Tales of known spaceitself a collection of short stories, world of ptavvs, and a gift from earth. 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. Larry nivens known space universe is probably one of the most developed in all of science fiction. Three books of known space known space series by larry niven. And have no idea why its necessary to read this after the first. Larry niven books biography and list of works author. The known space is an entire universe set across a thousand years in the future where humans live next to incredible. Eye of an octopus larry niven tales of known space. It has also become a shared universe in the spinoff mankzin wars anthologies.
This collection spans the entire known space timeline, from the early days of solarsystem. Although the known space universe has a well defined chronology, most of the stories can be read independently. 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. As i recall, ballantine reprinted several of nivens books with similar inside cover art in 1975. Time line of larry nivens known space universe revision 111407. Science fiction timeline site larry nivens known space framed site timeline links.
Here are all the larry niven books in reading order for his work over the last 50 or so years. Pdf this resource list contains stories on the following topics. The centerpiece of the known space universe is the ringworld, an artificially created planet that is actually an immense band orbiting a distant star halo borrows this idea for its setting. Lerner, are fleet of worlds, juggler of worlds and destroyer of worlds. At the time of the first mankzin war, human society is so pacifistic that no weapons exist. The incompleat known space concordance larry niven.
The universe of larry niven 20080406 larry niven the ringworld 14 20171101 pdf tales of known space. At the bottom of a hole larry niven tales of known space. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ringworlds children. It mixes hard science fiction with space opera so seamlessly that its easy to just slip in a wave reality byebye. The front of the book also has a twopage spread showing the timeline of known space and an introduction by larry niven entitled my universe and welcome to it. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet. The universe of larry niven online books in format pdf. 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 long arm of gil hamilton known space larry niven. These combine ringworld, fleet of worlds, mankzin, along with several short stories and standalone novels as well. Then, somehow, niven manages to collect some stories which shine in the known universe like neutron star. This collection of stories, now out of print, is the prefect introduction to larry niven s known space tales. Tales of known space is a collection of short stories set in larry niven s future history universe called known space.
Hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases books electronics gift ideas todays deals new releases books electronics gift ideas. Tks timeline for known space, published in tales of known space 1975. Fleet of worlds marks larry nivens first full novellength collaboration within his known space universe, the playground he created for his bestselling ringworld series. Death by ecstasy 1969 sf by larry niven also appeared as. A known space anthology spanning the entire timeline of niven s future history. This collection of stories, now out of print, is the prefect introduction to larry nivens known space tales. Larry nivens known space series of anthologies and novels covers a vast timeline of spacefaring adventures encompassing 10,000 years. Revenge of the patriarch a graphical adventure set in larry nivens known space universe. 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. Larry niven is a prolific american science fiction writer. A series of short stories and novels charting the expansion of mankind through space over millenia. Larry niven tales of known space pdf free download. I would say just pick up that copy of ringworld, and see how well its tale of louis wu exploring the titular megastructure with three aliens nessus, a twoheaded puppeteer, speakertoanimals, a tigerlike kzin, and teela brown, a mysterious woman holds up for you.
This is another journey in to larry niven s tales of know space a series of stories which share a common galaxy which over time shaped right loose history my answer is loose as heroes which enjoyed solo reports eventually resurfaced in later stories sometimes simply because they could and other times to act as a bridge drawing the. Larry niven is an award winning american author of hard science fiction, best known for his ringworld series, the first novel of the series by the same name having. This was the story line that broke him out into the movie world as it was adopted into the animated series known as star trek. It has also become a shared universe in the spinoff mankzin wars. These stories are collected in the mankzin wars series. Niven has also written a logical fantasy series set in the warlocks era, detailed in the magic goes away. Lerner, fleet of worlds takes a closer look at the humanpuppeteer citizens relations and the events leading up to nivens first. This book represents the largest concentration of known space stories anywhere, with many of the ones included now impossible to find elsewhere. Ringworld, one of the very few novels ever to win both the hugo and nebula awards.
Since the author has several series published, they are listed in the order of publication, starting from known space, a series written between 19661980. Tales of known space itself a collection of short stories, world of ptavvs, and a gift from earth. A known space anthology spanning the entire timeline of nivens future history. Building harlequins moon by larry niven free ebooks. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. Known space is the name of larry niven s largest and bestdeveloped future history series of science fiction stories. Known space is the fictional setting of about a dozen science fiction novels and several collections of short stories written by larry niven. Since 1988, niven has permitted other science fiction authors to write stories set in the known space universe. 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. Condition near fine tight, no creasing, approx 12 inch closed tear to upper edge. 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.
A return voyage to the astonishing world of larry nivens ringworld, with even more remarkable adventures and surprises, and a solution to that tantalizing. This book was published in analog form and it ended up earning larry a hugo award. The universe of larry niven by rick sternbach notes. It would be practically impossible to read every single story in chronological order, as many of nivens shortstory collections are now out of print. Timeline for known space 1975 essay, larry niven introduction. The universe of larry niven reissue by niven, larry isbn. Compared to other of niven s work, this is a 5star book. Perhaps his bestknown work is ringworld 1970, which received hugo, locus and nebula awards.
