Larry Niven Bibliography

Bibliography Key

Index	Opus #	Title	Date↓	Setting	Notes
1	1	Coldest Place, The	1964-12	Known Space [all]	Summary Niven's first published story saw print right around the same time that scientists determined with radar pulses that Mercury doesn't keep one face to the sun after all.
2	2	World of Ptavvs	1965-03	Known Space [all]	Expanded into novel form in 1966, see World of Ptavvs
3	3	Wrong-Way Street	1965-04	Time Travel/Parallel Universe	Summary Ebook A stand-alone time-travel story. Niven credits his editor, Fred Pohl, with a great deal of help with this story: "He published my second story, "Wrong Way Street," in Galaxy. The title is his. He felt it needed a new first chapter for coherency, and he wrote that too." Note that the story reappears in Convergent Series without the hyphen in the title.
4	4	One Face	1965-06	Known Space: Prototype	Summary Stand-alone, NOT a Known Space story though it contains names and themes that were later folded into Known Space
5	5	Becalmed in Hell	1965-07	Known Space [all]	Summary Ebook sequel to Coldest Place, The
6	6	Warriors, The	1966-02	Known Space: Man-Kzin Wars	Summary 1st Man-Kzin War story
7	7	Eye of an Octopus	1966-02	Known Space [all]	Summary Discovery of Martians
8	8	Bordered in Black	1966-04	Known Space: Prototype	Summary stand-alone, not a Known Space story though the Hyperspace "blind spot" was later incorporated into Known Space.
9	9	By Mind Alone	1966-06	stand-alone	Summary stand-alone story about teleportation
10	10	World of Ptavvs	1966-08	Known Space [all]	Review Expanded version of the novella World of Ptavvs
11	11	How the Heroes Die	1966-10	Known Space [all]	Summary murder on Mars, and Martians
12	12	Neutron Star	1966-10	Known Space [all]	Summary Ebook First Beowulf Shaeffer story first story set in the hyperdrive era of Known Space.
13	13	At the Core	1966-11	Known Space [all]	Summary Ebook Beowulf discovers the core of the galaxy is exploding. First appearance of Long Shot
14	14	At the Bottom of a Hole	1966-12	Known Space [all]	Summary Martians
15	15	Relic of the Empire, A	1966-12	Known Space [all]	Summary 1st story that ties the world of Luke Garner to the world of Beowulf Shaeffer
16	16	Soft Weapon, The	1967-02	Known Space [all]	Summary Introduction of Nessus later made into "The Slaver Weapon," an animated Star Trek script, with Spock in Nessus' role. See: Slaver Weapon, The
17	18	Flatlander	1967-03	Known Space [all]	Summary Ebook First appearance of Outsiders
18	17	Long Night, The	1967-03	stand-alone	Summary a.k.a. "Convergent Series"
19	19	Ethics of Madness, The	1967-04	Known Space: Prototype	Summary First description of Plateau dates and technology make this story inconsistent with Known Space chronology. Chronologically this is the last story set in pre-hyperdrive Known Space.
20	20	Safe at Any Speed	1967-05	Known Space [all]	Summary The "Last" Known Space story
21	21	Adults, The	1967-06	Known Space [all]	Summary Protector part 1
22	22	Jigsaw Man, The	1967-08	Known Space [all]	Summary Ebook 1st organ transplant story, paving the way for the Gil Hamilton stories.
23	23	Handicapped, The	1967-12	Known Space [all]	Summary Grogs, a.k.a. "Handicap"
24	24	Slowboat Cargo	1968-02	Known Space [all]	A Gift from Earth serialization
25	25	Deceivers, The	1968-04	Known Space [all]	Summary a.k.a. "Intent to Deceive"
27	27	Grendel	1968-04	Known Space [all]	Summary At one point, Emil is referred to as "Jilson," a name from Handicapped, The
26	26	Neutron Star	1968-04	Known Space: Collection	Collected stories of Beowulf Shaeffer, as well as other Known Space stories. Contents: Neutron Star At the Core Relic of the Empire, A Soft Weapon, The Flatlander Ethics of Madness, The Handicapped, The Grendel
28	28	Dry Run	1968-05	stand-alone	Summary crime story with a metaphysical twist
29	29	Deadlier Weapon, The	1968-06	stand-alone	Summary crime story, not SF Frequently asked question: "Is this a true story?" Answer: No.
30	30	There is a Tide	1968-06	Known Space [all]	Summary First appearance of Louis Wu and his "sabbaticals," as well as Trinocs.
31	31	Wait it Out	1968-07	Known Space [all]	Summary Harlan Ellison called this a "new wave" story.
32	32	For a Foggy Night	1968-07	Time Travel/Parallel Universe	Summary stand-alone
33	33	Like Banquo's Ghost	1968-08	stand-alone	Summary stand-alone
34	34	Gift from Earth, A	1968-09	Known Space [all]	Review detailed description of Mt. Lookatthat and Matt Keller's psychic power: "Plateau Eyes"
35	35	Meddler, The	1968-10	stand-alone	Summary sci-fi noir crime mash-up
36	36	All the Myriad Ways	1968-10	Time Travel/Parallel Universe	Summary Ebook Niven's take on divergent timelines
37	90	Down in Flames	1969-00	Known Space: About	Summary Read It! Destruction of Known Space, inspired by a conversation with Norman Spinrad. Never written beyond the outline phase Niven started writing Ringworld shortly after instead. Though this saw print in 1969, it appears much further down the list in Niven's published bibliographies.
38	37	Organleggers, The	1969-01	Known Space: Gil Hamilton	Summary First Gil Hamilton story, featuring Luke Garner as Gil's boss. A.k.a. "Death By Ecstasy"
39	40	Shape of Space, The	1969-01	n/a	Early Niven Collection, later combined into Convergent Series. Contents: At the Bottom of a Hole Bordered in Black Deadlier Weapon, The Dry Run How the Heroes Die Like Banquo's Ghost Long Night, The Meddler, The One Face Organleggers, The Safe at Any Speed Warriors, The
40	38	Exercise in Speculation: The Theory and Practice of Teleportation	1969-03	non-fiction [all]	Summary Discussion of teleportation as personal transportation and even as an interstellar drive.
41	39	Not Long Before the End	1969-04	Magic Universe: Warlock	Summary 1st Warlock story
42	43	Get a Horse!	1969-10	Svetz	Summary First Svetz story, renamed "Flight of the Horse."
43	46	Unfinished Story	1969-12	Magic Universe: Warlock	Summary short short story, later renamed "Unfinished Story #1."
45	42	Passerby	1969-12	Léshy	Summary Léshy Circuit
44	41	Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex	1969-12	DC Universe	Summary Read It! Entertaining speculation on Superman's sex life on Earth, including a discussion of how to preserve the Kryptonian race. Often quoted, but almost never illustrated, thanks to DC Comics' legal department.
46	44	Misspelled Magician, The	1970-05	stand-alone	Collaboration, co-written with David Gerrold, a.k.a. "The Misspelled Magishun" expanded as Flying Sorcerers, The
47	47	Leviathan!	1970-08	Svetz	Summary Svetz meets Moby Dick
48	45	Bird in the Hand	1970-10	Svetz	Summary Svetz, cars and Rocs. Niven's published bibliographies mistakenly list the publication year as 1969, not 1970.
49	58	Ringworld	1970-10	Known Space: Ringworld	Review Niven's best-known novel brings together Nessus & Louis Wu from previous Known Space stories Ringworld has spawned 3 sequels and a role-playing game, among other things. Though it was first printed in 1970, it appears farther down the list in Niven's published bibliographies.
53	54	All the Myriad Ways	1971-06	n/a	Contents: All the Myriad Ways Passerby For a Foggy Night Wait it Out Jigsaw Man, The Not Long Before the End Unfinished Story Unfinished Story #2 Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex Exercise in Speculation: The Theory and Practice of Teleportation Theory and Practice of Time Travel, The Inconstant Moon What Can You Say About Chocolate Covered Manhole Covers? Becalmed in Hell
50	49	There's a Wolf in My Time Machine	1971-06	Svetz	Summary Svetz meets a new pet
54	56	Unfinished Story #2	1971-06	stand-alone	Summary short short story
55	48	No Exit	1971-06	stand-alone	Summary Collaboration, co-written with Hank Stine (who has since become Jean Marie Stine--the e-Book edition lists Jean Marie Stine as Niven's co-author).
51	55	Inconstant Moon	1971-06	stand-alone	Summary Ebook Made into an episode of "Outer Limits," mid 1990s
52	57	What Can You Say About Chocolate Covered Manhole Covers?	1971-06	stand-alone	Summary The American Dental Association says they are bad for children's teeth. First appeared in All the Myriad Ways
57	53	Flying Sorcerers, The	1971-08	stand-alone	Review Collaboration, co-written with David Gerrold, expanded version of Misspelled Magician, The
56		Pastel Terror, The	1971-08	Star Trek	Summary Read It! Outline for a Star Trek plot, never offered to the show also appeared in APA-L.
