Within the setting itself, known space refers to a relatively small. Chronology of nivens fictional setting including data from the ringworld role playing game and the mankzin wars novels. Humans and human worlds in known space larry niven. Time line of larry nivens known space universe revision 111407. Protector 1973hugo and locus sf awards nominee, 1974. Humans are scattered throughout known space, living on planets or in asteroid belts or spending their time flying between stars. 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. World of ptaavs was larry nivens first novel, published in 1966, and with its 2106 setting it is one of the first stories chronologically in the known space canon. The book has some of niven s best short fiction, and along the way we learn about several important known space worlds and races. The science fiction writers of america named him the 2015 recipient of. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.
Three books of known space 1996 reprint of tales of known space, with madness has its place in place of the. Publication date 1975 topics science fiction, science fiction. Complete known space timeline larry niven wiki fandom. Man kzin wars 9 contains four more tales of known space. The universe of larry niven niven, larry on amazon. Larry nivens known space series of anthologies and novels covers a vast timeline of spacefaring adventures encompassing 10,000 years. Its alright, theres only one more i own that isnt in storage, so ill stop soon. Buy three books of known space by niven, larry isbn. Ranging from the 20th century to the 31st, these interconnecte. The major exception being the ringworld and fleet of worlds subseries, which are best read in order. Hal colebatch writes about kzinti honour in his sergeants hour, paul chafe writes a murdermystery arm story entitled windows of the soul while pele is one of the last published stories of poul anderson. With time, larrys stories began to evolve into what is known as known space timeline. As i recall, ballantine reprinted several of nivens books with similar inside cover art in 1975.
Be sure to read world of ptavvs, niven s first novel and of major importance to the known space background. Larry niven tales of known space, reading order the chris. Known space crashlander beowulf shaeffer ringworld ringworld engineers the ringworld throne ringworlds children fleet of worlds juggler of worlds destroyer of worlds betrayer of worlds. The universe of larry niven reissue by niven, larry isbn. The universe of larry niven and read tales of known space. Larry nivens latest thoughts on the evolutionboth creative and historicalof known space, as well as an updated timeline of known space and a. There is no cause so right that one cannot find a fool following it. While it was interesting to see how richly populated and developed nivens universe is, only about half of the tales in this collection appealed to me. The universe of larry niven is a science fiction collection by larry niven, collecting thirteen short stories published between 1964 and 1975 all in niven s known space future history along with several essays by niven and a chronology contents.
So, if you want to find the reference, use the tables of contents section of the bibliography page, which contains the tables of contents for all niven books containing known space stories. This collection of stories, now out of print, is the prefect introduction to larry niven s known space tales. Since the author has several series published, they are listed in the order of publication, starting from known space, a series written between 19661980. Some of the stories are set in nivens known space universe. Larry niven is the author of ringworld, the coauthor of the mote in gods eye and lucifers hammer, the editor of the mankzin war series, and has written or coauthored over 50 books. But below the radar, lerner has been constructing his own starspanning.
Larry niven tales of known space, reading order the. A collection of stories from nivens multiera future history, which some introduction to each part. Larry niven tales of known space pdf free download. This is a collection of short stories, all set in nivens known space future history and, as is almost always the case with short stories, the quality is variable. Here are all the larry niven books in reading order for his work over the last 50 or so years. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. Larry niven s known space series of anthologies and novels covers a vast timeline of spacefaring adventures encompassing 10,000 years. The universe of larry niven online books in format pdf. Known space is the name of larry niven s largest and bestdeveloped future history series of science fiction stories. Eye of an octopus larry niven tales of known space. It collects several of nivens known space short stories from his golden age of the late1960s, including the beowulf shaeffer stories. Condition near fine tight, no creasing, approx 12 inch closed tear to upper edge.
Tks timeline for known space, published in tales of known space 1975. A collection of short stories from the known space, future history universe, featuring some of nivens key characters. The universe of larry niven by rick sternbach notes. It mixes hard science fiction with space opera so seamlessly that its easy to just slip in a wave reality byebye. This book represents the largest concentration of known space stories anywhere, with many of the ones included now impossible to find elsewhere. Isfdb catalogs all works set in the fictional universe that includes known space under the series name tales of known space. The worlds that humanity has settled have begun to shape mankind into wildly differing breeds. The shape of space 1969 collection protector 1973hugo and locus sf awards nominee, 1974. I have found a few web pages on the subject, but most of them havent been updated i quite a few years, so they dont mention the x of worlds series, for example. The universe of larry niven by larry niven online at alibris.
Tales of known space a classic collection of stories that traces humankinds expansion and colonization throughout the galaxy from the twentieth century to the thirtyfirst. Timeline for known space my universe and welcome back. The known space started to be populated with brazen images of aliens and description of far off worlds. His best known works are a collection of short stories and books informally referred to as tales of known space. At the bottom of a hole larry niven tales of known space. Some fans even prefer one or another of niven s early novels to ringworld. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. So the reference in question is pages after the beginning of the story.
