Larry Niven

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Larry Niven


Born
in Los Angeles, California, The United States
April 30, 1938

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Genre
Science Fiction, Fantasy


Laurence van Cott Niven's best known work is Ringworld (Ringworld, #1) (1970), which received the Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and theoretical physics. The creation of thoroughly worked-out alien species, which are very different from humans both physically and mentally, is recognized as one of Niven's main strengths.

Niven also often includes elements of detective fiction and adventure stories. His fantasy includes The Magic Goes Away series, which utilizes an exhaustible resource, called Mana, to make the magic a non-renewable resource.

Niven created an alien species, the Kzin, which were featured in a series of twelve collection books, the Man-Kzin Wars. He ...more

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Average rating: 3.91 · 529,633 ratings · 20,769 reviews · 689 distinct works • Similar authors
Ringworld (Ringworld #1)
3.94 avg rating — 129,237 ratings — published 1970 — 20 editions
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The Mote in God's Eye (Moti...
4.07 avg rating — 73,173 ratings — published 1974 — 4 editions
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Lucifer's Hammer
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 45,497 ratings — published 1977 — 51 editions
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The Ringworld Engineers (Ri...
3.88 avg rating — 33,965 ratings — published 1979 — 93 editions
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3.92 avg rating — 17,629 ratings — published 1985 — 5 editions
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Neutron Star (Known Space)
4.13 avg rating — 13,081 ratings — published 1966 — 3 editions
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The Gripping Hand (Moties, #2)
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Protector (Known Space)
4.06 avg rating — 11,188 ratings — published 1973 — 63 editions
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The Ringworld Throne (Ringw...
3.55 avg rating — 11,794 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions
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Ringworld's Children (Ringw...
3.77 avg rating — 9,635 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions
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Series by Larry Niven

Ringworld The Ringworld Engineers The Ringworld Throne Ringworld's Children Fleet of Worlds Juggler of Worlds Destroyer of Worlds
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Ringworld The Ringworld Engineers The Ringworld Throne Ringworld's Children Fate of Worlds
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The Mote in God's Eye The Gripping Hand Lumea Pay - Contactul Lumea Pay - Confruntarea
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A World Out of Time The Integral Trees The Smoke Ring
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Fleet of Worlds Juggler of Worlds Destroyer of Worlds Betrayer of Worlds Fate of Worlds
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“The gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools.”
― Larry Niven, Ringworld
tags: science-fiction, social-commentary
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“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
tags: dinosaurs, extinction, insightful, space-exploration
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“Mother Nature doesn't care if you're having fun. ”
― Larry Niven
tags: fun, nature, science
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