Larry Niven

Larry Niven has written at least 154 books. Their most popular book is Ringworld with 381 saves with an average rating of 3.62⭐.

They are best known for writing in the genres Science fiction, Fantasy, and Adventure.

Adventurous, emotional, and dark are their most common moods.

Author Bio

Laurence van Cott Niven — known as Larry Niven — is an American science fiction writer. His best-known work is Ringworld (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. The Science Fiction Writers of America named him the 2015 recipient of the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award. 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 series The Magic Goes Away, rational fantasy dealing with magic as a non-renewable resource.

Niven was born in Los Angeles. 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. He did a year of graduate work in mathematics at the University of California at Los Angeles. On September 6, 1969, he married Marilyn Joyce "Fuzzy Pink" Wisowaty, a science fiction and Regency literature fan. He is an agnostic.

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Details	Rating	Readers Count
Ringworld Larry Niven	3.62	225 reads
The Mote in God's Eye Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle	3.79	118 reads
Lucifer's Hammer Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle	3.56	52 reads
The Ringworld Engineers Larry Niven	3.36	62 reads
Unnatural Creatures	4.28	16 reads
Footfall Jerry Pournelle Larry Niven	3.44	29 reads
The Ringworld Throne Larry Niven	3	23 reads
The Gripping Hand Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle	3.53	23 reads
Ringworld's Children Larry Niven	3	16 reads
The Legacy of Heorot Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle Steven Barnes	3.15	14 reads
Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers	3.25	4 reads
Inferno Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle	3.55	12 reads
Protector Larry Niven	3.63	18 reads
A World Out of Time Larry Niven	3.67	12 reads
The Integral Trees Larry Niven	3.85	16 reads
Dream Park Larry Niven Steven Barnes	3.64	13 reads
Fleet of Worlds Larry Niven Edward M. Lerner	3.22	13 reads
Neutron Star (Known Space) Larry Niven	3.8	8 reads
Fate of Worlds Larry Niven Edward M. Lerner	4	4 reads
Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven Larry Niven	3.71	9 reads
The Magic Goes Away Larry Niven	3.33	6 reads
Juggler of Worlds Larry Niven Edward M. Lerner	3	7 reads
The Smoke Ring Larry Niven	3.67	10 reads
A Gift from Earth Larry Niven	3.43	9 reads
The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton Larry Niven	3.57	10 reads
Oath of fealty Jerry Pournelle Larry Niven	3.83	7 reads
The World of Ptavvs Larry Niven	3.8	6 reads
Building Harlequin's Moon Larry Niven Brenda Cooper	3.8	5 reads
Destroyer of Worlds Larry Niven Edward M. Lerner	3.25	6 reads
The Barsoom project Larry Niven	3.43	7 reads
California Voodoo Game Larry Niven Steven Barnes	3.5	6 reads
The Man-Kzin Wars Larry Niven Stephen Hickman Poul Anderson Dean Ing	2.67	4 reads
Flatlander Larry Niven	3	4 reads
Beowulf's Children Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle Steven Barnes	4	3 reads
Fallen Angels Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle Michael Flynn	4	6 reads
The Moon Maze Game Larry Niven Steven Barnes	3	3 reads
The Integral Trees / The Smoke Ring The Integral Trees / The Smoke Ring Larry Niven	3.8	6 reads
All the Myriad Ways Larry Niven	3.5	5 reads
N-space N-space Larry Niven	4.33	5 reads
Escape from Hell Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle	3.67	3 reads
Goliath stone Larry Niven	2.5	2 reads
Shipstar Gregory Benford Larry Niven	3.75	5 reads
The Draco Tavern Larry Niven	4	2 reads
Crashlander Larry Niven	4	3 reads
Bowl of Heaven Bowl of Heaven Larry Niven Gregory Benford	3	4 reads
Masterpieces	2.5	2 reads
Betrayer of worlds Larry Niven	3.5	3 reads
The Flying Sorcerers Larry Niven	3.67	4 reads
Fate of Worlds: Return from the Ringworld Larry Niven Edward M. Lerner Tom Weiner	3	3 reads
Glorious Glorious Larry Niven Gregory Benford	0	0 reads
Ringworld's Children Larry Niven	3	3 reads
Red Tide Red Tide Larry Niven Brad R. Torgersen Matthew J. Harrington	3	3 reads
