Nivens wikipedia entry larry niven lists his books grouped as follows. I wrote this as an exercise in writing a short story from the point of view of an alien creature. I came across footfall in an online list of books regarding alien invasions. That is because larry niven is a quality writer and jerry pournelle was an established scientist. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. With this in mind i bought footfall hoping for more of the same.
His beowulfs children, coauthored with jerry pournelle and steven barnes, was a new york times bestseller. Ringworld by larry niven, signed abebooks passion for books. The science fiction writers of america named him the 2015 recipient of the damon knight memorial grand master award. Mar 31, 2017 laurence van cott niven known as larry niven is an american science fiction writer.
The book depicts the arrival of members of an alien species called the fithp that have traveled to the solar system from alpha centauri in a large spacecraft driven by a bussard ramjet. His bestknown work is ringworld 1970, which received hugo, locus, ditmar, and nebula awards. I finished reading or listening since it was an audio book to larry niven and jerry pournelles mote in gods eye. The cold sleep colonists from earth had settled on a verdant, livable world. Author larry nivens complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Niven and pournelle are one of the seamless entertainment teams that makes it look a great deal easier than it is. Larry niven is the multiple hugo and nebula awardwinning author of the ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces.
Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. With jerry pournelle, he is the author of the alltime sf classic the mote in gods eye, and subsequent books in the series, as well as the novels in the heorot series. Jack cohen who has agreed to help us construct a new ecological creature to be part of a short novel involving some of the characters from beowulfs children. Larry niven ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall.
Fallen angels by jerry pournelle, larry niven and michael. To start with let me first say that i love larry nivens books. 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. See all books authored by larry niven, including ringworld, and lucifers hammer, and more on. To start with let me first say that i love larry niven s books. Niven has written several streams of books, that are linked by time, location or characters. Though it was first printed in 1970, it appears farther down the list in nivens published bibliographies. His best known works are a collection of short stories and books informally referred to as tales of known space.
Footfall is a 1985 science fiction novel by american writers larry niven and jerry pournelle. Footfall by larry niven, jerry pournelle and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. His collaboration with pournelle to write the mote in gods eye was also brilliant. Larry niven, author info, published books, bio, photo, video. Larry niven is the awardwinning author of the ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces and fantasy including the magic goes away series. Order of larry niven and jerry pournelle books science. Some of larrys books and short stories are available in various ebook formats, including kindle, which can be downloaded from online publishers by clicking the links below. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. The ringworld engineers by niven, larry and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Footfall by larry niven, first edition abebooks passion for books. The first book in the known space series is ringworld, and it received hugo, locus, ditmar, and nebula awards. Larry niven is the multiple hugo and nebula awardwinning author of the ringworld series, as well as many other science fiction masterpieces.
The universe includes ringworld, the ringworld prequels, the mankzin series and several standalone novels. I have always liked the piersons puppeteers from larry nivens known space series, so here is my take on these creatures. Ringworld by larry niven, signed abebooks passion for. In 1956, he entered the california institute of technology, only to flunk out a year and a half later after discovering a bookstore jammed with used sciencefiction magazines. He is a fivetime winner of the hugo award, along with a nebula and numerous others.
There is no cause so right that one cannot find a fool following it. Jun 04, 2014 those who spend significant time reading science fiction inevitably run across the name larry niven. Bestselling sciencefiction superstars larry niven and jerry pournelle combine their talents with those of rising young author steven barnes in an extraordinary adventure of humankinds first outpost in the farthest reaches of space. Larry niven and steve barnes came over just after my morning walk and we had a conference on a notion for a new book in the avalon beowulfs children series. 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. Larry niven is also known in science fiction fandom for nivens law.
Larry niven s novel ringworld is, according to wikipedia, followed by three sequels, and preceded by four prequels. Below is a list of larry nivens known space and ringworld books in order of when they were originally published and in chronological order. 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. One thing i can recommend from both books by larry niven is that his aliens not only look original but have their own unique sets of social rules that they live and even fight by. And i was wondering if there is a suggested order to read their books. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The best books of larry niven either with or without coauthors score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Get the best deals on larry niven exlibrary books when you shop the largest online selection at. Laurence van cott niven known as larry niven is an american science fiction writer. Thats because hes such a longstanding master of the genre, and has earned himself a place in the pantheon of science fiction gods. The known space universe began in 1966 with larrys debut novel, world of ptavvs. 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 the long arm of gil hamilton 1976 collection, reprinted as flatlander, 1995 omnibus.
Footfall larry niven footfall is a 1985 science fiction novel by american writers larry niven and jerry pournelle. Larry niven became a published author in 1966 with the novel world of ptavvs part of the known space universe. The science fiction writers of america named him the 2015 recipient of. Reading the larry niven books in order involves, however, picking up his fleet of worlds, heorot. Larry nivens novel ringworld is, according to wikipedia, followed by three sequels, and preceded by four prequels. Having read the mote in gods eye by the same author i thought i would give this book a read. Larry niven is also known in science fiction fandom for niven s law.
We also have a selection of larry s stories hosted with permission on our exclusives page. Footfall by larry niven abebooks shop for books, art. It all happened so fast one minute the two space hab astronauts were scoopdiving the atmosphere, the next theyd been shot down over the north dakota glacier and were the object of a massive manhunt by the united states government. One of the famed american science fiction writers of our time is larry niven whose real names are laurence van cott niven. Larry niven is a prolific american science fiction writer.
Step further out, a 2020 collection of updated science articles by jerry pournelle will feature neverbeforeseen images of larry niven and jerry pournelle, like this one shot in 1991 during a book signing for fallen angels. His footfall, coauthored with jerry pournelle, was a new york times bestseller. Some of larry s books and short stories are available in various ebook formats, including kindle, which can be downloaded from online publishers by clicking the links below. Larry niven books list of books by author larry niven. The book is interesting in that it seems to show that the writers have a far greater understanding of.
Larry niven project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Buy ringworld engineers by larry niven from amazons fiction books store. Mar 07, 2019 i wrote this as an exercise in writing a short story from the point of view of an alien creature. Three books of known space 1996 reprint of tales of known space, with. Niven has also written fantasy novels, including the series. The longawaited conclusion of the heorot series from genre legends larry niven, jerry pournelle, and steven barnesavalon was thriving. Each book can be read online or downloaded in a variety of file formats like mobi, djvu, epub, plain text, and pdf, but you cant go wrong using the send to kindle feature. Revenge of the patriarch 1992 and land of the lost 1974. Below is a list of larry nivens books in order of when they were originally published and in chronological order. Niven s wikipedia entry larry niven lists his books grouped as follows. Larry niven is the multiple hugo, locus, and nebula awardwinning author of science fiction short stories and novels, including the ringworld series, as well as many other science fiction masterpieces. Those who spend significant time reading science fiction inevitably run across the name larry niven. Buy footfall by larry niven 1985 0901 by larry niven.
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