It has also become a shared universe in the spinoff mankzin wars. This book is a straight forward crime story with a unique crime weapon. Once upon a time, in the very earliest days of interplanetary exploration, an unarmed human vessel was set upon by a warship from the planet kzinhome of the fiercest warriors in known space. Known space larry niven wiki fandom tales of the known space includes not only the four books in the known space series but also several other books in related series that are set in the same world. Fleet is a welcome and enjoyable addition to the series. Since the author has several series published, they are listed in the order of publication, starting from known space, a series written between 19661980. Larry niven tales of known space pdf free download.
This collection, published in 1975, is an excellent, early overview of known space and several of its notable characters, alien races, etc. Although the known space universe has a well defined chronology, most of the stories can be read independently. Nspace is a collection of short science fiction stories by larry niven. Compared to other of nivens work, this is a 5star book.
A collection of stories from nivens multiera future history, which some introduction to each part. Tales of known space a classic collection of stories that traces humankinds expansion and colonization throughout the galaxy from the twentieth century to the thirtyfirst. Time line of larry nivens known space universe revision 111407. Larry niven is an american author of hard science fiction, best known for his ringworld series, which is part of the largely known space universe. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The front of the book also has a twopage spread showing the timeline of known space and an introduction by larry niven entitled my universe and welcome to it. Larry niven tales of known space, reading order the. His best known works are a collection of short stories and books informally referred to as tales of known space. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Its most famous entry is ringworld, one of the very few novels to win both the hugo and nebula awards. Ranging from the 20th century to the 31st, these interconnected stories trace mans expansion and colonization throughout the galaxy. Three books of known space known space series by larry. The tales of known space, a title niven himself selected for the sequence, is a. Larry nivens known space universe is probably one of the most developed in all of science fiction.
The book is made up of world of ptavvs, a gift from earth, and tales of known space, with madness has its place replacing the borderland of sol. This collection of stories, now out of print, is the prefect introduction to larry nivens known space tales. Im a big space opera scifi fan, and an equally big larry niven fan. The universe of larry niven are part of larry nivens known space chronology, which includes a number of novels and other collected works. Larry niven 1938 laurence van cott niven born april 30, 1938 is a us science fiction author.
Timeline for known space my universe and welcome back. These combine ringworld, fleet of worlds, mankzin, along with several short stories and standalone novels as well. Buy tales of known space orbit books by niven, larry from amazons fiction books store. The first book in the known space series is ringworld, and it received hugo, locus, ditmar, and nebula awards. If you own the to this book and it is wrongfully on our website, we.
Larry nivens latest thoughts on the evolutionboth creative and historicalof known space, as well as an updated timeline of known space and a. The science fiction writers of america named him the 2015 recipient of. The major exception being the ringworld and fleet of worlds subseries, which are best read in order. Much like isaac asimov, his books follow a set of rules, which include never fire a laser at a mirror. As i recall, ballantine reprinted several of nivens books with similar inside cover art in 1975. It mixes hard science fiction with space opera so seamlessly that its easy to just slip in a wave reality byebye. Thirtysomething stories in nearly seven hundred pages, including a bibliography about and by larry niven nspace is one of my favourite collections. Of course i cannot give you any examples as that would spoil the book. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. Come with us as we explore known space and the many other worlds of larry niven.
This book represents the largest concentration of known space stories anywhere, with many of the ones included now impossible to find elsewhere. Here are all the larry niven books in reading order for his work over the last 50 or so years. Lerner, fleet of worlds takes a closer look at the humanpuppeteer citizens relations and the events leading up to nivens first. Larry nivens known space series of anthologies and novels covers a vast timeline of spacefaring adventures encompassing 10,000 years.