Neutron Star Neutron Star Larry Niven	4	3 reads
Rainbow Mars Larry Niven	4	1 read
Man-Kzin Wars 3 Larry Niven	3	4 reads
The Patchwork Girl Larry Niven	0	2 reads
A hole in space Larry Niven	4	4 reads
Bridging Infinity Charlie Jane Anders Ken Liu Larry Niven Alastair Reynolds	3	2 reads
Starborn and Godsons Starborn and Godsons Larry Niven	3	2 reads
Before They Were Giants Greg Bear Ben Bova David Brin Cory Doctorow William Gibson Nicola Griffith Joe Haldeman China Miéville Spider Robinson Michael Swanwick Kim Stanley Robinson Charles Stross R. A. Salvatore Larry Niven Piers Anthony	0	0 reads
Saturn's race Larry Niven	3.5	2 reads
Three Books of Known Space Larry Niven	5	2 reads
The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century	0	2 reads
Destiny's Road Larry Niven	2.67	3 reads
Alien Sex	3	1 read
The Man-Kzin Wars II Dean Ing Jerry Pournelle S.M. Stirling	3	2 reads
Alien Sex Alien Sex: 19 Tales by the Masters of Science Fiction and Dark Fantasy Ellen Datlow William Gibson Scott Baker Connie Willis Harlan Ellison Larry Niven Pat Murphy Lewis Shiner Bruce McAllister	0	1 read
Scatterbrain Scatterbrain Larry Niven	0	1 read
Achilles' Choice Achilles' Choice Larry Niven Steven Barnes	2.5	2 reads
The Burning City Jerry Pournelle Larry Niven	4	1 read
Ringworld: The Graphic Novel, Part Two: The Science Fiction Classic Adapted to Manga Larry Niven Robert Mandell	4	1 read
Ringworld: The Graphic Novel, Part One Larry Niven	4	2 reads
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories	3	2 reads
Not Long Before the End Not Long Before the End Larry Niven	4	1 read
Under Cover of Darkness	0	0 reads
The World Treasury of Science Fiction The World Treasury of Science Fiction Roger De Garis (Translator)	4	1 read
Gateways: Original New Stories Inspired by Frederik Pohl	3	1 read
The Magic May Return	1	2 reads
Flight of the Horse Larry Niven	3	1 read
Destiny's Road Larry Niven	0	2 reads
The integral trees Larry Niven	0	1 read
The Ringworld throne Larry Niven	0	0 reads
Burning Tower Jerry Pournelle Larry Niven	4	1 read
What Good Is a Glass Dagger? What Good Is a Glass Dagger? Larry Niven	4	1 read
Ringworld Part One Ringworld Part One Robert Mandell Larry Niven	3	2 reads
Betrayer of Worlds Edward M. Lerner Larry Niven	3	1 read
Playgrounds of the Mind Larry Niven	0	0 reads
Ad Astra Ad Astra: The 50th Anniversary SFWA Cookbook Fran Wilde, Cat Rambo J.G. Faherty Connie Willis Vylar Kaftan Anna D. Allen Sean Williams Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam Nancy Kress Elizabeth Bear Barbara Hambly Mercedes M. Yardley Astrid Bear Nalo Hopkinson Scott Edelman C.T. Adams Jay Lake John F. Carr Eric J. Guignard Charles N. Brown Octavia E. Butler Charlaine Harris Steven Brust Mike Resnick Liz Argall Nisi Shawl Kyle Aisteach Miriam Weinberg Eugie Foster William Gibson Alethea Kontis Jerry Pournelle Laura Anne Gilman Jim C. Hines Jane Yolen Spider Robinson Bud Sparhawk Maurice Broaddus James D. Macdonald Chuck Wendig Rachael Acks Greg Bear David Brin Larry Niven Carrie Vaughn James L. Cambias Lou Antonelli John Scalzi Pat Cadigan Ellen Klages Tim Powers	0	1 read
The Flight of the Horse Larry Niven	3	1 read
Masterpieces Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Twentieth Century Orson Scott Card Lloyd Biggle Jr. Michael Swanwick Harry Turtledove James Blish C. J. Cherryh Brian W. Aldiss Edmond Hamilton Terry Bisson Harlan Ellison Karen Joy Fowler William Gibson Ray Bradbury Frederik Pohl Poul Anderson George Alec Effinger Theodore Sturgeon R.A. Lafferty Robert Silverberg Arthur C. Clarke James Patrick Kelly Ursula K. Le Guin Isaac Asimov George R.R. Martin Lisa Goldstein Robert A. Heinlein Larry Niven John Kessel	4	1 read
Dream Park Larry Niven	0	0 reads
A Kind of Murder A Kind of Murder Larry Niven	0	0 reads
Long Arm Gil Hamilton Long Arm Gil Hamilton Larry Niven	0	0 reads
Protector Larry Niven	0	0 reads
Fate of worlds Larry Niven	0	0 reads
Мошка в зенице Господней Мошка в зенице Господней Ларри Нивен Larry Niven Александр Корженевский (Translator) Олег Колесников (Translator)	0	0 reads
The Seascape Tattoo Larry Niven Steven Barnes	0	0 reads
Smoke Ring Larry Niven	0	0 reads
A world out of time Larry Niven	0	0 reads
Alien Sex Larry Niven	0	0 reads

