Flatlander isbn 0345394801 is a 1995 collection of stories by american writer larry niven, all set in known space. I recently decided to reread a bunch of larry niven stories from his known space series, but was at a complete loss about the read order of the various stories, short stories and novels that encompass the timeline. She also appeared in walter murchs return to oz as an unbilled extra. Although the known space universe has a well defined chronology, most of the stories can be read independently. Once upon a time, in the very earliest days of interplanetary exploration, an unarmed human vessel was set upon by a warship from the planet kzinhome of the fiercest warriors in known space. The major exception being the ringworld and fleet of worlds subseries, which are best read in order. Known space is the name of larry nivens largest and bestdeveloped future history series of science fiction stories. Larry nivens novel, ringworld, is the winner of the 1970 hugo award for best novel, the 1970 nebula award for best novel, and the 1972 ditmars, an australian award for best international science fiction. Known space is about 80 light years in diameter and contains human space. Larry niven project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Larry niven science fiction books for sale in stock ebay. This threepronged story is basically a murder mystery set on the moon, but it also delves quite deeply into the legal arena, both legislative and judicial. Niven s published bibliographies list the publication year as 1978, while the ace first edition says 1980. His best known works are ringworld 1970, which received hugo, locus, ditmar, and nebula awards, and, with jerry pournelle, the mote in gods eye 1974 and lucifers hammer 1977.
The patchwork girl known space series by larry niven. However, you dont get the illustrations in that volume. Humans are scattered throughout known space, living on planets or in asteroid belts or spending their time flying between stars. The patchwork girl 1980 three books of known space omnibus 1989 world of ptavvs a gift from earth neutron star omnibus 1991 flatlander. It is generally considered by scholars of science fiction to be one of the most internally consistent, if not always the most scientifically plausible, sf settings in the history of the genre. See more ideas about larry niven, science fiction and sci fi art. The most recent additions to the series are the novels fleet of worlds 2007 and juggler of worlds 2008, both coauthored by edward m. The collected tales of gil the arm hamilton novellsamling 1995 fleet of worlds larry niven and edward m. The patchwork girl is also included in the book, three books of known space. The patchwork girl 1980 hardcover paperback kindle. Mar 31, 2017 laurence van cott niven known as larry niven is an american science fiction writer. Below is a list of larry nivens known space and ringworld books in order of when they were originally published and in chronological order.
There is no cause so right that one cannot find a fool following it. The patchwork girl pretty little liars wiki fandom. Sutter intergalactic interview with larry niven 2011 by darrell schweitzer. World of ptavvs 1966 a gift from earth 1968 neutron star 1968 kolekcija the shape of space 1969 kolekcija protector 1973 tales of known space. Order of larry niven books larry niven is an american author of hard science fiction, best known for his ringworld series, which is part of the largely known space universe.
The known space universe began in 1966 with larrys debut novel, world of ptavvs. May 06, 2010 the patchwork girl by larry niven is a 1980s shortnovel entry in the authors known space sequence. The patchwork girl by niven larry seller fantastic literature ltd published 1980 condition fine paperback, very slight nick to the head of the spine edition 2nd printing. She is seen in the background at princess ozmas coronation. Giving up freedom for security is beginning to look naive. Check out my listmanias for information on all of larry nivens known space. The science fiction writers of america named him the 2015 recipient of. Niven, larry 1938 laurence van cott niven personal. See the complete known space series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Humans and human worlds in known space larry niven. Late in the series, this area is an irregularly shaped bubble about 60 lightyears across.
It was later included in the gil hamilton anthology flatlander in a break from his usual arm duties, hamilton is an acting u. It is an area near the earth which is explored and settled and is peopled by races such as piersons puppeteers, kzinti, and the many. It has also become a shared universe in the spinoff mankzin wars anthologies. The universe of larry niven 1975 kolekcija three books of known space. Larry niven april 30, 1938 laurence van cott niven known as larry niven is an american science fiction writer. Laurence van cott niven known as larry niven is an american science fiction writer. The patchwork girl known space by larry niven illustrated pb 1st ace. His mankzin wars series consists of sharedworld anthologies in which noted sciencefiction authors set original tales in a world of niven s creation. According to author michael moorcock, in 1967 niven was among those science fiction writers of america members who voiced opposition to the vietnam war. Gil the arm hamilton struggles to find a different murder suspect and to prevent former girlfriend naomi mitchison from being convicted and being broken up in the lunar organ banks. It is the definitive collection of all stories by niven about arm agent gil hamilton.
The main suspect was the only person on the scene at the. Much like isaac asimov, his books follow a set of rules, which include never fire a laser at a mirror. Isfdb catalogs all works set in the fictional universe that includes known space under the series name tales of known space, which was the title of a 1975 collection of niven. His bestknown work is ringworld 1970, which received hugo, locus, ditmar, and nebula awards. View mobile site jokeypsych endgamehonest galaxyquest.