59	103	Last Necronomicon, The	1971-10	stand-alone	Summary Read It! Niven's published bibliographies list it much further down, but Carol Phillips' research indicates it appeared in October 1971.
58	86	My Universe and Welcome To It!	1971-10	Known Space: About	Summary Introduction to Known Space.
60	51	Rammer	1971-11	The State [all]	Summary Chapter 1 of World Out Of Time, A
61	61	Cloak of Anarchy	1972-03	Known Space [all]	Read It! The story that led to a duel see Convention Stories
62	50	Fourth Profession, The	1972-08	Léshy	Summary Monks and bartenders
63	52	What Good is a Glass Dagger?	1972-09	Magic Universe: Warlock	Summary Ebook Werewolves and necromancy and trolls, oh my!
64	60	Inconstant Moon	1973-02	n/a	Sphere (paperback) editions do not contain "The Long Night" (as "Convergent Series"), "The Deadlier Weapon", "Wait it Out", "Not Long Before the End" and "Passerby" however, the Gollancz (hardcover) editions do. contents: At the Bottom of a Hole Becalmed in Hell Bordered in Black How the Heroes Die Inconstant Moon One Face Organleggers, The Deadlier Weapon, The Long Night, The Not Long Before the End Passerby Wait it Out
65	66	Theory and Practice of Time Travel, The	1973-04	non-fiction [all]	Summary speculative
66	67	Alibi Machine, The	1973-06	Flash Crowd/Teleportation	Summary teleportation crime story
67	68	All the Bridges Rusting	1973-08	Flash Crowd/Teleportation	Summary teleportation as a form of space travel
68	62	Recipes	1973-08	non-fiction [all]	From Amazon.com: "Anne McCaffrey's cookbook, featuring real (you can cook them) recipes created by science fiction and fantasy writers such as Harlan Ellison, Ursula K. Le Guin, Avram Davidson and of course Anne McCaffrey herself. Mixed in with the recipes are stories and anecdotes about how they were created - some longer than the recipes!" This classic from 1973 was revised and re-released by Wildside Press in 1992. The included Niven recipes (irish coffee and others) seem to be intended for a bartender rather than a chef, but then that's the role Niven often finds himself performing at conventions.
71		Afterword	1973-09	non-fiction [all]	A word how the Svetz stories came to be written.
72	63	Protector	1973-09	Known Space [all]	Review Brand-new assumption introduced to Known Space: humanity is descended from the Pak. The novel 's second section is called "Vandervecken," and takes place in 2340. The first part is Adults, The
69	59	Flash Crowd	1973-09	Flash Crowd/Teleportation	Summary This story introduced "flash crowds," instant mobs that are a by-product of cheap, worldwide teleportation technology. Niven wrote several sequels to this story, further addressing the various issues posed by instantaneous travel (and suggesting interesting solutions). Jansen is spelled "Jensen" in the Flight of the Horse printing. This story was recently expanded and re-published as Red Tide
74	69	Defenseless Dead, The	1973-09	Known Space: Gil Hamilton	Summary "Corpsicles" and an unexpected hiding place for an organlegger
73	64	Flight of the Horse, The	1973-09	Svetz	Contents: Get a Horse! Bird in the Hand Leviathan! There's a Wolf in My Time Machine Death in a Cage What Good is a Glass Dagger? Flash Crowd Afterword
70	65	Death in a Cage	1973-09	Svetz	Summary Svetz meets Death?
75		Slaver Weapon, The	1973-12	Star Trek	Airdate Dec. 15, 1973. This script (and the book adaptation that followed) sparked the ongoing debate about the existence of Kzinti in the Star Trek universe. Based on Soft Weapon, The
76	70	Hole Man, The	1974-01	stand-alone	Summary Ebook Quantum Black Hole as a murder weapon
77	71	$16,940	1974-02	stand-alone	Summary crime, not SF short blackmail story
78	72	Bigger Than Worlds	1974-03	non-fiction [all]	Summary discussion of the Ringworld and other macrostructures. Illustrated by Ames
79	73	Kind of Murder, A	1974-04	Flash Crowd/Teleportation	Summary teleportation crime story
81	75	Last Days of the Permanent Floating Riot Club, The	1974-06	Flash Crowd/Teleportation	Summary The final story in Niven's teleportation/crime cycle shows Jerryberry's "Riot Control" concept in action.
80	74	Hole in Space, A	1974-06	n/a	Contents: $16,940 Alibi Machine, The All the Bridges Rusting Bigger Than Worlds Fourth Profession, The Hole Man, The Kind of Murder, A Last Days of the Permanent Floating Riot Club, The Rammer There is a Tide
83	77	Night on Mispec Moor	1974-08	Léshy	Summary Sci-fi sword-and-sorcery horror story
82	76	Plaything	1974-08	stand-alone	Summary stand-alone alien adolescents encounter a probe from Earth
84	81	Singularities Make Me Nervous	1974-09	stand-alone	Summary time travel paradox
85		Land of the Lost: "Downstream"	1974-09	Land of the Lost	Collaboration, co-written with David Gerrold airdate September 28, 1974
86	78	Mote in God's Eye, The	1974-10	Motie	Review Collaboration, co-written with Jerry Pournelle, set in Pournelle's Codominium universe. See the sequel, Gripping Hand, The
87	79	Nonesuch, The	1974-12	stand-alone	Summary retake on Little Red Riding Hood
88		Land of the Lost: "Hurricane"	1974-12.21	Land of the Lost	Collaboration, co-written with David Gerrold airdate December 21, 1974
89		Land of the Lost: "Circle"	1974-12.28	Land of the Lost	Collaboration, co-written with David Gerrold airdate December 28, 1974.
90	138	De Stranden Van Serius Vier	1975-00	n/a	Dutch, collected Niven stories from various sources. Contents: De Schaduwzijde (One Face) De Stranden van Sirius Vier (Bordered in Black) Vechtjassen (The Warriors) Veilig bij Elke Snelheid (Safe at Any Speed) Buik als Eigen Baas (The Long Night) De Bemoeial (The Meddler) Al het Mogelijke (All the Myriad Ways) Niet Lang voor het Eind (Not Long Before the End) Het Vierde Beroep (The Fourth Profession) Stuwer (Rammer) Er Zit een Wolf in Mijn Tijdmachine (There's a Wolf in My Time Machine) Wat Heb Je aan een Glazen Dolk? (What Good Is a Glass Dagger?) De Dood in de Kooi (Death in a Cage) Het Gat van Lear (The Hole Man)
91	80	Borderland of Sol, The	1975-01	Known Space [all]	Summary Quantum Black Hole as a murder weapon
92	83	Galaxy Stars: Jerry Pournelle	1975-07	non-fiction: The Ghetto	Bio of Jerry Pournelle, with whom Niven had recently published The Mote in God's Eye and Inferno and was hard at work on Lucifer's Hammer.
93	82	Inferno	1975-08	Inferno	Review Collaboration, co-written with Jerry Pournelle Retelling of Dante's Inferno.
95	85	Afterthoughts	1975-08	Known Space: About	Summary "parting thoughts" on Known Space, as if. Shares an "Opus number" with "Timeline for Known Space" in Niven's published bibliographies.
96	85	Timeline for Known Space	1975-08	Known Space: About	Summary Like the title says. Shares an "Opus number" with "Afterthoughts" in Niven's published bibliographies.
94	84	Tales of Known Space	1975-08	Known Space: Collection	Collection info Overview of Known Space. Contents: "About the Cover" by Rick Sternbach Timeline for Known Space My Universe and Welcome To It! Coldest Place, The Becalmed in Hell Wait it Out Eye of an Octopus How the Heroes Die Jigsaw Man, The At the Bottom of a Hole Deceivers, The Cloak of Anarchy Warriors, The Borderland of Sol, The There is a Tide Safe at Any Speed Afterthoughts Bibliography: The Worlds of Larry Niven
97		Bibliography: The Worlds of Larry Niven	1975-08	non-fiction [all]	A broad but incomplete bibliography, helpfully broken out into different categories.
98		Many Many Worlds of Larry Niven, The	1975-09	non-fiction [all]	Interview by Alan Brennert, illustrated. Accompanying Howard Chaykin's adaptation of All the Myriad Ways
99	87	ARM	1975-11	Known Space: Gil Hamilton	Summary Ebook Murder of Raymond Sinclair, inventor of Sinclair Molecule Chain and an inertial-reduction field
100	94	Magic Goes Away, The	1976-00	Magic Universe: Warlock	expanded into an illustrated novella, 1978.
