Laurence van Cott Niven ([29 April]
? 1938-), American
science fiction author.
Niven is the author of numerous science fiction short stories and novels, beginning with his 1964 story "The Coldest Place". His best-known work is perhaps his 1970 novel Ringworld, for which he received a Hugo award.
Many of Niven's stories take place in his Known Space universe, in which humanity shares the several solar systems nearest to Sol with a half-dozen alien species.
Bibliography: (incomplete)
- World of Ptavvs (1966)
- A Gift from the Earth (1968)
- Neutron Star (Collection of short stories, 1968)
- Ringworld (1970)
- All The Myriad Ways (Collection of short stories, 1971)
- Flight of the Horse (Collection of short stories, 1973)
- Protector (1973)
- A Hole in Space (Collection of short stories, 1974)
- Inconstant Moon (Collection of short stories, 1974)
- The Mote in God's Eye (1975) (with Jerry Pournelle)
- Tales of Known Space (Collection of short stories, 1975)
- The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton (Collection of short stories, 1976)
- A World out of Time (1976)
- Lucifer's Hammer (1977) (with Jerry Pournelle)
- The Patchwork Girl (1980)
- The Ringworld Engineers (1980)
- Dreampark (1981) (with ?)
- The Descent of Anansi (1982) (with ?)
- Oath of Fealty (1982) (with Jerry Pournelle, ?)
- The Intergral Trees (1984)
- Footfall (1985) (with Jerry Pournelle)
- Limits (Collection of short stories, 1985)
- The Smoke Ring (1987)
- The Barsoom Project (1989) (with ?)
- The Legacy of Herot (1989) (with Jerry Pournelle, [Steven Barnes]?)
- N-Space (Collection of short stories, 1990)
- Achilles' Choice (1991) (with [Steven Barnes]?)
- Playgrounds of the Mind (Collection of short stories, 1991)
- Fallen Angels (1992) (with [Michael Flynn]?, Jerry Pournelle)
- The Gripping Hand (1994) (with Jerry Pournelle)
- The Ringworld Throne (1996)
- Destiny's Road (1997)
- The Burning City (2000) (with Jerry Pournelle)
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