larry niven

Beowulf’s Children Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, and Steven Barnes Tor, Aug 2009, $14.99 ISBN: 9780765320889 Upon their arrival on Avalon the Earth Born never fully recovered from the extended hibernation whereas their Star Born children have thrived. The Earth Born have not forgotten their...

Destroyer of Worlds Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner Tor, Nov 2009, $25.99 ISBN: 9780765322050 By 2670 those who predicted the explosion at the galactic core remain in flight. Humans and their allies the Puppeteers are desperately leaving the destruction expanding rapidly dead zone in a mass...

Stars and Gods Larry Niven Tor, Aug 17 2010, $25.99 ISBN: 9780765308641 The intent apparently is to enable the reader to have a smorgasbord of the works and ideas of award winning Larry Niven over the past six years. Parts of the tome are refreshing; ironically the nonfiction articles...

Betrayer of Worlds Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner Tor, Oct 12 2010, $25.99 ISBN: 9780765326089 The Puppeteers sort of lead the mass exodus of the “Fleet of Worlds” away from the supernova spreading increasingly wider at an accelerating speed from the galaxy’s core. Even in flight, some choose...

The Barsoom Project Larry Niven and Steven Barnes Tor, Nov 23 2010, $15.99 ISBN: 9780765326683 At Dream Park, the participants have signed on to play “Fat-Ripper Special”. The rules are simple: exercise and behavior modification when it comes to eating habits. In other words, the gamers are...

The Moon Maze Game Larry Niven and Steven Barnes Tor, Aug 16 2011, $25.99 ISBN: 9780765326669 In 2085 the colonized Moon hosts the latest Live Action Role Playing Game based on H.G. Wells’ classic First Men in the Moon. The contest will be broadcast live to the moon colonists and to those...

Fate of Worlds: Return from the Ringworld Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner Tor, Aug 21 2012, $25.99 ISBN: 9780765331007 All the spacefaring Known Space species covet the endless resources especially the technology of the Ringworld. However, to the shock of every one of the four rivals...

The Man-Kzin Wars Larry Niven, Poul Anderson and Dean Ing Baen, Jun 4 2013, $15.00 ISBN: 9781451639001 “The Warriors” by Larry Niven. The Golden Age’s three centuries of prosperity and peace come to an end when humanity and kzinti meet for the first time as the former are tranquil and the...

locusmag.com I don't necessarily love every Grand Master or anything [1] but it's still a list of extraordinarily high caliber overall and, SFWA or not, is about the last award left worth paying attention to [2], so I always get excited to see a new one named. Congrats to Mr. Niven! (This...

Hi, I'm someone who likes a lot of Science Fiction and have enjoyed a lot of Larry Niven's stories. Looking for people to talk about them with led me here. These particular stories have both fascinated and frustrated me. There are things about them I really like, and I really want to suspend...

I've read Ringworld a multitude of times, and I've noticed some inconsistencies regarding Louis G. Wu. For example, in the first book, they say his eyes have "no discernable slant" and in Ringworld Throne, Vala says that Wu definitely has Asian eyes. In Children, he chooses an Asian-sounding...

I only read the first two ringworld books and reviews have not motivated me further. However, I think the most unexplored concept in the book is the funny plot twist about "the luckiest girl". Now I know a book based on the character would be the opposite of exciting (....ummmm wow the idea...

I read the first ringworld book about three months before I tried Halo and at first I was excited that they popularized a concept that I enjoyed....despite the concept theft. I'm sure someone has already posted this cause .... It's @#$$in obvious... There is no sun. Floating ring in the...

Maybe people may have given up on this series now, but had to read the book described as the "final" sequel to both the "Worlds" series and the "Ringworld" series, since I have already read everything else in "Known Space." I had meant to keep it until I was on holiday and read it then, but I...

I found this great book secondhand recently, and I see that it was nominated for Hugo & Nebula awards in 1976. Anybody here read it? I'm enjoying it very much.

Ok, here's one for the Known Space experts out there. I just read Ringworld Engineers, and I thought I understood it (it helps if you've read Protector, as well as Ringworld), but there is one element I cannot fathom: [SPOILER FOLLOWS] If the Ringworld's meteor defense system, which they...

I loved the first two, third one Ringworld Throne was meh, and there are one or two since. Do they get better after 'Throne'?

I have generally liked the collaborations between Niven and Pournelle. I thought Inferno and Oath of Fealty were very good, and Lucifer's Hammer and The Mote in God's Eye pretty good, if not quite as good as the first two. I was very disappointed with The Gripping Hand, which I found to be...

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Can someone please explain the cultural and political structure of the Fithp?