankinds expansion and colonization throughout the galaxy from the twentieth century to the thirtyfirst.
Buy fleet of worlds known space by larry niven, lerner edward m from amazons fiction books store. Nivens known space has dimensions, details, rules, nuances and surprises similar to that of star treks and star wars. I hope that known space will eventually become its own subcategory as larry niven is one of the most famous scifi writers. Larry niven 1938 laurence van cott niven born april 30, 1938 is a us science fiction author. Ranging from the 20th century to the 31st, these come to larry nivens universe and meet all the n a solitary mountain rises from the searing, toxic crashlander beowulf shaeffer has long been one of the artefact is a circular ribbon of matter six h this rousing. Ringworld is also notable for being part of the known space universe.
His set of known space books are excellent and should never be lost im so glad they were released to kindle format. The things that made it drove a space explorer raving mad. Ranging from the 20th century to the 31st, these interconnected stories trace mans expansion and colonization throughout the galaxy. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 288 pages and is available in paperback format. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Niven is the author of numerous science fiction short stories and novels, beginning with his 1964 story the coldest place which in the story was said to be the dark side of mercury, which was. Rencontre avec larry niven french 1973 by jacques guiod. Larry niven is an american author of hard science fiction, best known for his ringworld series, which is part of the largely known space universe.
The science fiction and fantasy writers of america named him the 2015 recipient of the damon knight memorial. Although the known space universe has a well defined chronology, most of the stories can be read independently. Lerner, are fleet of worlds, juggler of worlds and destroyer of worlds. His creations are so mindstretching, without being fantasy, and his science is spot on just the right balance of hard scifi and fun. Over the course of his career niven has added to this first law a list of nivens laws which he describes as how the universe works as far as he can tell. The front of the book also has a twopage spread showing the timeline of known space and an introduction by larry niven entitled my universe and welcome to it. Larry niven is currently considered a single author. The known space started to be populated with brazen images of aliens and description of far off worlds. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards.
Fleet is a welcome and enjoyable addition to the series. With time, larrys stories began to evolve into what is known as known space timeline. Larry continues the story of beowulf shaeffer in flybynight. He is a fivetime winner of the hugo award, along with a nebula and numerous others. Known space is the fictional setting of about a dozen science fiction novels and several collections of short stories written by larry niven. Although outofprint, neutron star is a book worth getting for any fan of science fiction.
Although earth as we know it has drastically changed in this future setting, we can still recognize certain familiar core elements that make up the place we readers are from. This order is definitely not a chronological one, and it isnt at all the order in which the stories were written. As i recall, ballantine reprinted several of nivens books with similar inside cover art in 1975. For old fans of nivens known space series, or of the original volume, there are. Larry niven is one of the five greatest ever scifi authors. Chronology of nivens fictional setting including data from the ringworld role playing game and the mankzin wars novels. While the book stands alone perfectly well, we do recommend you first read the beowulf shaeffer stories, including the borderland of sol, and ringworld, because the book contains spoilers for those stories.
Larry niven is a wellknown american scifi author who has been writing for the last 50 or so years and is best known for his ringworld sciencefiction series which has received several awards, including the hugo, locus, ditmar, and nebula awards. This book represents the largest concentration of known space stories anywhere, with many of the ones included now impossible to find elsewhere. The puppeteers, the twoheaded aliens with vastly superior technologies, seem to have abandoned earth, taking their interstellar starships with them. Crashlander, protector, three books of known space, flatlander. Larry nivens latest thoughts on the evolutionboth creative and historicalof known space, as well as an updated timeline of known space and a. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases. The latest known space novels, coauthored with edward m. Three books of known space known space series by larry. Between 1968 and 1970, larry published the ringworld which became an instant hit. Come with us as we explore known space and the many other worlds of larry niven. This is probably a good time to read the fleet of worlds books.
Free download or read online ringworld pdf epub book. Tks timeline for known space, published in tales of known space 1975. At the bottom of a hole larry niven tales of known space. Known space is probably nivens bestknown setting and includes the largest portion of his stories. Some details from the ringworld game by chaosium were added as well, and are noted as such. His footfall, coauthored with jerry pournelle, was a new york times bestseller.
