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. In fact, much of his writing since the 1970s has been in collaboration, particularly with Pournelle, Steven Barnes, Brenda Cooper, or Edward M. He co-authored a number of novels with Jerry Pournelle.
Niven created an alien species, the Kzin, which were featured in a series of twelve collection books, the Man-Kzin Wars. His fantasy includes The Magic Goes Away series, which utilizes an exhaustible resource, called Mana, to make the magic a non-renewable resource. Niven also often includes elements of detective fiction and adventure stories. The creation of thoroughly worked-out alien species, which are very different from humans both physically and mentally, is recognized as one of Niven's main strengths. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and theoretical physics. Laurence van Cott Niven's best known work is Ringworld (Ringworld, #1) (1970), which received the Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. Why did these disparate individuals come together? How could they possibly function together?Īnd where, in the name of anything sane, were they headed? And one of the most savage life-forms known in the galaxy. Speaker-To-Animals: kzin large, orange-furred, and carnivorous. Teela Brown: human a wide-eyed youngster with no allegiances, no experience, no abilities. Except that this particular puppeteer is insane.
Nessus: a trembling coward, a puppeteer with a built-in survival pattern of nonviolence. Seeking a challenge, and all too capable of handling it. Louis Wu: human and old bored with having lived too fully for far too many years. It is followed by three sequels and four prequels, and ties into numerous other books set in Known Space.įour travelers come to the ringworld. Ringworld is a 1970 science fiction novel by Larry Niven, set in his Known Space universe and considered a classic of science fiction literature. The pages are made of acid-neutral paper and are gilded on three sides. Each publication is bound in embossed leather of various colors with titles in 22kt gold. There are now more than 140 volumes in the series.
Wells to Isaac Asimov and Douglas Adams.Įaston Press began publishing this series of novels in 1986 with commissioned introductions and artwork.
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