Larry Niven

Larry Niven

Larry Niven has written at least 199 books. Their most popular book is Ringworld with 737 saves with an average rating of 3.64⭐.

Author Bio

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.

Source: Wikipedia

Ringworld

#1 of 5 in Ringworld

Ringworld
ByLarry Niven

1970 • 737 Readers • 288 pages 3.6

The Mote in God's Eye

#1 of 3 in Moties

The Mote in God's Eye
ByLarry Niven,Jerry Pournelle

1974 • 438 Readers • 537 pages 3.8

Lucifer's Hammer

#1 of 1 in Lucifer's Hammer, Audio

Lucifer's Hammer
ByLarry Niven,Jerry Pournelle

1977 • 217 Readers • 642 pages 3.7

The Ringworld Engineers

#2 of 5 in Ringworld

1979 • 145 Readers • 307 pages 3.4

Footfall

Footfall
ByJerry Pournelle,Larry Niven

1997 • 96 Readers • 524 pages 3.3

The Ringworld Throne

#3 of 5 in Ringworld

1996 • 86 Readers • 368 pages 3

The Gripping Hand

#2 of 3 in Moties

The Gripping Hand
ByLarry Niven,Jerry Pournelle

1993 • 69 Readers • 436 pages 3.5

Ringworld's Children

#4 of 5 in Ringworld

2005 • 65 Readers • 292 pages 3.1

Protector

38 Known Space

Protector
ByLarry Niven

1973 • 54 Readers • 218 pages 3.7

A World Out of Time

#1 of 3 in The State

A World Out of Time
ByLarry Niven

1976 • 49 Readers • 246 pages 3.5

Inferno

#1 of 2 in Inferno

Inferno
ByLarry Niven,Jerry Pournelle

1975 • 46 Readers • 237 pages 3.3

Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers

#2 of 2 in Infinite Stars

Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers
ByJack Campbell(Contributor),Orson Scott Card(Contributor)

2017 • 46 Readers • 688 pages 3.7

The Legacy of Heorot

#1 of 3 in Heorot

The Legacy of Heorot
ByLarry Niven,Jerry Pournelle,+1 more

1987 • 45 Readers • 383 pages 3.3

Fleet of Worlds

#1 of 5 in Fleet of Worlds

Fleet of Worlds
ByLarry Niven,Edward M. Lerner

2007 • 43 Readers • 318 pages 3.5

The Integral Trees

#2 of 3 in The State

The Integral Trees
ByLarry Niven

1983 • 41 Readers • 240 pages 3.6

Dream Park

#1 of 4 in Dream Park

Dream Park
ByLarry Niven,Steven Barnes

1981 • 36 Readers • 320 pages 3.6

Fate of Worlds

#5 of 5 in Fleet of Worlds

Fate of Worlds
ByLarry Niven,Edward M. Lerner

2012 • 35 Readers • 316 pages 4.2

Neutron Star (Known Space)