101	93	Mistake	1976-00	stand-alone	Summary In space, no one can hear you take a pill
102	91	Building the Mote in God's Eye	1976-01	Motie	Summary Collaboration, co-written with Jerry Pournelle
104	88	Long Arm of Gil Hamilton, The	1976-02	Known Space: Gil Hamilton	Collection info First collection of Gil Hamilton stories. Contents: Organleggers, The Defenseless Dead, The ARM Afterword: The Last Word about SF Detectives
105	89	Afterword: The Last Word about SF Detectives	1976-02	Known Space: Gil Hamilton	Niven speaks candidly about his early attempts to write his "Gil Hamilton" Sci-fi/crime stores, and about some of the predictions that have and haven't come true.
103	92	Down and Out	1976-02	The State [all]	Summary Included in the novel World Out Of Time, A
106	97	Words in Science Fiction, The	1976-07	non-fiction [all]	Summary Read It! essay on writing sci-fi
107	135	Notebooks of Mack Sikes, The	1976-08	non-fiction [all]	Read It! A tongue-in-cheek poke at some of the classics of 20th-century SF, as imagined by a little-known pulp writer named "Harvey McIlroy Sikes."
108		Implications of Genetic Engineering, The	1976-08	non-fiction [all]	Summary
109	96	Children of the State	1976-09	The State [all]	Serial that became A World Out Of Time, along with: Down and Out Rammer
110	95	World Out Of Time, A	1976-12	The State [all]	Review "Fix-up" novel made up of: Rammer Children of the State Down and Out
112		Introduction to "Telepathy, Psionics and ESP"	1977-00	non-fiction [all]
111	106	Flare Time	1977-00	Léshy	Summary Takes place on Medea: Harlan's World
113	98	Lucifer's Hammer	1977-01	stand-alone	Review Collaboration, co-written with Jerry Pournelle
115	101	Grammar Lesson	1977-05	Draco Tavern	Summary Four Vignettes, along with: Cruel and Unusual Subject is Closed, The Assimilating Our Culture, That's What They're Doing!
116	99	Cruel and Unusual	1977-05	Draco Tavern	Summary Four Vignettes, along with: Subject is Closed, The Grammar Lesson Assimilating Our Culture, That's What They're Doing!
114	100	Subject is Closed, The	1977-05	Draco Tavern	Summary Four Vignettes, along with: Cruel and Unusual Grammar Lesson Assimilating Our Culture, That's What They're Doing!
117	102	Rotating Cylinders and the Possibility of Global Causality Violation	1977-08	Time Travel/Parallel Universe	Summary Title stolen from a mathematics paper by Frank J. Tipler
118		An Introduction to Jerry Pournelle	1977-11	non-fiction: The Ghetto	Like the title says
120	105	Transfer of Power	1978-00	stand-alone	Summary Set on Lord Dunsany's "Edge of the World"
119		Slaver Weapon, The	1978-00	Star Trek	Alan Dean Foster's adaptation of the script "The Slaver Weapon" for an anthology accompanying the animated Star Trek TV series, based on "The Soft Weapon" original airdate Dec. 15, 1973 See: Slaver Weapon, The Soft Weapon, The
122		Review of Involution Ocean by Bruce Sterling	1978-05	non-fiction [all]
123		Review of The Ophiuchi Hotline by John Varley	1978-05	non-fiction [all]
121		Review of Somerset Dreams and Other Fictions by Kate Wilhelm	1978-05	non-fiction [all]
125		Soothsayer of Known Space	1978-07	non-fiction [all]	interview
124	104	Cautionary Tales	1978-07	stand-alone	Summary Why does immortality always come with a price?
126		Most and Least-Favored Films of Famous SF Authors, The	1978-08	non-fiction [all]	interview
127		Speculations on the Next Breakthrough in Entertainment	1978-10	non-fiction [all]	interview
128	107	Magic Goes Away, The	1978-10	Magic Universe: Warlock	Summary Review Last Warlock story expanded from Magic Goes Away, The
130		What Will be Earth's next Great Energy Source?	1978-11	non-fiction [all]	interview
129	108	Assimilating Our Culture, That's What They're Doing!	1978-11	Draco Tavern	Summary Fourth vignette, along with: Cruel and Unusual Grammar Lesson Subject is Closed, The
133		Outline for Roger's Rangers	1979-00	Buck Rogers	With Jerry Pournelle, Niven outlined this Buck Rogers novel, based on characters created by Philip Francis Nowlan, John Silbersack is the author.
131		Outline for Mordred	1979-00	Buck Rogers	With Jerry Pournelle, Niven outlined this Buck Rogers novel, based on characters created by Philip Francis Nowlan. John Eric Holmes is the author.
132		Outline for Warrior's World	1979-00	Buck Rogers	With Jerry Pournelle, Niven outlined this Buck Rogers novel, based on characters created by Philip Francis Nowlan. Richard S. McEnroe is the author.
134	117	Future Histories	1979-00	non-fiction [all]	Summary Special SFWA issue on future histories
135		Silverlock's Progress?	1979-00	non-fiction [all]	introduction to the reprint of Silverlock
137		What Would You Produce Given a $10 Billion Budget?	1979-01	non-fiction [all]	interview
136	109	Schumann Computer, The	1979-01	Draco Tavern	Summary Draco Tavern discussion of artificial intelligence
138		Given the Opportunity, Would You Travel in Space?	1979-02	non-fiction [all]	interview
139	115	In the Cellar	1979-02	stand-alone	Summary Read It! short "hard-boiled" sci-fi
141	114	Introduction to Convergent Series	1979-03	non-fiction [all]	Introduction to Convergent Series
140	113	Convergent Series	1979-03	n/a	Some stories appeared previously in Shape of Space, The Bordered in Black One Face Like Banquo's Ghost Meddler, The Dry Run Long Night, The Deadlier Weapon, The Nonesuch, The Singularities Make Me Nervous Schumann Computer, The Assimilating Our Culture, That's What They're Doing! Grammar Lesson Subject is Closed, The Cruel and Unusual Transfer of Power Cautionary Tales Rotating Cylinders and the Possibility of Global Causality Violation Plaything Mistake Night on Mispec Moor Wrong-Way Street Introduction to Convergent Series
142	110	Shall We Indulge in Rishathra?	1979-03	Known Space: About	Summary With cartoons by William Rotsler. "Rishathra" is a Ringworld ritual.
143	111	Spirals	1979-04	stand-alone	Summary Collaboration, co-written with Jerry Pournelle
144	112	Locusts, The	1979-06	stand-alone	Summary Collaboration, co-written with Steven Barnes
146	116	Ringworld Engineers, The	1979-07	Known Space: Ringworld	Review First evidence of the Pak on the Ringworld 1st Sequel to Ringworld
145	145	Staying Rich	1979-07	non-fiction [all]	Summary essay
147		Larry Niven, Science Fiction's Master World Builder	1979-08	non-fiction [all]	interviewed by Dr. Jeffery Elliot
148		Preface: The Freedom of Choice	1979-09	non-fiction [all]	Preface to Jerry Pournelle's non-fiction collection A Step Farther Out
150		Memoir	1980-00	non-fiction [all]	An introduction to the short story All the Myriad Ways
151	119	From Macrostructures Engineering: Progress Report	1980-00	non-fiction [all]	Summary Read It! An essay about fandom's reaction to Ringworld, and writing The Ringworld Engineers.
152		Introduction: The Known Space Series	1980-00	Known Space: About	introduction to Relic of the Empire, A
149	121	Retrospective	1980-00	Dream Park	Summary Collaboration, co-written with Steven Barnes. Niven and his collaborator Steven Barnes reflect on the creation of Dream Park
153	120	Green Marauder, The	1980-02	Draco Tavern	Summary Draco Tavern a look at prehistoric Earth and the beings who built a civilization there.
154		What Role can and should science fiction writers play in working with America's major corporations in planning for the future of society?	1980-03	non-fiction [all]	interview
155	118	Patchwork Girl, The	1980-04	Known Space: Gil Hamilton	Summary Review Gil goes to the moon. Illustrations by Fernando. Niven's published bibliographies list the publication year as 1978, while the Ace first edition says 1980.
