Laurence van Cott Niven (born in Los Angeles, California) is an American science fiction author. Perhaps his best-known work is Ringworld (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. 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 Magic Goes Away series, rational fantasy dealing with magic as a non-renewable resource. Niven also writes humorous stories; one series is collected in The Flight of the Horse.
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Ringworld
32 editions - first published in 1970 Checked out -
World of Ptavvs
13 editions - first published in 1966 Borrow -
Lucifer's Hammer
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Dream Park
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Protector
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A world out of time
11 editions - first published in 1976 Borrow -
The integral trees
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A Gift from Earth
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N-space
10 editions - first published in 1990 Borrow -
The smoke ring
10 editions - first published in 1987 Borrow -
The Magic Goes Away
9 editions - first published in 1978 -
Flight of the Horse
9 editions - first published in 1973 -
Tales of Known Space: the universe of Larry Niven.
9 editions - first published in 1975 -
The legacy of Heorot
9 editions - first published in 1987 Borrow -
Oath of fealty
8 editions - first published in 1981 Borrow -
Footfall
8 editions - first published in 1985 Borrow -
Fallen angels
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The Ringworld engineers
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A Hole in Space
7 editions - first published in 1974 Borrow -
The patchwork girl
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The Barsoom project
6 editions - first published in 1989 DAISY -
Limits
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Convergent Series
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The Moat Around Murcheson's Eye
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The long arm of Gil Hamilton
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All the Myriad Ways
5 editions - first published in 1971 Borrow -
Descent of Anansi
5 editions - first published in 1982 Borrow -
Rainbow Mars
5 editions - first published in 1999 Borrow -
The Ringworld throne
5 editions - first published in 1996 Borrow -
Man-Kzin Wars IV
4 editions - first published in 1991 -
The Draco Tavern
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Inconstant moon
4 editions - first published in 1973 Borrow -
Destiny's road
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The Man-Kzin Wars
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Scatterbrain
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Achilles' choice
3 editions - first published in 1991 Borrow -
MAN-KZIN WARS III
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Fleet of worlds
2 editions - first published in 2007 DAISY -
Destroyer of worlds
2 editions - first published in 2009 -
Stars and gods
2 editions - first published in 2010 -
Escape from hell
2 editions - first published in 2009 DAISY -
Ringworld's Children
2 editions - first published in 2001 DAISY -
Juggler of worlds
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Ruido De Pasos/ Footfall
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The Dragons of Heorot
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La paille dans l'œil de Dieu
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Playgrounds of the mind
2 editions - first published in 1991 Read -
The burning city
2 editions - first published in 2000 DAISY -
Beowulf's children
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Flatlander
2 editions - first published in 1995 Borrow -
The World of Ptavvs
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Choosing names
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Crashlander
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The gripping hand
2 editions - first published in 1993 Borrow -
The California voodoo game
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A Gift from Earth
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Die Kzin- Kriege 5. Katzenmusik. Abenteuer aus dem Ringweltuniversum
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Man-Kzin wars 3
1 edition - first published in 1990 -
The magic goes away omnibus
1 edition - first published in 2005 -
Worlds of If Science Fiction, February 1966, Featuring Part 3 of *The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress* (Volume 16, No. 2)
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The voodoo game
1 edition - first published in 1991 -
Die Kzin- Kriege 1. Das Katzenhaus. Abenteuer aus dem Ringwelt- Universum
1 edition - first published in 1998 -
The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld)
1 edition - first published in 1985 -
A Gift from Earth (Tales of Known Space)
1 edition - first published in 1981 -
World of Ptaavs
1 edition - first published in 1973 -
Lucifer's Hammer Part 2 Of 2
1 edition - first published in 1999 -
Die Fliegenden Zauberer
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Betrayer of worlds
1 edition - first published in 2010 -
Building Harlequin's moon
1 edition - first published in 2005 DAISY -
La Paja en el Ojo de Dios / The Mote in God's Eye
1 edition - first published in 2004 -
Stadt des Feuers
1 edition - first published in 2001 -
Ringwelt - Ingenieure
1 edition - first published in 1998 -
Die Kzin- Kriege 6. Die trojanische Katze. Abenteuer aus dem Ringweltuniversum
1 edition - first published in 2000 -
Man-Kzin Wars VII
1 edition - first published in 1995 -
Burning Tower (it's not "The Burning Tower" - "Burning Tower" is the name of a character
1 edition - first published in 2005 -
Three books of Known Space
1 edition - first published in 1996 -
Decent of Anansi
1 edition - first published in 1985 -
Man-Kzin Wars XII
1 edition - first published in 2010 -
The Integral Tree
1 edition - first published in 1984 -
Die Kzin- Kriege 4. Der Überlebende. Abenteuer aus dem Ringweltuniversum
1 edition - first published in 1999 -
Man Kzin Wars VIII
1 edition - first published in 1998 -
Crashlander. Abenteuer aus dem Ringweltuniversum
1 edition - first published in 1999 -
Burning tower
1 edition - first published in 2005 DAISY -
La Poussière dans l'œil de Dieu
1 edition - first published in 1981 -
Die Kzin- Kriege 7. Outsider. Abenteuer aus dem Ringweltuniversum
1 edition - first published in 2000 -
The Magic Goes Away Collection: The Magic Goes Away, The Magic May Return, and More Magic
1 edition - first published in 2005 -
Man-Kzin wars XIII
1 edition - first published in 2012 -
Niven's laws
1 edition - first published in 1984 -
Long Arm Gil Hamilton
1 edition - first published in 1981 -
Green Lantern: Ganthet's Tale (DC Comics)
1 edition - first published in 1992 -
Ringwelt
1 edition - first published in 1998 -
Brennans Legende. Abenteuer aus dem Ringweltuniversum
1 edition - first published in 1999 -
Man-Kzin Wars IX (Man-Kzin Wars)
1 edition - first published in 2003 -
Die Kzin- Kriege 9. Katzenkrallen. Abenteuer aus dem Ringweltuniversum
1 edition - first published in 2003 -
Ein Geschenk der Erde. Abenteuer aus dem Ringweltuniversum
1 edition - first published in 2001 -
Der kälteste Ort. Geschichten aus dem Ringweltuniversum
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The Shape of Space
1 edition - first published in 1969 -
The Best of All Possible Worlds
1 edition - first published in 1980 -
Les ingénieurs de l'anneau-monde
1 edition - first published in 1999 -
All the Myriad Way
1 edition - first published in 1971
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