Known space brims with strange aliens and exotic locales, making it a great setting for storytelling. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ranging from the 20th century to the 31st, these interconnected stories trace mans expansion and colonization throughout the galaxy. Also included are various essays, articles and anecdotes by niven and others, excerpts from some of his novels, and an introduction by tom clancy. The incompleat known space concordance larry niven. Pdf tales of known space the universe of larry niven by. This content was uploaded by our users and we assume. Many of his awardwinning novels ringworld, the ringworld engineers, et. That novel is included in the omnibus three books of known space, along with another early novel, a gift from earth, and quite a few known space short stories. Known space is the fictional setting of about a dozen science fiction novels and several collections of short stories written by larry niven. The science fiction and fantasy writers of america named him the 2015 recipient of the damon knight memorial. Fans began to digest these concepts with a hunger not knowing that there was more to this reality. World of ptavvs 1966 a gift from earth 1968 neutron star 1968 collection the shape of space 1969 collection protector 1973hugo and locus sf awards nominee, 1974 12 tales of known space.
Although the known space universe has a well defined chronology, most of the stories can be read independently. The first book in the known space series is ringworld, and it received hugo, locus, ditmar, and nebula awards. Larry niven is also known in science fiction fandom for nivens law. It would be practically impossible to read every single story in chronological order, as many of nivens shortstory collections are now out of print. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Its most famous entry is ringworld, one of the very few novels to win both the hugo and nebula awards. There are currently over 40 short stories and novels by larry niven set in the future history of known space, with more in the works. Although outofprint, neutron star is a book worth getting for any fan of science fiction. Over the course of his career niven has added to this first law a list of nivens laws which he describes as how the universe works as far as he can tell. References dates era description 1975 to 2040 near future stories concerned with the exploration of of sol system, our own solar system. It has also become a shared universe in the spinoff mankzin wars anthologies.
Im a big space opera scifi fan, and an equally big larry niven fan. Timeline for known space 1975 essay, larry niven introduction. Larry niven has been a mainstay of hard science fiction for over fifty years. A series of short stories and novels charting the expansion of mankind through space over millenia.
Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet. This omnibus brings together three tales set in larry nivens known space universe that had only sporadically been available since their publication in the 1960s. Also includes inside cover art by bonnie dalzell inside front is a kzinti. His bestknown work is ringworld 1970, which received hugo, locus, ditmar, and nebula awards. Larry niven is a prolific american science fiction writer. Ramjets are very much not faster than light and this is. The book is made up of world of ptavvs, a gift from earth, and tales of known space, with madness has its place replacing the borderland of sol. Larry continues the story of beowulf shaeffer in flybynight.
The universe of larry niven are part of larry nivens known space chronology, which includes a number of novels and other collected works. The universe of larry niven 1975 collection three books of known space 1996 reprint of tales of known space, with madness has its place in place of the borderland of sol, packed with world of ptavvs and a gift from earth. Larry nivens known space universe is probably one of the most developed in all of science fiction. Tales of the known space includes not only the four books in the known space series but also several other books in related series that are set in the same world. The known space is an entire universe set across a thousand years in the future where humans live next to incredible. Lerners most popular novels are his fleet of worlds series of collaborations set in what colleague larry niven calls known space. The universe of larry niven is a science fiction collection by larry niven, collecting thirteen short stories published between 1964 and. Pdf tales of known space the universe of larry niven by larry.
Human space world of ptavvs flatlander gil hamilton protector a gift from earth tales of known space 2. This edition also has some crib notes to the rest of the universe and how the various stories and future history fit together. 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. Science fiction timeline site larry nivens known space framed site timeline links. These combine ringworld, fleet of worlds, mankzin, along with several short stories and standalone novels as well. Nspace is a collection of short stories by american science fiction author larry niven released in 1990. No treatise on known space chronology would be complete without mentioning the timeline for known space by larry niven, which appeared at the front of tales of known space. His bestknown 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. He is a fivetime winner of the hugo award, along with a nebula and numerous others.
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. Larry nivens latest thoughts on the evolutionboth creative and historicalof known space, as well as an updated timeline of known space and a complete. While it was interesting to see how richly populated and developed niven s universe is, only about half of the tales in this collection appealed to me. Laurence van cott niven known as larry niven is an american science fiction writer. The seven eras of known space divides the known space timeline into seven eras. Thomas 6 mankzin wars vi 1994 a by larry niven 7 mankzin wars vii 1995 a by larry niven. We see in tales of known space that borderland starts on page 153. Three books of known space known space series by larry. The universe of larry niven is a science fiction collection by larry niven, collecting thirteen short stories published between 1964 and 1975 all in nivens known space future history along with several essays by niven and a chronology. In 1966 larry niven created the ultimate tourist with his awardwinn. A known space anthology spanning the entire timeline of nivens future history.
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