Larry Niven has written at least 161 books. Their most popular book is Ringworld with 448 saves with an average rating of 3.64⭐.
They are best known for writing in the genres Science fiction, Fantasy, and Adventure.
Adventurous, emotional, and dark are their most common moods.
Laurence van Cott Niven — known as Larry Niven — is an American science fiction writer. His best-known work is Ringworld (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. The Science Fiction Writers of America named him the 2015 recipient of the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and theoretical physics. It also often includes elements of detective fiction and adventure stories. His fantasy includes the series The Magic Goes Away, rational fantasy dealing with magic as a non-renewable resource.
Niven was born in Los Angeles. He briefly attended the California Institute of Technology and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics (with a minor in psychology) from Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, in 1962. He did a year of graduate work in mathematics at the University of California at Los Angeles. On September 6, 1969, he married Marilyn Joyce "Fuzzy Pink" Wisowaty, a science fiction and Regency literature fan. He is an agnostic.
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#1 of 1 in Lucifer's Hammer, Audio
1977 • 126 Readers • 642 pages • 3.6
2013 • 46 Readers • 462 pages • 4.3
1997 • 44 Readers • 524 pages • 3.4
#1 of 2 in Heorot
1987 • 26 Readers • 400 pages • 3.2
#2 of 2 in Infinite Stars
2017 • 26 Readers • 688 pages • 3.3
1 Known Space
1975 • 13 Readers • 240 pages • 3.7
2005 • 9 Readers • 501 pages • 3.8
1999 • 8 Readers • 379 pages • 3.7
8 Readers • 3.4
8 Readers • 4.5
#3 of 4 in Dream Park
1992 • 8 Readers • 343 pages • 3.5
2013 • 7 Readers • 384 pages • 2.7
#2 of 2 in Heorot
1995 • 7 Readers • 512 pages • 4
1991 • 7 Readers • 374 pages • 4
6 Readers • 3.5
2006 • 6 Readers • 316 pages • 4
2001 • 6 Readers • 422 pages • 2.5
2014 • 6 Readers • 362 pages • 2.5
6 Readers • 3.5
#2-3 of 3 in The State
1983 • 6 Readers • 459 pages • 3.8
6 Readers • 4
#5 of 5 in Ringworld
2012 • 5 Readers • 3
1970 • 5 Readers • 320 pages • 3.7
2004 • 5 Readers • 448 pages
2016 • 4 Readers • 418 pages • 3
1974 • 4 Readers • 196 pages • 4
1992 • 4 Readers • 586 pages • 3
4 Readers • 3
#1 of 1 in Ringworld: The Graphic Novel
1970 • 3 Readers • 4
1997 • 3 Readers • 448 pages • 2.7
2015 • 3 Readers • 4
1991 • 3 Readers • 214 pages • 2.5
3 Readers • 3.5
3 Readers • 3
2010 • 3 Readers • 227 pages
1990 • 3 Readers • 320 pages • 3
1984 • 3 Readers
3 Readers
2003 • 3 Readers
1996 • 3 Readers • 574 pages • 5
2010 • 2 Readers • 18 pages • 3
1973 • 2 Readers • 212 pages • 3
2007 • 2 Readers • 311 pages
2 Readers • 4
1989 • 2 Readers • 1,112 pages • 4
2 Readers
#1 of 1 in Ringworld: The Graphic Novel
1970 • 2 Readers • 3
2 Readers
#2 of 3 in Magic Goes Away
1981 • 2 Readers • 256 pages • 1
2 Readers • 3
2005 • 1 Reader
1998 • 1 Reader • 421 pages
1974 • 1 Reader • 192 pages • 4
2001 • 1 Reader • 424 pages • 4
2001 • 1 Reader • 415 pages • 2
1991 • 1 Reader
1975 • 1 Reader • 304 pages • 4
1990 • 1 Reader • 230 pages
2001 • 1 Reader