Niven has other short stories that take place on mercury, venus, earth, the moon, mars, pluto, the asteroid belt, and of course other star systems. Larry niven the patchwork girl 1st edition thus 1st printing. Below is a list of larry nivens known space and ringworld books in order of when they were originally published and in chronological order. It was written in storyspace and published by eastgate systems in 1995. Known space is the name of larry niven s largest and bestdeveloped future history series of science fiction stories. Larry niven is currently considered a single author. 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. Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up. Niven je visestruki dobitnik nagrada hugo i nebula, a tijekom sedamdesetih godina dvadesetog veka je bio glavni predstavnik takozvanog tvrdog sfa sto mu donosi savetnicku ulogu u. Its most famous entry is ringworld, one of the very few novels to win both the hugo and nebula awards.
The draco tavern the patchwork girl all the myriad ways crashlander stars. Larry niven mai este cunoscut in fandomul science fiction pentru legile lui niven. 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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Larry niven is an american author of hard science fiction, best known for his ringworld series, which is part of the largely known space universe. The books offered here are purely for educational purposes. The most recent additions to the series are the novels fleet of worlds 2007 and juggler of worlds 2008, both coauthored by edward m. Order of larry niven books larry niven is an american author of hard science fiction, best known for his ringworld series, which is part of the largely known space universe. Ringworld tells the story of louis wu and his companions on a mission to the ringworld, a rotating wheel space station, an alien construct in space 186 million miles in diameter. Ringworld 1970nebula award, 1970 hugo and locus sf awards winner, 1971. The known space universe began in 1966 with larry s debut novel, world of ptavvs. It was later included in the gil hamilton anthology flatlander.
Fernando fernandez gil the arm hamilton is investigaing a case of murder on the moon. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the patchwork girl. The patchwork girl 1980 three books of known space omnibus 1989 world of ptavvs a gift from earth neutron star omnibus 1991 flatlander. Oct, 2011 patchwork girl is a work of electronic literature by american author shelley jackson. See all books authored by larry niven, including ringworld, and lucifers hammer, and more on.
Larry niven, known space, flatlander short story collection, the hole man, the descent of anansi. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Below is a list of larry niven s known space and ringworld books in order of when they were originally published and in chronological order. Publication date 1981 topics science fiction, american. Pmm is not responsible for the content of the books or the opinions of the authors. Larry niven the smoke ring 1st edition 1st printing ebay. The science fiction and fantasy writers of america named him the 2015 recipient of the damon knight memorial. Summary gil the arm hamilton attends a conference on the moon and finds himself investigating a murder. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Reading the larry niven books in order involves, however, picking up his fleet of worlds, heorot, and mankzin. The sources used for this were larry nivens stories and novels. Integral trees orbit books by niven, larry paperback book the fast free. The long arm of gil hamilton containing the short stories death by ecstasy, the defenseless dead, and arm was first published in 1976 and i read it about that time.
Time line of larry nivens known space universe revision 111407. All of our paper waste is recycled within the uk and turned into corrugated cardboard. Only the most beautiful girl on luna could have sent a near. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and theoretical physics. Science fictionfantasy, novellasshort stories, mysterycrimesuspense, novels. Standard niven with some new psychic hand abilities. The patchwork girl project gutenberg selfpublishing. His well thoughtout and highlycredible ringworld an artifact world along the lines of a modified dyson sphere and the barely credible, but just possible world of the smoke ring a freefall environment in the gaseous envelope surrounding the core of a gas giant introduced in his. As i recognized that title, i likely read that, too. The main suspect was the only person on the scene at the time and happened to be a former flame of the protagonists. Nivens accurate treatment of scientific topics and his creative use of alternative worlds is outstanding too.
Larry niven books biography and list of works author of. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Part of his known space series, it is the fourth of five gil hamilton detective stories. He is a fivetime winner of the hugo award, along with a nebula and numerous others. Reading the larry niven books in order involves, however, picking up his fleet of worlds, heorot. The patchwork girl pretty little liars wiki fandom. The mankzin wars series is a complete list of books and stories in the series, along with brief summaries of the stories. Series isbncatalog id price pages format type cover artist verif. Click to read more about the patchwork girl by larry niven. Ringworld is a 1970 science fiction novel by larry niven, set in his known space universe and considered a classic of science fiction literature. Laurence van cott niven known as larry niven is an american science fiction writer. He began writing in the 1960s, and his short stories and novels have won such prestigious literary awars as the locus, hugo, and nebula. Some secretly hatched schemes for a rematch, other. She also appeared in walter murchs return to oz as an unbilled extra.
