Larry Niven
Larry Niven's most popular book is Ringworld with 865 saves and an average rating of 3.66.
Author Bio
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 primary book51 released booksAuthored 88% of series
Known Space
Known Space is a 51-book series with 51 released primary work first released in 1965 with contributions by Larry Niven, Dean Ing, and Jerry Pournelle.
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45 released booksAuthored 76% of series
Known Space (Publication Order)
Known Space (Publication Order) is a 45-book series with 45 released primary works first released in 1965 with contributions by Larry Niven, Dean Ing, and Jerry Pournelle.
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8 primary booksAuthored 100% of series
Ringworld and Before the Discovery of Ringworld
Ringworld and Before the Discovery of Ringworld is a 8-book series with 8 released primary works first released in 1970 with contributions by Larry Niven, Edward M. Lerner, and Tom Weiner.
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5 primary booksAuthored 100% of series
Ringworld
Ringworld is a 5-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 1970 with contributions by Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner.
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5 primary booksAuthored 100% of series
Fleet of Worlds
Fleet of Worlds is a 5-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 2007 with contributions by Larry Niven, Edward M. Lerner, and Tom Weiner.
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3 primary books4 released booksAuthored 100% of series
Heorot
Heorot is a 4-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1987 with contributions by Larry Niven, Steven Barnes, and Jerry Pournelle.
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4 primary booksAuthored 100% of series
Dream Park
Dream Park is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 1981 with contributions by Larry Niven and Steven Barnes.
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10 primary books11 released booksAuthored 27% of series
Man-Kzin Wars
Man-Kzin Wars is a 11-book series with 10 released primary works first released in 1989 with contributions by Dean Ing, Jerry Pournelle, and S.M. Stirling.
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3 primary books2 released booksAuthored 100% of series
Bowl of Heaven
Bowl of Heaven is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2012 with contributions by Gregory Benford and Larry Niven.
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3 primary booksAuthored 100% of series
The State
The State is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1976 with contributions by Larry Niven.
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3 primary books5 released booksAuthored 60% of series
Magic Goes Away
Magic Goes Away is a 5-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1969 with contributions by Larry Niven.
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4 primary books3 released booksAuthored 50% of series
Short Stories
Short Stories is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1969 with contributions by Larry Niven and Amanda Prowse.
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2 primary booksAuthored 100% of series
Inferno
Inferno is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 1975 with contributions by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.
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2 primary booksAuthored 100% of series
Golden Road
Golden Road is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2000 with contributions by Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven.
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2 primary books39 released booksAuthored 3% of series
Green Lantern
Green Lantern is a 39-book series with 39 released primary works first released in 1971 with contributions by Larry Niven, Ron Marz, and Neil Gaiman.
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6 primary books5 released booksAuthored 20% of series
Stellar
Stellar is a 5-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 1974 with contributions by James White, Clifford D. Simak, and Hal Clement.
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12 primary books16 released booksAuthored 6% of series
Berserker
Berserker is a 16-book series with 16 released primary works first released in 1929 with contributions by Fred Saberhagen, Chris Carlsen, and Poul Anderson.
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10 primary books20 released booksAuthored 5% of series
Saga of the Skolian Empire
Saga of the Skolian Empire is a 20-book series with 20 released primary works first released in 1995 with contributions by Catherine Asaro, James Patrick Kelly, and Harry Turtledove.
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2 primary booksAuthored 50% of series
Star Trek The Newspaper Strip
Star Trek The Newspaper Strip is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2012 with contributions by Rich Handley, Thomas Warkentin, and Sharman DiVono.
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1 primary bookAuthored 100% of series
Třískané
Třískané is a 1-book series first released in 1993 with contributions by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.
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1 primary bookAuthored 100% of series
Lucifer's Hammer, Audio
Lucifer's Hammer, Audio is a 1-book series first released in 1977 with contributions by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.
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5 primary books8 released booksAuthored 13% of series
Ile-Rien
Ile-Rien is a 8-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 1993 with contributions by David Drake, Brian W. Aldiss, and Jacqueline Carey.
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11 released booksAuthored 8% of series
Green Lantern: One-Shots
Green Lantern: One-Shots is a 11-book series with 11 released primary works first released in 1992 with contributions by Larry Niven, Ron Marz, and Neil Gaiman.
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1 primary book3 released booksAuthored 33% of series
Stellar Guild
Stellar Guild is a 3-book series with 3 released primary work first released in 2011 with contributions by Steven Savile, Kevin J. Anderson, and Mercedes Lackey.
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1 primary bookAuthored 100% of series
Ringworld: The Graphic Novel
Ringworld: The Graphic Novel is a 1-book series first released in 1970 with contributions by Larry Niven.
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5 primary books4 released booksAuthored 0% of series
World's Best Science Fiction
World's Best Science Fiction is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 1965 with contributions by Donald A. Wollheim.
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6 primary booksAuthored 0% of series
Nebula Awards Showcases
Nebula Awards Showcases is a 6-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 1966 with contributions by R.A. Lafferty, Jack Vance, and Frederik Pohl.
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7 primary books6 released booksAuthored 0% of series
Annual World's Best SF
Annual World's Best SF is a 6-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 1973 with contributions by George R.R. Martin, Lisa Tuttle, and Brian M. Stableford.
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7 released booksAuthored 0% of series
Dangerous Visions
Dangerous Visions is a 7-book series with 7 released primary works first released in 1967 with contributions by Harlan Ellison, Isaac Asimov, and Lester del Rey.
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3 primary booksAuthored 0% of series
What Might Have Been
What Might Have Been is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1989 with contributions by Christine Combe.
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7 released booksAuthored 0% of series
Ender's Saga short stories
Ender's Saga short stories is a 7-book series with 7 released primary works first released in 1999 with contributions by Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston, and Books LLC.
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13 primary books37 released booksAuthored 0% of series
Society of Humanity
Society of Humanity is a 37-book series with 37 released primary works first released in 2000 with contributions by Mike Moscoe and Mike Shepherd.
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19 primary books29 released booksAuthored 0% of series
Kris Longknife
Kris Longknife is a 29-book series with 19 released primary works first released in 2004 with contributions by Mike Shepherd and Mike Moscoe.
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2 primary booksAuthored 0% of series
Infinite Stars
Infinite Stars is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Gwynn White, P.K. Tyler, and Erin St. Pierre.
Dominion Rising