Ringworld after youve read up on the known space background in neutron star, youre ready to plunge into larry niven s most famous work. Good place to start with nivens known space universe. While the book stands alone perfectly well, we do recommend you first read the beowulf shaeffer stories, including the borderland of sol, and ringworld, because the book contains spoilers for those stories. Now i know, there are a lot of books in the known space universe and i am wondering what the best order is to read them in. After the fall in the free fall environment of the smoke ring, the descendants of the crew of the discipline no longer remembered their earth rootsor the existence of sharls davis kendy, the computerprogram despot of the ship.
Also includes inside cover art by bonnie dalzell inside front is a kzinti. Larry nivens latest thoughts on the evolutionboth creative and historicalof known space, as well as an updated timeline of known space and a. Timeline for known space my universe and welcome back. Pdf science fiction stories with reasonable astronomy.
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. Pdf tales of known space the universe of larry niven by larry. Larry niven tales of known space, reading order the chris. Im a big space opera scifi fan, and an equally big larry niven fan. I think i started with one of the short story collections kicking around my fathers library.
If you are just getting into larry niven s known space series, then this would be a fantastic place to start. Download or read tales of known space book by clicking button below to visit the book download website. There are multiple format available for you to choose pdf, epub, doc. Here in tales of known space, niven repeats his flagship work in neutron star. Larry niven 3 top results of your surfing larry niven 3 start download portable document format pdf and ebooks electronic books free online rating news 20162017 is books that can provide inspiration, insight, knowledge to the reader. Publication date 1975 topics science fiction, science fiction. Larry niven is also known in science fiction fandom for nivens law. Fleet is a welcome and enjoyable addition to the series. This content was uploaded by our users and we assume.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The broadest overview of all of known space is found in the collection three books of known space del rey, 1996, which contains all the short stories from tales of known space now out of print and has the short novels world of ptavvs and a gift from earth thrown in free, as well. Larry niven is an award winning american author of hard science fiction, best known for his ringworld series, the first novel of the series by the same name having won the hugo, nebula, locus and ditmar awards. Known space is the name of larry nivens largest and bestdeveloped future history series of science fiction stories. This omnibus brings together three tales set in larry niven s known space universe that had only sporadically been available since their publication in the 1960s. Buy tales of known space first edition thus by larry niven isbn. 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. If you are just getting into larry nivens known space series, then this would be a fantastic place to start. Larry nivens known space science fiction timeline site. Voir plus didees sur le theme science fiction, fiction et science. The universe of larry niven and read tales of known space.
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. Author larry nivens complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Larry niven tales of known space, reading order the. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. Larry niven s known space series of anthologies and novels covers a vast timeline of spacefaring adventures encompassing 10,000 years. Larry niven books biography and list of works author of. 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 most recent additions to the series are the novels fleet of worlds 2007 and juggler of worlds 2008, both coauthored by edward m. 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. The ringworld trilogy is set in the known space universe.
Collected here are three novels previously published. The book has some of nivens best short fiction, and along the way we learn about several important known space worlds and races. 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. World of ptaavs was larry niven s first novel, published in 1966, and with its 2106 setting it is one of the first stories chronologically in the known space canon. These authors have filled in even more details of the past and future of larry niven s universe. The first book in the known space series is ringworld, and it received hugo, locus, ditmar, and nebula awards. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Pdf tales of known space the universe of larry niven by. Niven is the author of numerous science fiction short stories and novels, beginning with his 1964 story the coldest place which in the story was said to be the dark side of mercury, which was. These authors have filled in even more details of the past and future of larry nivens universe.
His best known works are a collection of short stories and books informally referred to as tales of known space. The borderland of sol forward possessed the ultimate weapon. His set of known space books are excellent and should never be lost im so glad they were released to kindle format. 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. Isfdb catalogs all works set in the fictional universe that includes known space under the series name tales of known space, which was the title of a 1975 collection of niven. Larry niven s known space universe is probably one of the most developed in all of science fiction. 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. Three books of known space known space series by larry. Even today, many fans still debate the existence of the characters known as niven who inhabit the universe far away.
Its most famous entry is ringworld, one of the very few novels to win both the hugo and nebula awards. There is no cause so right that one cannot find a fool following it. The universe of larry niven is a science fiction collection by larry. The latest known space novels, coauthored with edward m. Currently, the known space series comprise about a dozen books and multiple short stories. The universe of larry niven 20080406 larry niven the ringworld 14. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Ebook larry niven 3 as pdf download portable document format. To ask other readers questions about tales of known space, please sign up. Larry niven 1938 laurence van cott niven born april 30, 1938 is a us science fiction author. Thomas 6 mankzin wars vi 1994 a by larry niven 7 mankzin wars vii 1995 a by larry niven.