Scraps is a character from the fantasy oz book series by l. May 29, 2014 part 1 of shelley jacksons traversal of her hypertext poem, patchwork girl, for the pathfinders project, led by dene grigar and stuart moulthrop and sponsored by the national endowment for the. See details patchwork girl orbit books by niven, larry paperback book the fast free. Larry niven short stories volume 1 2003 larry niven short stories volume 2 2003 larry niven short stories volume 3 2003 the draco tavern 2006 stars and gods august 2010, isbn 0765308649 the best of larry niven november 2010, isbn 9781596063310 graphic novels and comics adaptations. Larry niven spectrum literary agency 320 central park west. Tell me a story 2009 by larry niven larry niven 2010 by james l. The collected tales of beowulf shaeffer 1994 collection ringworld.
Much like isaac asimov, his books follow a set of rules, which include. Larry niven books list of books by author larry niven. Giving up freedom for security is beginning to look naive. Part of his known space series, it is the fourth of five gil hamilton detective stories and the first to be published as a standalone novel in 1980. Known space is a future history setting used by author larry niven as a base for thirtyfive of his short stories and nine novels. Much like isaac asimov, his books follow a set of rules, which include never fire a laser at a mirror. Only one person could have been on the lunar surfa isbn 9780441653164 item price. The novel was part of his known space series and followed a protagonist investigating the shocking murder attempt of a powerful political figure. The patchwork girl 1980 hardcover paperback kindle.
His bestknown work is ringworld 1970, which received hugo, locus, ditmar, and nebula awards. Scraps is a teenaged possibly fourteen living rag doll made of patchwork, button eyes, brown yarn hair, a felt tongue, and pearl teeth. Larry niven project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. 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.
Niven s published bibliographies list the publication year as 1978, while the ace first edition says 1980. On the oz kids, she was voiced by lori alan and had numerous infant patchwork kids. Larry niven biography laurence van cott niven born april 30, 1938 is a us. The patchwork girl by larry niven book 4 in the known space scifi series 1970. Larry niven s bestselling mankzin series continues. The creation of thoroughly workedout alien species, which are very different from humans both physically and mentally, is recognized as one of niven s main. The main suspect was the only person on the scene at the. The perennially bestselling series set in larry nivens mankzin universe. In the integral trees and the smoke ring, niven takes readers to a ring of breathable air. The patchwork girl known space by larry niven illustrated pb 1st ace. Larry niven has long been one of my favorite authors, particularly his known space books.
However, you dont get the illustrations in that volume. The best of larry niven november 2010, isbn 9781596063310. Niven rovid ideig a caltechre jart, majd 1962ben a kansasi washburn university matematika szakan vegzett, pszichologia alapszaki specializacioval. Sutter intergalactic interview with larry niven 2011 by darrell schweitzer. Larry niven statecollapsed to show the template collapsed, i. The universe includes ringworld, the ringworld prequels, the mankzin series and several standalone novels. The patchwork girl is a novel by american writer larry niven. The science fiction writers of america named him the 2015 recipient of. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Nivens late collections like nivens laws coll 1984 see laws, limits coll 1985, nspace coll 1990, playgrounds of the mind coll 1991 have tended increasingly to resort earlier stories. Gil hamilton says goodbye to naomi horne patchwork girl says this was in 21. She is seen in the background at princess ozmas coronation. The patchwork girl by niven larry seller fantastic literature ltd published 1980 condition fine paperback, very slight nick to the head of the spine edition 2nd printing. 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.
The collected tales of gil the arm hamilton novellsamling 1995 fleet of worlds larry niven and edward m. Thundertoad animations comparatively primitive cgi version from 2005 featured cyndi. Niven later added three sequel novels and then cowrote, with edward m. See more ideas about larry niven, science fiction and sci fi art. Would you believe searching in a hologram like dowsing over a map. The known space universe began in 1966 with larrys debut novel, world of ptavvs. The ringworld engineers 1979hugo and locus sf awards nominee, 1981. Larry niven stateexpanded to show the template expanded, i. Smoke ring orbit books by niven, larry paperback book the fast free shipping. The patchwork girl is a science fiction novel by american writer larry niven. 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. Larry niven has 470 books on goodreads with 766421 ratings. Larry niven paperback books for sale in stock ebay. But he has opened the mankzin wars period of his known space series into a shareduniverse series, which he edits.
The kzin, formerly invincible conquerors of all they encountered, had a hard time dealing with their ignominious defeat by the leafeating humans. 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. One of the famed american science fiction writers of our time is larry niven whose real names are laurence van cott niven. Author larry nivens complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers. Science fiction timeline site larry nivens known space framed site timeline links. Lerner 2007 juggler of worlds larry niven and edward m. Only one person could have been on the lunar surface.
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