156		What explains the present lack of citizen interest in and support for the U.S. space program?	1980-06	non-fiction [all]	interview
157	125	Roentgen Standard, The	1980-07	non-fiction [all]	Summary Read It! Printed in Limits as "Yet Another Modest Proposal." Niven's published bibliographies list it as October 1981, but Carol's research indicates it appeared in July 1980
158		Introduction to Empire of the East	1980-07	Berserker
160	126	Dream Park	1981-00	Dream Park	Review Collaboration, co-written with Steven Barnes
161	127	Magic May Return, The	1981-00	Magic Universe [all]	edited by Larry Niven. Contents: "Earthshade" by Fred Saberhagen "Manaspill" by Dean Ing "...But Fear Itself." by Steven Barnes "Strength" by Poul Anderson and Mildred Downey Broxon Introduction Not Long Before the End
162		Introduction	1981-00	non-fiction [all]	Introduction to Magic May Return, The
159	131	Oath of Fealty	1981-00	stand-alone	Review Collaboration, co-written with Jerry Pournelle
163	122	On The Marching Morons	1981-01	non-fiction [all]	Summary Collaboration, co-written with Isaac Asimov
164	128	War Movie	1981-07	Draco Tavern	Summary Draco Tavern the real reason the Chirps came to Earth?
165	129	Limits	1981-09	Draco Tavern	Summary Draco Tavern why are humans obsessed with limits?
166	130	Theory and Practice of Instant Learning, The	1981-10	non-fiction [all]	Summary essay
167	124	Oath of Fealty	1981-10	stand-alone	Collaboration, co-written with Jerry Pournelle. An excerpt from the novel.
169	123	Real Thing, The	1981-11	Draco Tavern	Summary Draco Tavern Rick goes sun-diving via virtual reality
168	132	Talisman	1981-11	Magic Universe [all]	Summary Collaboration, co-written with Dian Girard
170		How I Stole the Belt Civilization	1982-01	non-fiction: The Ghetto	brief memoir about Randall Garrett and his writing, and how it influenced Known Space.
171	134	Wristwatch Plantation, The	1982-03	Star Trek	Summary Collaboration, co-created with Sharman Di Vono and Ron Harris, syndicated by the L.A. Times Syndicate and carried in several newspapers.
172	133	Lion in his Attic, The	1982-07	Magic Universe [all]	Summary Ebook based on Niven's favorite restaurant
173	136	Descent of Anansi, The	1982-10	Dream Park	Review Collaboration, co-written with Steven Barnes segment appeared in Analog, October 1982
174	137	Reflex	1983-01	Motie	Collaboration, co-written with Jerry Pournelle. This is the space battle that was excised from the beginning of Mote in God's Eye, The
175	139	Teardrop Falls, A	1983-06	Berserker	Summary Set in Fred Saberhagen's berserker universe
176	140	Integral Trees, The	1983-10	The State: The Smoke Ring	Review first Smoke Ring novel. See the sequel, Smoke Ring, The
177	152	Equipment, Method and the Rest	1984-03	non-fiction [all]	Article about the equipment and methods Niven uses for writing.
178	153	More Magic	1984-06	Magic Universe [all]	edited by Larry Niven, illustrations by Alicia Austin. Contents: "Shadow of Wings" by Bob Shaw "Mana from Heaven" by Roger Zelazney Lion in his Attic, The Talisman
180		Afterword	1984-12	Magic Universe [all]	Like the title says: thoughts on the creation and growth of the "Warlock" mythos.
181		Notes for Contributors to The Magic May Return	1984-12	Magic Universe [all]	Like the title says
184	147	If Idi Amin Had Had The Bomb	1984-12	non-fiction [all]	Summary essay on modern warfare
186	149	Why Men Fight Wars and What You Can Do About It	1984-12	non-fiction [all]	Summary essay on modern warfare
188		Five Years to Infinity	1984-12	non-fiction [all]	Summary essay on possible futures
182	143	Niven's Laws	1984-12	non-fiction [all]	Read It! A collection of tips for getting on in life, based on Niven's observations of the world around him. Every so often, Niven updates the list. Read the most recent revision here: Niven's Laws, 2002
185	148	In Memoriam: Howard Grote Littlemead	1984-12	Motie	Summary Poem
189	141	Niven's Laws	1984-12	n/a	Collection info: Contents: introduction by Jerry Pournelle. Schumann Computer, The Assimilating Our Culture, That's What They're Doing! Grammar Lesson Subject is Closed, The Cruel and Unusual Green Marauder, The Limits War Movie Real Thing, The Table Manners Niven's Laws Convention Stories Staying Rich Theory and Practice of Instant Learning, The If Idi Amin Had Had The Bomb Roentgen Standard, The In Memoriam: Howard Grote Littlemead Why Men Fight Wars and What You Can Do About It Collaborations Five Years to Infinity
190	142	Table Manners	1984-12	n/a	Summary
179	154	Time of the Warlock, The	1984-12	Magic Universe: Warlock	Collection Info Collected Warlock stories. Contents: Not Long Before the End What Good is a Glass Dagger? Unfinished Story Notes for Contributors to The Magic May Return Afterword Magic Goes Away, The
183	144	Convention Stories	1984-12	non-fiction: The Ghetto	Summary Like the title says
187	150	Collaborations	1984-12	non-fiction: The Ghetto	Summary essay on collaboration
191	151	Limits	1985-02	n/a	Collection info Contents: Introduction Lion in his Attic, The Spirals Teardrop Falls, A Talisman Flare Time Locusts, The Roentgen Standard, The Table Manners Green Marauder, The War Movie Real Thing, The Limits
192		Introduction	1985-02	non-fiction [all]	introduction to Limits
193	155	Footfall	1985-05	stand-alone	Review Collaboration, co-written with Jerry Pournelle
195		Biology, Ecology, Xenology	1985-06	non-fiction [all]	Part of the writers' guide for the Medea: Harlan's World world-building seminar.
194		Second Thoughts	1985-06	n/a	Follow-up notes by various participants in the Medea: Harlan's World world-building seminar. Other contributors include Poul Anderson, Hal Clement, Thomas M. Disch & Frederik Pohl.
196	157	Tell Me A Story	1986-00	non-fiction [all]	Advice for writers
197		Review of Contact	1986-08	non-fiction [all]	Review of Carl Sagan's Contact
198		Memoir	1986-09	non-fiction [all]	Niven describes his relationship with the editor of If, Frederik Pohl, and the writing of the award-winning Neutron Star
199	173	Alien in our Minds, The	1987-00	non-fiction [all]	Summary essay on communication
200		Bulletin Symposium: What Should Science Fiction Be?	1987-00	non-fiction [all]	non-fiction
201	158	Smoke Ring, The	1987-01	The State: The Smoke Ring	Review sequel to Integral Trees, The
203	169	The Prisoner Revisited	1987-07	non-fiction [all]	Read It! An article on the '60s TV show and the impact it had on Niven and other LASFS members.
202	159	Legacy of Heorot, The	1987-07	Avalon	Review Collaboration, co-written with Jerry Pournelle & Steven Barnes maps by Alexis Wolser. See the sequel, Beowulf's Children
207		Introduction to Man-Kzin Wars I	1988-00	Known Space: About	Like the title says
205	163	Gripping Hand, The	1988-00	Motie	Collaboration, co-written with Jerry Pournelle 1st section of The Gripping Hand (formerly The Moat Around Murcheson's Eye) retitled "Snow Ghost"
204	161	Dreadful White Page, The	1988-00	stand-alone	Summary "Postcard Story"
206	164	Curse	1988-00	stand-alone	No other data. In late 2011 Tim Kyger asked Niven for a glimpse of the story. Niven looked for it, couldn't find it, wound up asking Tim to pass it along if HE ever came across it!
208	165	Next Time	1988-00	stand-alone	Read It! a 100-word "drabble" for The Drabble Project
209	170	Horror Stories for Bright People	1988-02	non-fiction [all]	Review of Greg Benford's In the Ocean of Night, Across the Sea of Suns, and Great Sky River
210		Sideways in Time, an introduction to Ward Moore's Bring the Jubilee	1988-05	non-fiction [all]	An essay about alternate history stories, published as an introduction to Bring the Jubilee, by Ward Moore, for a "Masterpieces of Science Fiction" limited-edition leatherbound reprint of the 1955 classic, featuring art by A.C. Farley.
212	162	Brenda	1988-07	Motie	Summary Niven elaborates on the "Sauron supermen" mentioned briefly in Mote in God's Eye, The
211	160	Tale of the Jinni and the Sisters, The	1988-07	stand-alone	Summary A tale of Scherezade, based on the classic Arabian Nights
213		Read This	1988-09	non-fiction [all]	Reviews of (nonfiction): Chaos: Making a New Science, by James Gleick A Brief History of Time, by Stephen Hawking Infinite in All Directions, by Freeman Dyson Mirror Matter, by Robert L. Forward and Joel Davis and (fiction) Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.
214		Bulletin Symposium: The Worst Mistake You Ever Made	1989-00	non-fiction [all]	Article about why Niven considers "The Ethics of Madness" a failed story.