Known space is a future history setting used by author larry niven as a base for thirtyfive of his short stories and nine novels. Many of the stories revolve around the theme of involuntary organ transplantation the book includes the stories death by ecstasy formerly the organleggers, the defenseless dead, arm, the. Known space is the name of larry niven s largest and bestdeveloped future history series of science fiction stories. Niven has other short stories that take place on mercury, venus, earth, the moon, mars, pluto, the asteroid belt, and of course other star systems. Thundertoad animations comparatively primitive cgi version from 2005 featured cyndi. Larry niven books list of books by author larry niven. The novel was part of his known space series and followed a protagonist investigating the shocking murder attempt of a powerful political figure. Larry niven is a well known american scifi author who has been writing for the last 50 or so years and is best known for his ringworld sciencefiction series which has received several awards, including the hugo, locus, ditmar, and nebula awards. Part of his known space series, it is the fourth of five gil hamilton detective stories and the first to be published as a standalone novel in 1980. The patchwork girl by larry niven book 4 in the known space scifi series 1970. Isfdb catalogs all works set in the fictional universe that includes known space under the series name tales of known space.
Known space is the fictional setting of about a dozen science fiction novels and several collections of short stories written by larry niven. Larry nivens bibliography compiled by david lambert and carol phillips. Im a big space opera scifi fan, and an equally big larry niven fan. Humans and human worlds in known space humans are scattered throughout known space, living on planets or in asteroid belts or spending their time flying between stars. Over the course of his career niven has added to this first law a list of niven s laws which he describes as how the universe works as far as he can tell. Lerner 2007 juggler of worlds larry niven and edward m. Check out my listmanias for information on all of larry niven s known space storiesbooks, and in which order to read them. Larry niven tales of known space, reading order the.
Larry niven tales of known space, reading order the chris. Science fiction timeline site larry nivens known space framed site timeline links. Tell me a story 2009 by larry niven larry niven 2010 by james l. The patchwork girl known space series by larry niven nook. The main suspect was the only person on the scene at the time and happened to be a former flame of the protagonists. Attended california institute of technology, 195658. Much like isaac asimov, his books follow a set of rules, which include. The known space book series by multiple authors includes books ringworld, the ringworld engineers, the ringworld throne, and several more. Within the setting itself, known space refers to a relatively small. Reading the larry niven books in order involves, however, picking up his fleet of worlds, heorot. Niven is also well known for his collaborations with other sciencefiction writers. One of the famed american science fiction writers of our time is larry niven whose real names are laurence van cott niven.
Reading the larry niven books in order involves, however, picking up his fleet of worlds, heorot, and mankzin. Only one person could have been on the lunar surfa isbn 9780441653164 item price. Larry niven is a wellknown american scifi author who has been writing for the last 50 or so years and is best known for his ringworld sciencefiction series which has received several awards, including the hugo, locus, ditmar, and nebula awards. Larry niven is an american author of hard science fiction, best known for his ringworld series, which is part of the largely known space universe. The patchwork girl is a novel by american writer larry niven. The patchwork girl, by larry niven science fiction. The patchwork girl is a science fiction novel by american writer larry niven.
The worlds that humanity has settled have begun to shape mankind into wildly differing breeds. Known space is a volume of interstellar space explored by humans and their alien neighbors. Complete known space timeline larry niven wiki fandom. Niven je visestruki dobitnik nagrada hugo i nebula, a tijekom sedamdesetih godina dvadesetog veka je bio glavni predstavnik takozvanog tvrdog sfa sto mu donosi savetnicku ulogu u. Nivens published bibliographies list the publication year as 1978, while the ace first edition says 1980. Its most famous entry is ringworld, one of the very few novels to win both the hugo and nebula awards. The science fiction writers of america named him the 2015 recipient of the damon knight memorial grand master award. Larry niven s bibliography compiled by david lambert and carol phillips.
Larry niven s novel, ringworld, is the winner of the 1970 hugo award for best novel, the 1970 nebula award for best novel, and the 1972 ditmars, an australian award for best international science fiction. On the oz kids, she was voiced by lori alan and had numerous infant patchwork kids. Time line of larry nivens known space universe revision 111407. The science fiction and fantasy writers of america named him the 2015 recipient of the damon knight memorial. The patchwork girl known space by larry niven illustrated pb 4th ace. The patchwork girl by larry niven is a 1980s shortnovel entry in the authors known space sequence. Walls 1,000 miles high at each rim will let in the sun and prevent much air from escaping. Larry niven is also known in science fiction fandom for niven s law.
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