Its alright, theres only one more i own that isnt in storage, so ill stop soon. Lerner, are fleet of worlds, juggler of worlds and destroyer of worlds. Even today, many fans still debate the existence of the characters known as niven who inhabit the universe far away. Tales of known space is a collection of short stories set in larry nivens future history universe called known space. The good doctor used this seminal larry niven tale as an example of good astronomical science. This is a collection of short stories, all set in nivens known space future history and, as is almost always the case with short stories, the quality is variable. It has also become a shared universe in the spinoff mankzin wars anthologies. The most recent additions to the series are the novels fleet of worlds 2007 and juggler of worlds 2008, both coauthored by edward m. Niven is the author of numerous science fiction short stories and novels, beginning with his 1964 story the coldest place which in the story was said to be the dark side of mercury, which was. While the book stands alone perfectly well, we do recommend you first read the beowulf shaeffer stories, including the borderland of sol, and ringworld, because the book contains spoilers for those stories. The universe of larry niven 1975 collection three books of known space 1996 reprint of tales of known space, with madness has its place in place of the borderland of sol, packed with world of ptavvs and a gift from earth. Fleet of worlds marks larry nivens first full novellength collaboration within his known space universe, the playground he created for his bestselling ringworld series. I recently decided to reread a bunch of larry niven stories from his known space series, but was at a complete loss about the read order of the various stories, short stories and novels that encompass the timeline. This is a collection of thirteen short stories, but has a little of the feel of a novel.
Perhaps his bestknown work is ringworld 1970, which received hugo, locus and nebula awards. This book was published in analog form and it ended up earning larry a hugo award. This, like the first book neutron star, is a collection of short stories set in the universe he created called known space. In nivens novel ringworlds children the ringworld itself is converted into a gigantic quantum ii hyperdrive and. Giving up freedom for security is beginning to look naive.
Artwork for ringworld larry niven by steven vincent johnson from future life magazine, 1979 ringworld is a 1970 science fiction novel by larry niven, set in his known space universe and considered a classic of science fiction literature. The book has some of nivens best short fiction, and along the way we learn about several important known space worlds and races. Also includes inside cover art by bonnie dalzell inside front is a kzinti. The latest known space novels, coauthored with edward m. If you like this book, which on the whole i did, you will probably also enjoy neutron star, protector,the world of ptavvs tales of known space, ringworld and the ringworld engineers ringworld all of which are in this future history series. The universe of larry niven reissue by niven, larry isbn. Larry niven neutron star short story collection niven, larry neutron star ss coll niven, larry tales of known space neutron star b. Larry niven 12 top results of your surfing larry niven 12 start download portable document format pdf and ebooks electronic books free online rating news 20162017 is books that can provide inspiration, insight, knowledge to the reader. While it was interesting to see how richly populated and developed nivens universe is, only about half of the tales in this collection appealed to me. A known space anthology spanning the entire timeline of nivens future history.
Known space is the name of larry nivens largest and bestdeveloped future history series of science fiction stories. Larry niven is the author of ringworld, the coauthor of the mote in gods eye and lucifers hammer, the editor of the mankzin war series, and has written or coauthored over 50 books. I have found a few web pages on the subject, but most of them havent been updated i quite a few years, so they dont mention the x of worlds series, for example. The borderland of sol 1975 in the three books of known space omnibus, madness. Tales of known space is a good, solid entertaining of science fiction by one currently, the known space series comprise about a dozen books and multiple short stories. Tales of known space by larry niven this is the second larry niven book ive read as i work towards his awardwinning science fiction story ringworld. Here in tales of known space, niven repeats his flagship work in neutron star.
Ranging from the 20th century to the 31st, these interconnecte. If you own the to this book and it is wrongfully on our website, we offer. Larry niven books biography and list of works author. Science fiction timeline site larry nivens known space framed site timeline links. Also, fate of worlds is the fifth a gil hamilton was more than an oper a beowulf shaeffer story. Larry niven project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Condition near fine tight, no creasing, approx 12 inch closed tear to upper edge. His bestknown work is ringworld 1970, which received hugo, locus, ditmar, and nebula awards. Tales of known space 1975 c by larry niven also appeared as.
Whats more, larry niven made it big and won a hugo with his excellent story, neutron star. The universe of larry niven is a science fiction collection by larry niven, collecting thirteen short stories published between 1964 and 1975 all in nivens known space future history along with several essays by niven and a chronology. The incompleat known space concordance larry niven. The universe of larry niven is a science fiction collection by larry. Niven writes in a concise style that readily holds ones interest. Known space is the fictional setting of about a dozen science fiction novels and several collections of short stories written by larry niven. Ebook larry niven 12 as pdf download portable document format. Niven has also written fantasy novels, including the series. He is a fivetime winner of the hugo award, along with a nebula and numerous others. See more ideas about larry niven, science fiction and science fiction books. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Then, somehow, niven manages to collect some stories which shine in the known universe like neutron star.