215	174	Criticism	1989-00	non-fiction: The Ghetto	Summary essay on critics and criticism
216	176	Return of William Proxmire, The	1989-00	Time Travel/Parallel Universe	Summary Shown to Robert Heinlein a few weeks before his death
217		Ringworld Retrospective	1989-04	non-fiction [all]	Like the title says. A look back at the impact of Ringworld.
219		Read This	1989-05	non-fiction [all]	Review of Deep Time: The Journey of a Single Sub-Atomic Particle from the Moment of Creation to the Death of the Universe--and Beyond, by David Darling
218	171	Murder of Halley's Comet, The	1989-05	The Fleet	Summary Collaboration, co-written with David Drake
220	167	Wishing Game, The	1989-06	Magic Universe: Warlock	Summary final tale of the Warlock's companions
222		Introduction to Man-Kzin Wars II	1989-08	Known Space: About	Summary Like the title says
221	175	Man-Kzin Wars II	1989-08	Known Space: Man-Kzin Wars	Anthology edited by Larry Niven and James Baen, with a new introduction by Niven.
224	172	Barsoom Project, The	1989-09	Dream Park	Review Collaboration, co-written with Steven Barnes Sequel to Dream Park
223	166	Portrait of Daryanree the King, The	1989-09	Magic Universe [all]	Summary First American rights unsold. Sent to Argos. Argos collapsed. Antho rights promised to Susan Shwartz for Arabesques III. Sold to Titan Books (England).
225		Response to "The New Generation Gap"	1989-09	non-fiction [all]	Invited response to "The New Generation Gap: A Study of SF Writers' Ages of Professional Entry into the Science Fiction Field for Six Decades of SF", by Kathryn Cramer, which was published in The New York Review of Science Fiction #11, July 1989. Appears alongside essays on "The New Generation Gap" by Clarke, Delaney, Dickson, Leiber, Brin and others.
226		Read This	1989-11	non-fiction [all]	Review of The Boat of a Million Years, by Poul Anderson.
228		Ghost Ships, The	1990-00	The State: The Smoke Ring	Summary rejected novel of strange supernova-born life-forms
227		Avogadro's World	1990-00	stand-alone	Collaboration with Jerry Pournelle and Wendy All, never completed.
229		Mom and the Kids	1990-03	The Fleet	Summary Collaboration, co-written with David Drake
230		Blind Alleys	1990-04	non-fiction [all]	Article about "a handful of mistakes" that writers have made, which "stupid people would never think of."
232		Foreword: Playgrounds for the Mind	1990-08	non-fiction [all]	Summary Introduction to N-Space
233		Blowing Smoke	1990-08	non-fiction [all]	A description and discussion of the Smoke Ring's origins, parameters and environment.
236	191	Space	1990-08	non-fiction [all]	Summary essay on the Citizens Advisory Council for a National Space Policy. Includes some text from their report, "How to Save Civilization and Make a Little Money," not to be confused with the essay in Scatterbrain of the same name.
237		Bibliography	1990-08	non-fiction [all]	bibliography, updated in Bridging the Galaxies
238		Review of Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett	1990-08	non-fiction [all]	book review
231		Dramatis Personae	1990-08	non-fiction: The Ghetto	Summary Who's Who in Niven's career
239		N-Space	1990-08	n/a	Major retrospective of Niven's career from 1964-1990. Contents: Introduction: "The Maker of Worlds" by Tom Clancy On Niven excerpt from World of Ptavvs excerpt from A Gift from Earth excerpt from Ringworld "The Fourth Profession" excerpt from Protector excerpt from The Mote in God's Eye, with Jerry Pournelle Dramatis Personae Foreword: Playgrounds for the Mind Bordered in Black Long Night, The All the Myriad Ways For a Foggy Night Meddler, The Passerby Down in Flames Fourth Profession, The Shall We Indulge in Rishathra? Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex Inconstant Moon What Can You Say About Chocolate Covered Manhole Covers? Cloak of Anarchy Hole Man, The Night on Mispec Moor Flare Time Locusts, The Building the Mote in God's Eye Brenda Return of William Proxmire, The Tale of the Jinni and the Sisters, The Madness Has Its Place Niven's Laws Blowing Smoke Kiteman, The Alien in our Minds, The Space Bibliography
234	177	Madness Has Its Place	1990-08	Known Space: Man-Kzin Wars	Summary First Known Space story since The Ringworld Engineers in 1979 describes Sol's first response to the Kzin invasion
235	190	Kiteman, The	1990-08	The State: The Smoke Ring	Summary short story set in the Smoke Ring
240		A.R.M. A Tale of Known Space	1990-09	Known Space: Gil Hamilton	Comic book based on Organleggers, The
241		My Favorite Story	1990-10	non-fiction [all]	Article about writing Inconstant Moon
242		Introduction to Man-Kzin Wars IV	1991-00	Known Space: About	Like the title says
243		Defenseless Dead, The; A Tale of Known Space	1991-02	Known Space: Gil Hamilton	Comic book based on Defenseless Dead, The
244	179	Achilles' Choice	1991-03	Saturn	Review Collaboration, co-written with Steven Barnes. Mass-market paperback edition includes the short story "The Portrait of Daryanree the King" as an advertisement for the forthcoming Playgrounds of the Mind
245		World of Ptavvs/A Gift from Earth/Neutron Star	1991-06	Known Space: Collection	Omnibus of the first three books in the "Known Space" series. Contents: World of Ptavvs Gift from Earth, A Neutron Star
246	180	Fallen Angels	1991-07	stand-alone	Ebook Review Collaboration, co-written with Jerry Pournelle & Michael Flynn excerpted in Amazing Science Fiction Stories, June 1991
247		Read This	1991-09	non-fiction [all]	Review of Red Orc's Rage, by Philip José Farmer.
254	187	Trantorcon Report	1991-10	non-fiction: The Ghetto	Summary Guide to the ultimate Sci-fi convention in 23,309. A version of this appeared in APA-L #500, Dec. 11, 1974, and later reprinted in a fanzine by Marty Cantor called No Award, with cartoons by William Rotsler and others.
251	184	Ghetto? But I Thought...	1991-10	non-fiction: The Ghetto	Summary Essay on the "Science Fiction Ghetto." Includes the text of "Convention Stories" from Niven's Laws
252	185	Adrienne and Irish Coffee	1991-10	non-fiction: The Ghetto	Summary Like the title says
249		Thraxisp: A Memoir	1991-10	non-fiction: The Ghetto	Summary Essay on Joel Hagen's world-building project
250	183	Lost Ideas, The	1991-10	non-fiction [all]	Summary Like the title says
255	188	Comics	1991-10	non-fiction [all]	Summary Essay on Niven's relationship with comics and the comics industry
256	189	From the Green Lantern Bible	1991-10	non-fiction [all]	Excerpts from the Green Lantern "Bible" Niven worked up for DC Comics. Some of the results of this effort can be seen in Green Lantern: Ganthet's Tale
257		Works in Progress	1991-10	non-fiction [all]	Discussion of works in progress as of the publication of Playgrounds of the Mind
253	186	One Night at the Draco Tavern	1991-10	n/a	Summary Short script performed at Worldcon, Los Angeles, 1984. Won the Master's Award for "funniest."