38 Known Space

1966 • 33 Readers • 285 pages 3.8

The Smoke Ring

#3 of 3 in The State

The Smoke Ring
ByLarry Niven

1987 • 26 Readers • 362 pages 3.4

Juggler of Worlds

#2 of 5 in Fleet of Worlds

Juggler of Worlds
ByLarry Niven,Edward M. Lerner

2008 • 26 Readers • 448 pages 3.1

Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven

38 Known Space

1975 • 25 Readers • 240 pages 3.9

A Gift From Earth

38 Known Space

A Gift From Earth
ByLarry Niven

1968 • 24 Readers • 326 pages 3.3

Destroyer of Worlds

38 Known Space

Destroyer of Worlds
ByLarry Niven,Edward M. Lerner

2009 • 24 Readers • 368 pages 3.6

The Magic Goes Away

#1 of 3 in Magic Goes Away

The Magic Goes Away
ByLarry Niven

1978 • 23 Readers • 139 pages 3.3

The World of Ptavvs

38 Known Space

The World of Ptavvs
ByLarry Niven

1965 • 23 Readers • 188 pages 3.6

Bowl of Heaven

#1 of 2 in Bowl of Heaven

Bowl of Heaven
ByGregory Benford,Larry Niven

2012 • 22 Readers • 415 pages 3.1

The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton

Planned book of 40 Known Space

20 Readers 3.3

Flatlander

38 Known Space

Flatlander
ByLarry Niven

1995 • 20 Readers • 369 pages 3.5

N-space

#1 of 3 in Short Stories

N-space
ByLarry Niven

1969 • 19 Readers • 693 pages 3.8

Destiny's Road

Destiny's Road
ByLarry Niven

1997 • 19 Readers • 448 pages 2.9

Rainbow Mars

Rainbow Mars
ByLarry Niven

1999 • 18 Readers • 379 pages 2.8

Betrayer of worlds

Betrayer of worlds
ByLarry Niven

18 Readers 3.8

The Moon Maze Game

#4 of 4 in Dream Park

The Moon Maze Game
ByLarry Niven,Steven Barnes

2011 • 17 Readers • 364 pages 3.2

Escape from Hell

#2 of 2 in Inferno

Escape from Hell
ByLarry Niven,Jerry Pournelle

2009 • 16 Readers • 369 pages 3.7

California Voodoo Game

#3 of 4 in Dream Park

California Voodoo Game
ByLarry Niven,Steven Barnes

1992 • 16 Readers • 343 pages 3.4

A hole in space

A hole in space
ByLarry Niven

1974 • 14 Readers • 196 pages 3.4

Building Harlequin's Moon

Building Harlequin's Moon
ByLarry Niven,Brenda Cooper

2005 • 14 Readers • 501 pages 3.5

Shipstar

#2 of 2 in Bowl of Heaven

Shipstar
ByGregory Benford,Larry Niven

2014 • 14 Readers • 416 pages 3.5

The Barsoom project

The Barsoom project
ByLarry Niven

14 Readers 3.5

Crashlander

Crashlander
ByLarry Niven

14 Readers 3.3

Beowulf's Children

#2 of 3 in Heorot

Beowulf's Children
ByLarry Niven,Jerry Pournelle,+1 more

1995 • 13 Readers • 623 pages 4

Fallen angels

Fallen angels
ByLarry Niven,Jerry Pournelle,+1 more

1991 • 13 Readers • 374 pages 3.4

The Draco Tavern

The Draco Tavern
ByLarry Niven

2006 • 13 Readers • 342 pages 3.7

All the Myriad Ways

All the Myriad Ways
ByLarry Niven

1971 • 13 Readers 3.7

The Man-Kzin Wars

The Man-Kzin Wars
ByLarry Niven,Stephen Hickman,+2 more

2013 • 12 Readers • 384 pages 3

The Integral Trees / The Smoke Ring

#2 of 3 in The State

1983 • 11 Readers • 459 pages 3.9

Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century

Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century
ByGeorge R.R. Martin,Orson Scott Card

2001 • 11 Readers • 422 pages 3

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#1 of 2 in Bowl of Heaven

Bowl of Heaven
ByLarry Niven,Gregory Benford

2012 • 10 Readers 3.2

Goliath stone

Goliath stone
ByLarry Niven

2014 • 10 Readers • 362 pages 2.8

Neutron Star

38 Known Space

Neutron Star
ByLarry Niven

1966 • 10 Readers • 285 pages 3.3

The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century

The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century
ByLarry Niven(Contributor),Robert Silverberg(Contributor)

2004 • 9 Readers • 448 pages

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Planned book #3 of 3 in Bowl of Heaven

Glorious
ByLarry Niven,Gregory Benford

9 Readers 4

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Inconstant Moon
ByLarry Niven

9 Readers 3.7

The Patchwork Girl

38 Known Space

The Patchwork Girl
ByLarry Niven

1980 • 9 Readers • 144 pages 2

Convergent Series

Convergent Series
ByLarry Niven

1979 • 8 Readers • 227 pages 3.3

The Burning City

#1 of 2 in Golden Road

The Burning City
ByJerry Pournelle,Larry Niven

2000 • 8 Readers • 644 pages 2.3

Fate of Worlds: Return from the Ringworld

#5 of 5 in Ringworld

Fate of Worlds: Return from the Ringworld
ByLarry Niven,Edward M. Lerner,+1 more

2012 • 8 Readers • 436 pages 3.4

Bridging Infinity

Bridging Infinity
ByCharlie Jane Anders,Ken Liu,+2 more

2016 • 8 Readers • 418 pages 3

Limits

Limits
ByLarry Niven

1985 • 7 Readers • 225 pages 3.3

Starborn and Godsons

#3 of 3 in Heorot

Starborn and Godsons
ByLarry Niven,Jerry Pournelle,+1 more

2020 • 7 Readers • 320 pages 3.7

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3 Stellar Guild

Red Tide
ByLarry Niven,Brad R. Torgersen,+1 more

2014 • 7 Readers 3

Ringworld: The Graphic Novel, Part One

#1 of 1 in Ringworld: The Graphic Novel

1970 • 6 Readers • 286 pages 3.5

Saturn's race

Saturn's race
ByLarry Niven

6 Readers 3.5

Burning Tower

#2 of 2 in Golden Road

Burning Tower
ByJerry Pournelle,Larry Niven

2005 • 6 Readers • 655 pages 3

The Flying Sorcerers

1970 • 6 Readers • 320 pages 3.7

Cover 2

6 Readers 3

Ringworld's Children

6 Readers 3

The Magic May Return

#2 of 3 in Magic Goes Away

The Magic May Return
ByLarry Niven(Editor),John Berkey(Illustrator)

