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Larry Niven

April 30, 1938 -

Laurence van Cott Niven — known as Larry Niven — is an American science fiction writer. His best-known work is Ringworld (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. The Science Fiction Writers of America named him the 2015 recipient of the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and theoretical physics. It also often includes elements of detective fiction and adventure stories. His fantasy includes the series The Magic Goes Away, rational fantasy dealing with magic as a non-renewable resource.

Niven was born in Los Angeles. He briefly attended the California Institute of Technology and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics (with a minor in psychology) from Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, in 1962. He did a year of graduate work in mathematics at the University of California at Los Angeles. On September 6, 1969, he married Marilyn Joyce "Fuzzy Pink" Wisowaty, a science fiction and Regency literature fan. He is an agnostic.

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  • Cover of: Ringworld

    First published in 1970 49 editions in 4 languages — 9 previewable Cover of edition ringworld00niverich Cover of edition ringworldnovel0000nive Cover of edition ringworld0000nive_z5q1 Cover of edition ringworl00nive Cover of edition ringworld00larr Cover of edition ringworld0000nive_y2i3 Cover of edition ringworldgraphic0000mand Cover of edition ringworld00nive_542
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  • Cover of: The Mote in God's Eye

    First published in 1974 31 editions in 3 languages — 7 previewable Cover of edition moteingodseye1974nive Cover of edition moteingodseye00niverich Cover of edition moteingodseye00larr_0 Cover of edition moteingodseye00larr Cover of edition motegodseye00nive Cover of edition moteingodsey00nive
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  • Cover of: World of Ptavvs

    First published in 1966 23 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition worldofptavvs00nive Cover of edition worldptavvs00nive
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  • Cover of: The Ringworld engineers

    First published in 1979 22 editions in 3 languages — 7 previewable Cover of edition ringworldenginee00nive Cover of edition ringworldenginee00larr_1 Cover of edition ringworldenginee0000nive Cover of edition lanneaumonde0000nive Cover of edition ringworld0000nive Cover of edition ringworldenginee00larr
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    First published in 1973 19 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition protector00larr
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  • Cover of: A Gift from Earth

    First published in 1968 18 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition giftfromearth0000nive_r0s5
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  • Cover of: Dream park

    First published in 1981 17 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition dreampark0000nive_h4i6 Cover of edition dreampark0000nive_r0v0 Cover of edition dreampark0000nive
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  • Cover of: The integral trees

    First published in 1983 14 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition integraltrees00nive Cover of edition integraltrees0000nive_y2k2 Cover of edition integraltrees00nive Cover of edition isbn_9780345460363
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  • Cover of: Inferno

    First published in 1976 14 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition inferno0000nive_n4l4 Cover of edition inferno0000nive_s4s6 Cover of edition inferno00nive_495
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  • Cover of: Legacy of Heorot: Legacy of Heorot

    First published in 1987 14 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition legacyofheorot00nive Cover of edition legacyofheorot00larr Cover of edition legacyofheorot0000nive_h2u2 Cover of edition legacyheorot00nive
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  • Cover of: Lucifer's hammer

    First published in 1977 13 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition lucifershammer0000nive_u3v3 Cover of edition lucifershamme00nive
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  • Cover of: Footfall

    First published in 1985 13 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition footfall0000nive Cover of edition footfal00nive
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  • Cover of: Neutron star.

    First published in 1968 13 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition neutronstar0000nive Cover of edition neutronstar00larr Cover of edition neutronstar00nive
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  • Cover of: The Hugo Winners

    First published in 1962 13 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition hugowinners0001unse Cover of edition bwb_P8-ADE-584
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  • Cover of: A world out of time: a novel

    First published in 1976 12 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition worldoutofti00nive Cover of edition worldoutoftime00nive Cover of edition worldoutoftime00larr Cover of edition worldoutoftime0000nive
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  • Cover of: Oath of Fealty

    First published in 1981 12 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition oathoffealtynive00nive Cover of edition oathoffealty0000nive_m3t7 Cover of edition oathoffealty00nive Cover of edition oathoffealty0000nive
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  • Cover of: The Ringworld throne

    First published in 1996 11 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition ringworldthrone00nive
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  • Cover of: Ringworld's Children

    First published in 2001 11 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition ringworldschildr0000larr Cover of edition ringworldschildr0000nive_k5h8 Cover of edition ringworldschildr00nive
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  • Cover of: The smoke ring

    First published in 1987 10 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition smokering00nive Cover of edition smokering0000nive Cover of edition smokering0000nive_q0f3
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  • Cover of: The magic goes away

    First published in 1978 10 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition magicgoesaway0000nive Cover of edition isbn_9780441515523
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Subjects
American Science fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, Science fiction, Life on other planets, Kzin (Imaginary place), English Science fiction, Space warfare, Fiction, science fiction, space opera, Fiction, general, Magic, Space colonies, American Fantasy fiction, Fiction, science fiction, hard science fiction, Ringworld (Imaginary place), Ringworld (imaginary place), fiction, English Short stories, Fantasy fiction, Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure, Kzin (imaginary place), fiction, American Short stories, American literature, Fiction in English, Human-alien encounters, Science fiction, American
Places
Earth, A galaxy far, Hearth, Hell, Los Angeles, Mars (Planet), Moon, Mount Lookitthat, Outer Space, Siberia (Russia), Space colonies, The Moon, far away...
People
Larry Niven, Allen Carpenter, Allen Carpenter is the main character. There is another character but if I say who it is, Crazy Eddy, Kirsten Quinn-Kovacks, Matthew Keller, Nessus, it will spoil the story.
Time
20th century, 20 w., 2197-2652, A long time ago..., Far Future, Present day., Sci-Fi, Space Colony, The Future, futurist, futuristic

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  • Larry van Cott Niven
  • Laurence van Cott Niven
  • Laurence Niven
  • Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle
  • Larry Niven; Jerry Pournelle; Michael Flynn
  • niven-larry-barnes
  • NIVEN LARRY & POURNELLE JERRY

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May 17, 2023 Edited by tmanarl merge authors
January 9, 2023 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
January 9, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
January 8, 2023 Edited by SmCvgPed Fix, add alt. names
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import