248	178	Playgrounds of the Mind	1991-10	n/a	Collection info Sequel/companion to N-Space. Contents: excerpt from Inferno with Jerry Pournelle excerpt from A World Out Of Time excerpt from "The Ethics of Madness" excerpt from Lucifer's Hammer with Jerry Pournelle excerpt from The Ringworld Engineers excerpt from The Magic Goes Away excerpt from The Patchwork Girl excerpt from Oath of Fealty, with Jerry Pournelle "Retrospective" with Steven Barnes, section from Dream Park excerpt from The Legacy of Heorot, with Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes excerpt from Footfall, with Jerry Pournelle excerpt from The Gripping Hand, as The Mote Around Murcheson's Eye with Jerry Pournelle excerpt from Fallen Angels, with Jerry Pournelle and Michael Flynn excerpt from The California Voodoo Game, with Steven Barnes, Thraxisp: A Memoir Teardrop Falls, A Rammer Becalmed in Hell Wait it Out Relic of the Empire, A Soft Weapon, The Borderland of Sol, The What Good is a Glass Dagger? Defenseless Dead, The Leviathan! Unfinished Story Cautionary Tales Dreadful White Page, The Green Marauder, The Assimilating Our Culture, That's What They're Doing! War Movie Limits Lost Ideas, The Bigger Than Worlds Ghetto? But I Thought... Adrienne and Irish Coffee One Night at the Draco Tavern Trantorcon Report Why Men Fight Wars and What You Can Do About It Comics Portrait of Daryanree the King, The Wishing Game, The Lion in his Attic, The From the Green Lantern Bible Wanted Fan Works in Progress Criticism
258		Wanted Fan	1991-10	stand-alone	Summary Filk song set in the fandom world of Fallen Angels
260		Where Next, Columbus?	1992-00	non-fiction [all]	Summary Collaboration, co-written with Jerry Pournelle
259	182	Green Lantern: Ganthet's Tale	1992-00	DC Universe	Summary Script and art by John Byrne
261		Review of "Cosmic Time Travel: A Scientific Odyssey," by Barry Parker	1992-01	non-fiction [all]	book review
262	181	California Voodoo Game, The	1992-02	Dream Park	Review Collaboration, co-written with Steven Barnes sequel to Dream Park
263		Read This	1992-10	non-fiction [all]	Review of Dinotopia, by James Gurney
264	192	Gripping Hand, The	1993-02	Motie	Review Collaboration, co-written with Jerry Pournelle sequel to Mote in God's Eye, The
265		Bridging the Galaxies	1993-11	n/a	Collection Info Guest of Honor book for ConFrancisco. Contents: Introduction to Bridging the Galaxies Procrustes Where Next, Columbus? It's Only a Story Tabletop Fusion South Los Angeles Broadcasting System, The Color of Sunfire, The Intercon Trip Report: August 12, 1991 Léshy Circuit, The All the Bridges Rusting Bibliography
266		Introduction to Bridging the Galaxies	1993-11	non-fiction [all]	Introduction
272		Intercon Trip Report: August 12, 1991	1993-11	non-fiction: The Ghetto	Summary Like the title says
274		Bibliography	1993-11	non-fiction [all]	This is the most recent source of the "opus numbers" found in this database. It's an updated version of the bibliography found in N-Space
269		Tabletop Fusion	1993-11	non-fiction [all]	Article about tabletop fusion
267		Procrustes	1993-11	Known Space [all]	Summary Ebook Beowulf loses his head, but takes it surprisingly well
271		Color of Sunfire, The	1993-11	Known Space [all]	Read It! Mention of an alien race called the Pleione description of Silvereyes (Beta Hydri I) description of the Puppeteer homeworld. We finally catch up to Richard Harvey Shultz-Mann, forty years after Relic of the Empire, A
273		Léshy Circuit, The	1993-11	Léshy	Unfinished Script for Planetarium Show. As the title suggests, this is a script for a show that would take viewers on a high-speed chase through the galaxy. It includes the "right-angle turn" at a neutron star that was eventually written into Protector
270		South Los Angeles Broadcasting System, The	1993-11	stand-alone	Summary a non-SF story set in the wake of the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles.
268		It's Only a Story	1993-11	stand-alone	Summary written for an anthology called The Midnight Miracle, edited by Jerry Biederman and Christopher Owens.
275		Foreword to The Guide to Larry Niven's Ringworld	1994-02	Known Space: About	A brief discussion of the Ringworld and how it's been re-engineered by fans, both professional and amateur, over the years.
276		Crashlander	1994-04	Known Space: Collection	Beowulf Shaeffer omnibus. Contents: Ghost Neutron Star At the Core Flatlander Grendel Borderland of Sol, The Procrustes
277		Ghost	1994-04	Known Space [all]	Summary Beowulf Shaeffer 8-part Crashlander framing story
278		Larry Niven Reviews The Millennial Project	1994-06	n/a	A brief, encouraging review of The Millennial Project: Colonizing the Galaxy in Eight Easy Steps by Marshall T. Savage, Little Brown & Co, August 1994. Read it here!
279		Foreword to Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre: Fright Court	1995-00	non-fiction [all]	Following the 2002 San Diego Comic-Con, Niven wrote "I met Batton Lash at last. He's Wolff and Byrd, Attorneys for the Macabre. I wrote an introduction for his second coffee-table book." Turns out the book in question was published in 1995!—Ed.
280		Flatlander	1995-06	Known Space: Gil Hamilton	Gil Hamilton omnibus. Contents: Organleggers, The Defenseless Dead, The Patchwork Girl, The Woman in Del Rey Crater, The Afterword: Science/Mystery Fiction ARM
281		Afterword: Science/Mystery Fiction	1995-06	Known Space: Gil Hamilton	Niven discusses the combination of two genres: mystery and Sci-fi.
282		Woman in Del Rey Crater, The	1995-06	Known Space: Gil Hamilton	Summary Gil still solving crimes on the moon
283		Song of the Night People	1995-10	Known Space: Ringworld	Short story of "The Vampire Nest" that became embedded in Ringworld Throne, The
284		Beowulf's Children	1995-11	Avalon	Review Collaboration, co-written with Jerry Pournelle & Steven Barnes sequel to Legacy of Heorot, The
285		Regulating the Body Business	1996-03	non-fiction [all]	Discussion of organlegging, a sci-fi crime gone real-world.
286		Ringworld Throne, The	1996-06	Known Space: Ringworld	Review Louis encounters more Pak Protectors 2nd sequel to Ringworld
287		Catfish and Red Meat Flavoring	1996-10	non-fiction [all]	more recipes
288		Three Books of Known Space	1996-11	Known Space: Collection	A Known Space anthology spanning the entire timeline of Niven's future history. 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." Contents: Timeline for Known Space My Universe and Welcome Back! Coldest Place, The Becalmed in Hell Wait it Out Eye of an Octopus How the Heroes Die Jigsaw Man, The World of Ptavvs At the Bottom of a Hole Deceivers, The Cloak of Anarchy Warriors, The Madness Has Its Place Gift from Earth, A There is a Tide Safe at Any Speed Bibliography: The Worlds of Larry Niven Afterthoughts
289		Timeline for Known Space	1996-11	Known Space: About	Updated from the version that originally appeared in Tales of Known Space
290		My Universe and Welcome Back!	1996-11	Known Space: About	New introduction for the new Known Space collection. The title is a direct reference to My Universe and Welcome To It!
291		Afterthoughts	1996-11	Known Space: About	Like the title says: Afterthoughts on the growth of Known Space, looking back 30 years later.
292		Bibliography: The Worlds of Larry Niven	1996-11	Known Space: About	Annotated by "universe," lists latest publication only. Updated from the version in Tales of Known Space
293		Destiny's Road	1997-06	Avalon	Review Stand-alone set in the same universe as the Heorot books
294		Choosing Names	1998-09	Known Space: Man-Kzin Wars	Summary New Man-Kzin story
295		Mission to Abisko	1998-11	non-fiction [all]	Report on a trip to an exclusive conference at Abisko Biological Research Station in Sweden, with fellow travellers Greg Bear and Gregory Benford.
296		Reference Director Speaks, The	1999-03	Svetz	Notes on the various Martian references contained in Rainbow Mars, along with a helpful timeline.
299		Rainbow Mars	1999-03	Svetz	New Svetz novella, set on the fantasy Mars of Ray Bradbury, H.G. Wells, and Edgar Rice Burroughs.
297		Rainbow Mars	1999-03	Svetz	Review New Svetz story and collection. Contents: Rainbow Mars Get a Horse! Bird in the Hand Leviathan! There's a Wolf in My Time Machine Death in a Cage Svetz and the Beanstalk
298		Svetz and the Beanstalk	1999-03	Svetz	Niven reveals how Rainbow Mars came to be written, with shout-outs to Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Carl Sagan, Kip Thorne, Frank Tipler, Jerry Pournelle, Robert Heinlein, and Suzanne Gibson and Warren James of Hour 25.
300		Wisdom	1999-08	stand-alone	Summary This issue of Altair, an Australian fanzine, was published in conjunction with AussieCon III, the 1999 WorldCon.
301		Getting Your Dime's Worth	1999-09	DC Universe	Introduction to DC Pulp Fiction Library's Mystery in Space by Gardner Fox, Alex Toth, et. al.
303		Smut Talk	2000-01	Draco Tavern	Summary Read It! Draco Tavern microbial hive mind or sexually transmitted disease?
302		Loki	2000-01	stand-alone	Summary Story with no human characters
304		An Interview with Larry Niven	2000-02	non-fiction [all]	Interviewed by S. James Blackman. Read it!
306		Mars: Who Needs It?	2000-03	non-fiction [all]	Summary Read It! non-fiction for Space.com
305		Burning City, The	2000-03	Magic Universe: Golden Road	Review Collaboration, co-written with Jerry Pournelle
307		How to Save Civilization and Make a Little Money	2000-04	non-fiction [all]	Summary Non-fiction for Space.com, has almost nothing to do with the report presented by the Citizens Advisory Council for a National Space Policy. Read it!