1981 • 6 Readers • 256 pages 2

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Achilles' Choice
ByLarry Niven,Steven Barnes

1991 • 5 Readers • 214 pages 2.5

Ringworld: The Graphic Novel, Part Two: The Science Fiction Classic Adapted to Manga

2015 • 5 Readers • 272 pages 4

The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories

The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories
ByTom Shippey(Editor),H. G. Wells(Contributor)

1992 • 5 Readers • 586 pages 3

Flight of the Horse

Flight of the Horse
ByLarry Niven

5 Readers 3

Scatterbrain

Scatterbrain
ByLarry Niven

2003 • 5 Readers • 320 pages

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#0.6 of 3 in Magic Goes Away

1972 • 5 Readers 3.5

Betrayer of Worlds

38 Known Space

Betrayer of Worlds
ByEdward M. Lerner,Larry Niven

2010 • 5 Readers • 320 pages 3

Cover 8

#0.5 of 3 in Magic Goes Away

1969 • 5 Readers 3.8

The Barsoom Project

#2 of 4 in Dream Park

The Barsoom Project
ByLarry Niven,Steven Barnes

1989 • 5 Readers 4

The Descent of Anansi

The Descent of Anansi
ByLarry Niven,Steven Barnes

1982 • 4 Readers 2.3

Destiny's Road

Destiny's Road
ByLarry Niven

1997 • 4 Readers • 352 pages 4

Man-Kzin Wars 3

#3 of 10 in Man-Kzin Wars

Man-Kzin Wars 3
ByLarry Niven

1990 • 4 Readers • 313 pages 3

Before They Were Giants

Before They Were Giants
ByGreg Bear,Ben Bova,+13 more

2010 • 4 Readers • 227 pages

The integral trees

The integral trees
ByLarry Niven

1984 • 4 Readers

Three Books of Known Space

1996 • 4 Readers • 574 pages 4

Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex

1969 • 4 Readers • 1 page 3

Playgrounds of the Mind: The Sequel to N-Space

#2 of 3 in Short Stories

1991 • 3 Readers 3.5

The Secret of Black Ship Island

#1.5 of 3 in Heorot

The Secret of Black Ship Island
ByLarry Niven,Jerry Pournelle,+1 more

2012 • 3 Readers • 174 pages 4

The Man-Kzin Wars II

#2 of 10 in Man-Kzin Wars

The Man-Kzin Wars II
ByDean Ing,Jerry Pournelle,+1 more

1989 • 3 Readers 3

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#0 of 34 in Known Space (Publication Order)

A.R.M.
ByLarry Niven

1975 • 3 Readers 3

The Moat Around Murcheson's Eye

The Moat Around Murcheson's Eye
ByLarry Niven,Jerry Pournelle

1993 • 3 Readers • 401 pages 3

Playgrounds of the Mind

#2 of 3 in Short Stories

1991 • 3 Readers • 696 pages

Cover 2

1971 • 3 Readers 4

The Seascape Tattoo

The Seascape Tattoo
ByLarry Niven,Steven Barnes

2016 • 3 Readers • 397 pages 4.5

Alien Sex

Alien Sex
ByEllen Datlow(Editor),Harlan Ellison(Contributor)

1990 • 3 Readers • 320 pages 3

Elemental

#0.1 of 6 in Ile-Rien

Elemental
ByDavid Drake,Brian W. Aldiss,+23 more

2006 • 3 Readers • 382 pages 3

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The World Treasury of Science Fiction
ByRoger De Garis(Translator)

1989 • 3 Readers • 1,112 pages 4

Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century

Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century
ByOrson Scott Card(Editor),Isaac Asimov(Contributor)

2001 • 3 Readers • 424 pages 3.5

Under Cover of Darkness

Under Cover of Darkness
ByJulie E. Czerneda(Editor),Jana Paniccia(Editor)

2007 • 3 Readers • 311 pages

More Magic

#3 of 3 in Magic Goes Away

More Magic
ByLarry Niven(Editor)

1984 • 3 Readers • 197 pages 1

World of Ptavvs/A Gift from Earth/Neutron Star

1994 • 2 Readers

Ad Astra: The 50th Anniversary SFWA Cookbook

Ad Astra: The 50th Anniversary SFWA Cookbook
ByElizabeth Bear,Octavia E. Butler,+6 more

2015 • 2 Readers • 372 pages