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Larry Niven
 
Larry Niven    


Born April 30, 1938 in Los Angeles, California. Attended California Institute of Technology; flunked out after discovering a book store jammed with used science fiction magazines.  Graduated Washburn University, Kansas, June 1962: BA in Mathematics with a Minor in Psychology, and later received an honorary doctorate in Letters from Washburn. Interests: Science fiction conventions, role playing games, AAAS meetings and other gatherings of people at the cutting edges of science. Comics. Filk singing. Yoga and other approaches to longevity. Moving mankind into space by any means, but particularly by making space endeavors attractive to commercial interests.  Several times we’ve hosted The Citizens Advisory Council for a National Space Policy. I grew up with dogs. I live with a cat, and borrow dogs to hike with. I have passing acquaintance with raccoons and ferrets. Associating with nonhumans has certainly gained me insight into alien intelligences.

 

Known Space: The Future Worlds of Larry Niven

Awards:

  • Hugo Award, Best Short Story, "Neutron Star"

  • Hugo Award, Best Short Story, "The Hole Man"

  • Hugo Award, Best Short Story, “Inconstant Moon”

  • Hugo Award, Best Novelette, “The Borderland of Sol”

  • Hugo Award, Best Novel, RINGWORLD

  • Nebula Award, Best Novel, RINGWORLD

  • Ditmars Award (Australia), Best International Science Fiction, RINGWORLD

  • Ditmars Award (Australia), Best International Science Fiction, PROTECTOR

  • Seiun Award (Japan),  FALLEN ANGELS

  • Prometheus Award, FALLEN ANGELS

  • Inkpot Award, San Diego Comic Convention for Outstanding Achievement in Science Fiction

  • Heinlein Award

  • Locus Award, Best Novel, RINGWORLD

 

 

 

TITLES

written with Jerry Pournelle INFERNO
written with Jerry Pournelle ESCAPE FROM HELL
, written with Edward M. Lerner JUGGLER OF WORLDS
OATH OF FEALITY
written with Dean Ing and Poul Anderson THE MAN-KZIN WARS
written with Jerry Pournelle, Dean Ing, S.M. Stirling THE MAN-KZIN WARS II
THE MAN-KZIN WARS III
THE MAN-KZIN WARS IV
written with  Jerry Pournelle , S.M. Stirling and Thomas Timoux THE MAN-KZIN WARS V
written with Donald Kinsbury , Mark O. Martin, Gregory Benford MAN-KZIN WARS VI
written with Mark O. Martin, Paul Chafe, Hal Colebatch, Gregory Benford MAN-KZIN WARS VII
written with Hal Colebatch, Jean Lamb, Paul Chafe, Warren W. James MAN-KZIN WARS VIII: CHOOSING NAMES
written with Poul Anderson, Paul Chafe, Hal Colebatch MAN-KZIN WARS IX
THE MAN-KZIN WARS X: THE WUNDER WAR
THE FLIGHT OF THE HORSE
ALL THE MYRIAD WAYS*
TALES OF KNOWN SPACE*
THE INTEGRAL TREES
THE LONG ARM OF GIL HAMILTON
WORLD OF PTAVVS
Ringworld series RINGWORLD
RINGWORLD ENGINEERS
PROTECTOR
RINGWORLD THRONE
RINGWORLD'S CHILDREN
A GIFT FROM EARTH
A WORLD OUT OF TIME *
A HOLE IN SPACE*
THE SMOKE RING
N-SPACE*
PLAYGROUNDS OF THE MIND*
CRASHLANDER
FLATLANDER
DESTINY'S ROAD
Dream Park series written with Steven Barnes

DREAM PARK
THE CALIFORNIA VOODOO GAME
 
written with Steven Barnes THE BARSOOM PROJECT
written with  Jerry Pournelle & Steven Barnes LEGACY OF HEOROT
written with  Jerry Pournelle & Steven Barnes BEOWULF'S CHILDREN
written with  Jerry Pournelle & Michael Flynn FALLEN ANGELS
written with  Jerry Pournelle FOOTFALL
written with Steve Barnes DECENT OF ANANSI
INFERNO
written with  Jerry Pournelle LUCIFER'S HAMMER
written with  Jerry Pournelle THE MOTE IN GOD'S EYE
written with  Jerry Pournelle THE GRIPPING HAND **
written with  Jerry Pournelle OATH OF FEALTY
RAINBOW MARS
written with  Jerry Pournelle THE BURNING CITY
written with  Jerry Pournelle THE BURNING TOWER
written with Steve Barnes SATURN'S RACE
SCATTERBRAIN
written with David Gerrold THE FLYING SORCERERS
THE MAGIC GOES AWAY COLLECTION***
written with Brenda Cooper BUILDING HARLEQUIN'S MOON
DRACO TAVERN
written with Edward M. Lerner FLEET OF WORLDS