308		Travelers	2000-05	non-fiction [all]	Summary Read It! non-fiction for Space.com
309		Rocket Men	2000-06	non-fiction [all]	Summary Read It! non-fiction for Space.com
312		Wet Mars (Larry Niven Talks Terraforming)	2000-07	non-fiction [all]	Summary Read It! non-fiction for Space.com
311		Wisdom of Demons, The	2000-07	Draco Tavern	Summary Draco Tavern think twice before accepting gifts from the Glig.
310		Saturn's Race	2000-07	Saturn	Review Collaboration, co-written with Steven Barnes prequel to Achilles' Choice
313		Making Somebody Pay	2000-09	non-fiction [all]	Summary Read It! non-fiction for Space.com
314		Fly-By-Night	2000-10	Known Space: Man-Kzin Wars	Summary Beowulf is hijacked in flight
315		Surprises	2000-11	non-fiction [all]	Summary Read It! non-fiction for Space.com
316		Missing Mass, The	2000-12	Draco Tavern	Summary Read It! Draco Tavern where is the universe's extra mass? It was eaten!
317		Ice and Mirrors	2001-02	Walker & Keenan	Summary Collaboration, co-written with Brenda Cooper
318		Heights, The	2001-05	Draco Tavern	Summary Draco Tavern Alien flyers terrify children for profit.
319		Ssoroghod's People	2001-12	Draco Tavern	Draco Tavern maybe we should go to Mars after all?
320		Albacon Trip Report	2002-00	non-fiction: The Ghetto	Read It! unpublished report of con after 9/11
321		Choosing Life	2002-01	Christa	Summary Collaboration, co-written with Brenda Cooper
322		Finding Myself	2002-06	Christa	Summary Collaboration, co-written with Brenda Cooper. Sequel to Choosing Life
323		Convergence of the Old Mind, The	2002-07	Draco Tavern	Summary Draco Tavern a new meaning to the phrase "gathering one's thoughts."
324		Free Floaters	2002-08	Walker & Keenan	Summary Collaboration, co-written with Brenda Cooper. Sequel to Ice and Mirrors
325		Chrysalis	2002-09	Draco Tavern	Summary Draco Tavern aliens with severely arrested development--for good reason
326		Niven's Laws, 2002	2002-11	non-fiction [all]	Read It! Update of Niven's Laws
330		Epilogue: What I Tell Librarians	2003-01	non-fiction [all]	Summary essay on reading sci-fi
333		Introduction: Where Do I Get My Crazy Ideas?	2003-01	non-fiction [all]	Summary Introduction to Scatterbrain
328		Introduction to Peter Hamilton story	2003-01	non-fiction [all]	Summary Like the title says a discussion of sci-fi-mystery
338		Handicap	2003-01	non-fiction [all]	Summary essay on the concept of "handicap"
339		Did the Moon Move for You Too?	2003-01	non-fiction [all]	Summary brief essay on hypothetical attempts at mating in orbit
335		Telepresence	2003-01	non-fiction [all]	with Marvin Minsky 8.8.97 at the CACNSP meeting, Tarzana
336		Learning to Love the Space Station	2003-01	non-fiction [all]	essay on the ISS
332		Scatterbrain	2003-01	n/a	Collection Info Niven's career from 1990 to 2003. Contents: Excerpt from Destiny's Road Excerpt from The Ringworld Throne Excerpt from The Burning City with Jerry Pournelle Excerpt from Saturn's Race with Steven Barnes Introduction: Where Do I Get My Crazy Ideas? Woman in Del Rey Crater, The Loki Procrustes How to Save Civilization and Make a Little Money Ice and Mirrors Ice and Mirrors Papers, The Smut Talk Telepresence Learning to Love the Space Station Autograph Ettiquette Tabletop Fusion Collaborations Intercon Trip Report: August 12, 1991 Handicap Did the Moon Move for You Too? Hugo Award Anecdotes Introduction to Man-Kzin Wars II Canon for the Man-Kzin Wars Epilogue: What I Tell Librarians Mars: Who Needs It? Introduction to Peter Hamilton story
331		Ones Who Stay Home, The	2003-01	Draco Tavern	Summary Draco Tavern
329		Canon for the Man-Kzin Wars	2003-01	Known Space: About	Summary Like the title says
327		Hugo Award Anecdotes	2003-01	non-fiction: The Ghetto	for use at the Hugo ceremonies, 1996
334		Ice and Mirrors Papers, The	2003-01	non-fiction: The Ghetto	E-mail discussion with Brenda Cooper tracing the process of their collaboration Ice and Mirrors
337	168	Autograph Ettiquette	2003-01	non-fiction: The Ghetto	Summary 600 words of tips for writers and seekers. Note: The Bibliography in Bridging the Galaxies implies that this essay appeared sometime in the late 1980s, but no actual publication information is listed. We've listed it here as appearing in Scatterbrain until another citation surfaces.-ED
340		Death Addict, The	2003-05	Draco Tavern	Summary Draco Tavern We've all met guys like him.
341		Integral Trees, The (Omnibus)	2003-08	The State: The Smoke Ring	Omnibus of two novels: Integral Trees, The Smoke Ring, The
342		Food Story for the Con Jose Program Book	2003-09	non-fiction [all]	Summary
343		Trellis, The	2003-11	stand-alone	Summary Collaboration, co-written with Brenda Cooper
344		Introduction to The Rackham Files by Dean Ing	2004-02	non-fiction [all]	Like the title says
345		Storm Front	2004-03	Draco Tavern	Summary Ebook Draco Tavern intelligent life on the sun
346		Chicxulub	2004-05	Magic Universe [all]	Summary A new short story involving magic, Mana and a dragon for fans of the "Magic Goes Away" universe. The "Magic Universe" explanation for the Chicxulub crater.
349		Boomerang	2004-06	Magic Universe [all]	Summary Warlock-era short story set in Australia and Siberia
348		Preface to Ringworld's Children	2004-06	Known Space: About	further discussion of Ringworld's literary and physical parameters
347		Ringworld's Children	2004-06	Known Space: Ringworld	Summary 3rd Sequel to Ringworld
350		Rhinemaidens	2005-01	Magic Universe [all]	A fisherman encounters the mermaids living near Castle Minterl.
353		Burning Tower	2005-02	Magic Universe: Golden Road	Summary Collaboration with Jerry Pournelle sequel to Burning City, The
351		Magic Goes Away Collection, The	2005-02	Magic Universe: Warlock	Collecting three previous Warlock books, with a new introduction by the author: Magic May Return, The More Magic Magic Goes Away, The
352		Introduction	2005-02	non-fiction [all]	Introduction to Magic Goes Away Collection, The
354		Building Harlequin's Moon	2005-06	stand-alone	Summary Collaboration, co-written with Brenda Cooper
355		Kath and Quicksilver	2005-08	stand-alone	Summary Collaboration, co-written with Brenda Cooper. The characters return in Terror Bard, The
356		Breeding Maze	2005-09	Draco Tavern	Summary Draco Tavern he's a Joker, a smoker, a midnight toker... sure don't wanna hurt no one…
357		Hunting Park, The	2005-10	Known Space: Man-Kzin Wars	Summary
358		Slow Ones, The	2005-12	Draco Tavern	Summary Surf a glacier with The Slow Ones!
360		Playhouse	2006-01	Draco Tavern	Summary
361		Lost	2006-01	Draco Tavern	Summary
362		Losing Mars	2006-01	Draco Tavern	Summary
363		Draco Tavern, The	2006-01	Draco Tavern	Draco Tavern omnibus with new stories and a new introduction by the author. Contents: Introduction Subject is Closed, The Grammar Lesson Assimilating Our Culture, That's What They're Doing! Heights, The Wisdom of Demons, The Smut Talk Ssoroghod's People Schumann Computer, The Green Marauder, The Real Thing, The War Movie Limits Table Manners One Night at the Draco Tavern Missing Mass, The Convergence of the Old Mind, The Chrysalis Death Addict, The Storm Front Slow Ones, The Cruel and Unusual Ones Who Stay Home, The Breeding Maze Playhouse Lost Losing Mars Playground Earth
364		Playground Earth	2006-01	Draco Tavern	Summary
359		Introduction	2006-01	non-fiction [all]	A new introduction to the Draco Tavern and its exotic inhabitants, written for the new collection Draco Tavern, The
365		Solipsist at Dinner, The	2006-05	stand-alone	Summary A short meditation on the nature of solipsism and how it relates to human aging.
366		Terror Bard, The	2007-02	stand-alone	Summary Collaboration, co-written with Brenda Cooper. Distant sequel to Kath and Quicksilver
367		Gatherer's Guild, The	2007-02	stand-alone	Michael Jones of SFsite.com writes "Larry Niven turns his attention towards the United States government, in 'The Gatherer's Guild.' Or rather, to the numerous secretive departments of the IRS, who possess technology and privileges beyond imagining."
