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Larry Niven

  • Laurence van Cott Niven
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Niven, Larry
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Date of birth
1938-04-30
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Laurence van Cott Niven (; born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer. His 1970 novel Ringworld won the Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. With Jerry Pournelle he wrote The Mote in God's Eye (1974) and Lucifer's Hammer (1977). The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America gave him the 2015 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, works of rational fantasy dealing with magic as a non-renewable resource.

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American science fiction writer. 

Series:
• Bowl of Heaven (with Gregory Benford)
• Draco Tavern
• Dream Park (with Steven Barnes)
• Heorot
• Inferno, aka Dante (with Jerry Pournelle)
• Moties (with Jerry Pournelle)
• Svetz
• The State, aka Leshy Circuit - includes the sub-series: Integral Trees
• Magic Goes Away includes the sub-series: Golden Road (with Jerry Pournelle)

• Tales of Known Space consists of the sub-series:
- Fleet of Worlds
- Ringworld
- Known Space includes the sub-series: Gil Hamilton

Last modified: 2020-08-12 (revision #20569)

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NameFormatISBNRelease Date
RingweltPaperback3-404-24168-11993-04
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Goodreads Author ID
12534
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0000 0000 8115 1871
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522809f7-6ddc-4062-9936-3ce6d95e0144
OpenLibrary Author ID
OL33881A
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36922585
Wikidata ID
Q316610

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