Details	Rating	Readers Count
Ringworld Larry Niven	3.62	225 reads
The Mote in God's Eye Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle	3.79	118 reads
Lucifer's Hammer Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle	3.56	52 reads
The Ringworld Engineers Larry Niven	3.36	62 reads
Unnatural Creatures	4.28	16 reads
Footfall Jerry Pournelle Larry Niven	3.44	29 reads
The Ringworld Throne Larry Niven	3	23 reads
The Gripping Hand Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle	3.53	23 reads
Ringworld's Children Larry Niven	3	16 reads
The Legacy of Heorot Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle Steven Barnes	3.15	14 reads
Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers	3.25	4 reads
Inferno Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle	3.55	12 reads
Protector Larry Niven	3.63	18 reads
A World Out of Time Larry Niven	3.67	12 reads
The Integral Trees Larry Niven	3.85	16 reads
Dream Park Larry Niven Steven Barnes	3.64	13 reads
Fleet of Worlds Larry Niven Edward M. Lerner	3.22	13 reads
Neutron Star (Known Space) Larry Niven	3.8	8 reads
Fate of Worlds Larry Niven Edward M. Lerner	4	4 reads
Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven Larry Niven	3.71	9 reads
The Magic Goes Away Larry Niven	3.33	6 reads
Juggler of Worlds Larry Niven Edward M. Lerner	3	7 reads
The Smoke Ring Larry Niven	3.67	10 reads
A Gift from Earth Larry Niven	3.43	9 reads
The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton Larry Niven	3.57	10 reads
Oath of fealty Jerry Pournelle Larry Niven	3.83	7 reads
The World of Ptavvs Larry Niven	3.8	6 reads
Building Harlequin's Moon Larry Niven Brenda Cooper	3.8	5 reads
Destroyer of Worlds Larry Niven Edward M. Lerner	3.25	6 reads
The Barsoom project Larry Niven	3.43	7 reads
California Voodoo Game Larry Niven Steven Barnes	3.5	6 reads
The Man-Kzin Wars Larry Niven Stephen Hickman Poul Anderson Dean Ing	2.67	4 reads
Flatlander Larry Niven	3	4 reads
Beowulf's Children Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle Steven Barnes	4	3 reads
Fallen Angels Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle Michael Flynn	4	6 reads
The Moon Maze Game Larry Niven Steven Barnes	3	3 reads
The Integral Trees / The Smoke Ring The Integral Trees / The Smoke Ring Larry Niven	3.8	6 reads
All the Myriad Ways Larry Niven	3.5	5 reads
N-space N-space Larry Niven	4.33	5 reads
Escape from Hell Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle	3.67	3 reads
Goliath stone Larry Niven	2.5	2 reads
Shipstar Gregory Benford Larry Niven	3.75	5 reads
The Draco Tavern Larry Niven	4	2 reads
Crashlander Larry Niven	4	3 reads
Bowl of Heaven Bowl of Heaven Larry Niven Gregory Benford	3	4 reads
Masterpieces	2.5	2 reads
Betrayer of worlds Larry Niven	3.5	3 reads
The Flying Sorcerers Larry Niven	3.67	4 reads
Fate of Worlds: Return from the Ringworld Larry Niven Edward M. Lerner Tom Weiner	3	3 reads
Glorious Glorious Larry Niven Gregory Benford	0	0 reads
Ringworld's Children Larry Niven	3	3 reads
Red Tide Red Tide Larry Niven Brad R. Torgersen Matthew J. Harrington	3	3 reads
Neutron Star Neutron Star Larry Niven	4	3 reads
Rainbow Mars Larry Niven	4	1 read
Man-Kzin Wars 3 Larry Niven	3	4 reads
The Patchwork Girl Larry Niven	0	2 reads
A hole in space Larry Niven	4	4 reads
Bridging Infinity Charlie Jane Anders Ken Liu Larry Niven Alastair Reynolds	3	2 reads
Starborn and Godsons Starborn and Godsons Larry Niven	3	2 reads
Before They Were Giants Greg Bear Ben Bova David Brin Cory Doctorow William Gibson Nicola Griffith Joe Haldeman China Miéville Spider Robinson Michael Swanwick Kim Stanley Robinson Charles Stross R. A. Salvatore Larry Niven Piers Anthony	0	0 reads