368		Fleet of Worlds	2007-10	Known Space [all]	Review Collaboration with Ed Lerner set on the Puppeteer Fleet of Worlds
369		Robert Bussard	2007-12	non-fiction [all]
370		Juggler of Worlds	2008-09	Known Space [all]	Summary collaboration with Ed Lerner set in Known Space and on the Puppeteer Fleet of Worlds A sequel to Fleet of Worlds
371		Nightmare: the Genetics Game	2008-12	non-fiction [all]	Summary Read It!
373		Passing Perry Crater Base, Time Uncertain	2009-01	stand-alone	Summary
372		Dark Energies	2009-01	stand-alone	Summary Volume 2 of Thrilling Wonder Stories, while not an official Star Trek product, is full of authors who have written for and about the show over the years, including David Gerrold, Norman Spinrad, and Harlan Ellison.
374		Escape from Hell	2009-02	Inferno	Summary Collaboration with Jerry Pournelle, the duo's sequel to Inferno
375		On July 20th, 1969...	2009-07	non-fiction [all]	Summary Read It!
376		Destroyer of Worlds	2009-11	Known Space [all]	Summary Review Collaboration with Ed Lerner.
380		Artists, The	2010-03	Draco Tavern	Summary Read It! Inspired by the artwork of Lisa Snellings
377		Strange Light	2010-03	n/a	Chapbook. Three new stories based on the paintings and sculpture of Lisa Snellings-Clark, including a Draco Tavern story. Limited to 1000 copies. Contents: Doubling Rate Artists, The Betelgeuse
379		Betelgeuse	2010-03	stand-alone	Summary Inspired by the artwork of Lisa Snellings
378		Doubling Rate	2010-03	stand-alone	Summary Inspired by the artwork of Lisa Snellings
381		Gates (Variations)	2010-07	stand-alone	Summary Appears in Gateways, an anthology tribute to Fred Pohl.
382		After Mecca	2010-08	stand-alone	A political dialog between a President and a reporter, huddled in a bomb shelter two days after the terrorist nuclear attack.
386		Cadet Amelia	2010-08	stand-alone	What good is any home, whether on Earth or in space, without cats?
389		Boys and Girls Together	2010-08	stand-alone	Niven explores an idea hinted at in "Fly-By-Night." What if parents could stop their children from growing up? How long before society was changed irrevocably?
384		Hooking the Reader	2010-08	non-fiction: The Ghetto	Summary
390		Stars and Gods	2010-08	n/a	A collection of excerpts from Niven's short stories and novels from approx 2004 - 2010. Each selection is accompanied by a brief introduction. Contents: Excerpt from Ringworld's Children Excerpt from Rainbow Mars Excerpt from Escape from Hell Excerpt from Burning Tower Excerpt from Building Harlequin's Moon Excerpt from Fleet of Worlds Excerpt from Juggler of Worlds Excerpt from Beowulf's Children Excerpt from Achilles' Choice Svetz and the Beanstalk Choosing Names Fly-By-Night Hunting Park, The After Mecca Cadet Amelia Cat Toy Chicxulub Gatherer's Guild, The Solipsist at Dinner, The Boys and Girls Together Travelers Rocket Men Wet Mars (Larry Niven Talks Terraforming) Where Next, Columbus? Choosing Life Free Floaters Finding Myself Missing Mass, The Safe Harbor Hooking the Reader Larry Niven Interview by Brenda Cooper in 2000 AD Food Story for the Con Jose Program Book Inconstant Moon Has Passed
383		Larry Niven Interview by Brenda Cooper in 2000 AD	2010-08	non-fiction [all]	Summary
385		Inconstant Moon Has Passed	2010-08	non-fiction [all]	Hiking by the light of the brightest full moon in centuries reminds Niven of his award-winning short story Inconstant Moon
387		Cat Toy	2010-08	Magic Universe [all]	A researcher in Antarctica comes across a magician trapped in an eternal came of cat-and-mouse.
388		Safe Harbor	2010-08	Draco Tavern	Rick Schumann talks to some alien pirates who have a very good reason to want to steal a Chirpsithra liner.
391		Betrayer of Worlds	2010-10	Known Space [all]	Summary Newest collaboration with Ed Lerner
392		Best of Larry Niven, The	2010-11	n/a	Summary Contents: Introduction by Jerry Pournelle Becalmed in Hell Bordered in Black Neutron Star Soft Weapon, The Jigsaw Man, The Deadlier Weapon, The All the Myriad Ways Not Long Before the End Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex Inconstant Moon Rammer Cloak of Anarchy Fourth Profession, The Flash Crowd Defenseless Dead, The Get a Horse! Hole Man, The Night on Mispec Moor Flatlander Magic Goes Away, The Cautionary Tales Limits Teardrop Falls, A Return of William Proxmire, The Borderland of Sol, The Smut Talk Missing Mass, The
393		Flare Weed, The	2011-04	Draco Tavern	Summary
394		Moon Maze Game, The	2011-08	Dream Park	Summary Collaboration with Steven Barnes the newest sequel to the Dream Park novels, set on the Moon.
395		Secret of Black Ship Island, The	2012-04	Avalon	Summary "Larry Niven and Steve Barnes came over just after my morning walk and we had a conference on a notion for a new book in the Avalon (Beowulf's Children) series. We used Skype to call Dr. Jack Cohen who has agreed to help us construct a new ecological creature to be part of a short novel involving some of the characters from Beowulf's Children." - Jerry Pournelle, 2/14/2011
396		Fate of Worlds: Return from the Ringworld	2012-08	Known Space: Ringworld	Summary "The Explosive Finale to the Ringworld and the Fleet of Worlds Series."
397		Far End, The	2012-09	stand-alone	Summary The Last Story of Poul Anderson's Time Patrol
398		Bowl of Heaven	2012-10	stand-alone	Summary Collaboration with Gregory Benford, set on a macrostructure that some have called "Wok World," a giant bowl-shaped ship with a sun in the center, serving as a propulsion system. To be continued in Shipstar
399		Man in the Pink Shirt, The	2012-11	Svetz	Summary A light-hearted and very short story in the vein of Return of William Proxmire, The
400		Goliath Stone,The	2013-06	stand-alone	Summary Collaboration with frequent Man-Kzin Wars contributor Matthew Joseph Harrington.
401		Red Tide	2014-01	Flash Crowd/Teleportation	Summary This anthology, part of the Stellar Guild series (edited by Mike Resnick), includes three new stories and an expanded version of the Niven classic Flash Crowd Red Tide Dial At Random
403		Dial At Random	2014-01	Flash Crowd/Teleportation	Summary In the early days of teleportation, a lot of bugs remained to be worked out. A prequel to Red Tide
402		Red Tide	2014-01	Flash Crowd/Teleportation	Summary With new flashes of the futurist insights that he's famous for, Niven expertly and seamlessly updates his 40-year-old classic Flash Crowd
404		Shipstar	2014-04	stand-alone	Collaboration with Gregory Benford. The crew of SunSeeker continue their exploration of the giant, bowl-shaped ship bound towards their destination, the colony world called Glory. The sequel to Bowl of Heaven
405		God Walks Into A Bar	2014-09	Draco Tavern	Summary
406		Closing Sale	2015-05	Draco Tavern	Summary
407		Seascape Tattoo, The	2016-06	Magic Universe [all]	Summary Niven and Barnes return to the universe of "The Magic Goes Away" with a brand-new tale that pits a barbarian and a sorcerer against a dangerous society of wizards who seek to rule the world with weapons stolen from the future!
408		Story Night At The Stronghold	2016-07	n/a	Summary Written with Jerry Pournelle. A short-story sequel to Lucifer's Hammer
409		Mice Among Elephants	2016-10	n/a	Summary Collaboration with Gregory Benford
410		Dead Guest Of Honor Speech, The	2017-05	stand-alone	Summary Two subject that are dear to Niven's heart - immortality and SF conventions - collide in this short story.
411		By The Red Giant's Light	2017-11	stand-alone	Summary Niven continues to demonstrate that he thinks on the largest possible scale, as characters with lifespans of eons observe the death of planets.
412		Dream Park: The Lady or the Tiger	2019-11	Dream Park	Summary A new Dream Park collaboration with Steven Barnes
413		Starborn and Godsons	2020-04	Avalon	Summary With Steven Barnes and Jerry Pournelle (who passed before it was finished). A sequel to Legacy of Heorot, The
414		Glorious	2020-06	n/a	Summary Part three of the collaboration series with Gregory Benford. 2nd sequel to Bowl of Heaven
415		Sacred Cow	2022-11	Known Space: Gil Hamilton	Summary A Gil Hamilton story, co-written with Steven Barnes
417		Burning Mountain (working title)	2023-00	Magic Universe: Golden Road	collaboration with Jerry Pournelle, sequel to The Burning City and Burning Tower. Mentioned in the introduction to Magic Goes Away Collection, The
416		Moon Bowl, The (working title)	2023-00	stand-alone	Collaboration with Jerry Pournelle & Michael Flynn.

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