Some of larrys books and short stories are available in various ebook formats, including kindle, which can be downloaded from online publishers by clicking the links below. In this followup book to fleet of worlds, larry niven and edward m. These are three of the superb stories in this new collection by larry niven. Larry niven is also known in science fiction fandom for nivens law.
Sadly, neutron star is out of print, so most likely you cant buy it at your local bookstore. The last thing you must do before enjoying your new audio is press start and grab a cup of coffee, while the program does its job. If you like to read scifi, you may just become addicted. Larry nivens known space universe is probably one of the most developed in all of science fiction.
Here are all the larry niven books in reading order for his work over the last 50 or so years. With time, larry s stories began to evolve into what is known as known space timeline. There are three sequels to ringworld alone, along with a fivebook companion series and numerous other books and short stories set in this universe. This omnibus brings together three tales set in larry nivens known space universe that had only sporadically been available since their publication in the. Im a big space opera scifi fan, and an equally big larry niven fan. Giving up freedom for security is beginning to look naive. There is no cause so right that one cannot find a fool following it. The best of larry niven collects no less than twenty seven stories written over a period of thirtyfive years, bringing together some of the bestloved stories in science fiction for the first time, along with some overlooked classics.
Pdf ringworld book by larry niven free download 288 pages. It collects several of niven s known space short stories from his golden age of the late1960s, including the beowulf shaeffer stories. Isfdb catalogs all works set in the fictional universe that includes known space under the series name tales of known space, which was the title of a 1975 collection of nivens short stories. Since the author has several series published, they are listed in the order of publication, starting from known space, a series written between 19661980. Neutron star known space series by larry niven nook. Larry niven project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Perhaps his bestknown work is ringworld 1970, which received hugo, locus and nebula awards. Also includes inside cover art by bonnie dalzell inside front is a kzinti. Once upon a time, in the very earliest days of interplanetary exploration, an unarmed human vessel was set upon by a warship from the planet kzinhome of the fiercest warriors in known space. I wrote it mainly to introduce it to avid fanfic writers. Larry niven is the author of ringworld, the coauthor of the mote in gods eye and lucifers hammer, the editor of the mankzin war series, and has written or coauthored over 50 books. His bestknown works are ringworld 1970, which received hugo, locus, ditmar, and nebula awards, and, with jerry pournelle, the mote in gods eye 1974 and lucifers hammer 1977. This allows a reader to discover larry nivens series of known space books in an order that will maximize enjoyment while letting the reader bail early if they dont enjoy nivens unique style.
Known space is the name of larry nivens largest and bestdeveloped future history series of science fiction stories. Fans began to digest these concepts with a hunger not knowing that there was more to this reality. Larry nivens latest thoughts on the evolutionboth creative and historicalof known space, as well as an updated timeline of known space and a complete niven bibliography. While most of these stories are among larry nivens finest, it gives a rather narrow view of known space. Though it was first printed in 1970, it appears farther down the list in nivens published bibliographies.
In 1966 larry niven created the ultimate tourist with his awardwinn. Lerner return to known space, with all its interstellar and interspecies intrigue. This omnibus brings together three tales set in larry nivens known space universe that had only sporadically been available since their publication in the 1960s. Its most famous entry is ringworld, one of the very few novels to win both the hugo and nebula awards. Three books of known space 1996 reprint of tales of known space, with madness has its place in place of the. As with many of larry nivens science fiction stories, the ringworld books begin in the known world, taking place on earth but at a date sell well in the future. The main characters of this science fiction, fiction story are louis gridley wu, teela brown. Larry niven is the multiple hugo and nebula awardwinning author of the ringworld series, as well as many other science fiction masterpieces. The universe of larry niven is a science fiction collection by larry niven, collecting thirteen short stories published between 1964 and. There, twentyfive years have passed since humanity quarantined the mysterious aliens known as moties within the confines of their own solar s. Whether this is your first time in known space or youre visiting old friends in dracos tavern, the best. Half of the stories in neutron star concern other characters and situations, which will give you a broader background.
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