Saturn's race Larry Niven	3.5	2 reads
Three Books of Known Space Larry Niven	5	2 reads
The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century	0	2 reads
Destiny's Road Larry Niven	2.67	3 reads
Alien Sex	3	1 read
The Man-Kzin Wars II Dean Ing Jerry Pournelle S.M. Stirling	3	2 reads
Alien Sex Alien Sex: 19 Tales by the Masters of Science Fiction and Dark Fantasy Ellen Datlow William Gibson Scott Baker Connie Willis Harlan Ellison Larry Niven Pat Murphy Lewis Shiner Bruce McAllister	0	1 read
Scatterbrain Scatterbrain Larry Niven	0	1 read
Achilles' Choice Achilles' Choice Larry Niven Steven Barnes	2.5	2 reads
The Burning City Jerry Pournelle Larry Niven	4	1 read
Ringworld: The Graphic Novel, Part Two: The Science Fiction Classic Adapted to Manga Larry Niven Robert Mandell	4	1 read
Ringworld: The Graphic Novel, Part One Larry Niven	4	2 reads
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories	3	2 reads
Not Long Before the End Not Long Before the End Larry Niven	4	1 read
Under Cover of Darkness	0	0 reads
The World Treasury of Science Fiction The World Treasury of Science Fiction Roger De Garis (Translator)	4	1 read
Gateways: Original New Stories Inspired by Frederik Pohl	3	1 read
The Magic May Return	1	2 reads
Flight of the Horse Larry Niven	3	1 read
Destiny's Road Larry Niven	0	2 reads
The integral trees Larry Niven	0	1 read
The Ringworld throne Larry Niven	0	0 reads
Burning Tower Jerry Pournelle Larry Niven	4	1 read
What Good Is a Glass Dagger? What Good Is a Glass Dagger? Larry Niven	4	1 read
Ringworld Part One Ringworld Part One Robert Mandell Larry Niven	3	2 reads
Betrayer of Worlds Edward M. Lerner Larry Niven	3	1 read
Playgrounds of the Mind Larry Niven	0	0 reads
Ad Astra Ad Astra: The 50th Anniversary SFWA Cookbook Fran Wilde, Cat Rambo J.G. Faherty Connie Willis Vylar Kaftan Anna D. Allen Sean Williams Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam Nancy Kress Elizabeth Bear Barbara Hambly Mercedes M. Yardley Astrid Bear Nalo Hopkinson Scott Edelman C.T. Adams Jay Lake John F. Carr Eric J. Guignard Charles N. Brown Octavia E. Butler Charlaine Harris Steven Brust Mike Resnick Liz Argall Nisi Shawl Kyle Aisteach Miriam Weinberg Eugie Foster William Gibson Alethea Kontis Jerry Pournelle Laura Anne Gilman Jim C. Hines Jane Yolen Spider Robinson Bud Sparhawk Maurice Broaddus James D. Macdonald Chuck Wendig Rachael Acks Greg Bear David Brin Larry Niven Carrie Vaughn James L. Cambias Lou Antonelli John Scalzi Pat Cadigan Ellen Klages Tim Powers	0	1 read
The Flight of the Horse Larry Niven	3	1 read
Masterpieces Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Twentieth Century Orson Scott Card Lloyd Biggle Jr. Michael Swanwick Harry Turtledove James Blish C. J. Cherryh Brian W. Aldiss Edmond Hamilton Terry Bisson Harlan Ellison Karen Joy Fowler William Gibson Ray Bradbury Frederik Pohl Poul Anderson George Alec Effinger Theodore Sturgeon R.A. Lafferty Robert Silverberg Arthur C. Clarke James Patrick Kelly Ursula K. Le Guin Isaac Asimov George R.R. Martin Lisa Goldstein Robert A. Heinlein Larry Niven John Kessel	4	1 read
Dream Park Larry Niven	0	0 reads
A Kind of Murder A Kind of Murder Larry Niven	0	0 reads
Long Arm Gil Hamilton Long Arm Gil Hamilton Larry Niven	0	0 reads
Protector Larry Niven	0	0 reads
Fate of worlds Larry Niven	0	0 reads
Мошка в зенице Господней Мошка в зенице Господней Ларри Нивен Larry Niven Александр Корженевский (Translator) Олег Колесников (Translator)	0	0 reads
The Seascape Tattoo Larry Niven Steven Barnes	0	0 reads
Smoke Ring Larry Niven	0	0 reads
A world out of time Larry Niven	0	0 reads
Alien Sex Larry Niven	0	0 reads

Larry Niven

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