Larry Niven
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born
April 30, 1938
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male
place of birth
Los Angeles, California, The United States
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Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Ringworld (Ringworld series, Book 1) by Larry Niven avg rating 3.85 — 3,313 ratings — published 1970 43 editions |
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Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle avg rating 3.87 — 1,902 ratings — published 1977 12 editions |
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The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle avg rating 3.94 — 1,823 ratings — published 1974 25 editions |
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The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld series, Book 2) by Larry Niven avg rating 3.59 — 1,346 ratings — published 1979 19 editions |
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Footfall by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle avg rating 3.72 — 995 ratings — published 1985 8 editions |
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The Integral Trees by Larry Niven avg rating 3.56 — 926 ratings — published 1983 10 editions |
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The Ringworld Throne (Ringworld series, Book 3) by Larry Niven avg rating 3.33 — 808 ratings — published 1996 10 editions |
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Protector by Larry Niven avg rating 3.86 — 693 ratings — published 1973 11 editions |
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The Gripping Hand by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle avg rating 3.53 — 720 ratings — published 1992 8 editions |
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Neutron Star by Larry Niven avg rating 3.90 — 564 ratings — published 1968 13 editions |
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"The gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools."
— Larry Niven (Ringworld)
— Larry Niven (Ringworld)
"The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program. And if we become extinct because we don't have a space program, it'll serve us right!"
— Larry Niven
— Larry Niven
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