Larry Niven bibliography

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A list of works by, or about, the American science fiction author Larry Niven.

Contents

Novels

Tales of Known Space

Ringworld

  1. Ringworld (1970)—Nebula Award, 1970 [2] Hugo and Locus SF Awards winner, 1971 [3]
  2. The Ringworld Engineers (1979)—Hugo and Locus SF Awards nominee, 1981 [4]
    • Guide to Larry Niven's Ringworld (1994, with Kevin Stein)
  3. The Ringworld Throne (1996)
  4. Ringworld's Children (2004)

Worlds series (with Edward M. Lerner)

  1. Fleet of Worlds (2007)
  2. Juggler of Worlds (2008)
  3. Destroyer of Worlds (2009)
  4. Betrayer of Worlds (2010)
  5. Fate of Worlds (2012)—Also serves as conclusion to Ringworld series

Man-Kzin Wars

  1. The Man-Kzin Wars (1988)
  2. Man-Kzin Wars II (1989)
  3. Man-Kzin Wars III (1990)
  4. Man-Kzin Wars IV (1991)
  5. Man-Kzin Wars V (1992)
  6. Man-Kzin Wars VI (1994)
  7. Man-Kzin Wars VII (1995)
  8. Man-Kzin Wars VIII: Choosing Names (1998)
  9. Man-Kzin Wars IX (2002)
  10. Man-Kzin Wars X: The Wunder War (2003)
  11. Man-Kzin Wars XI (2005)
  12. Man-Kzin Wars XII (2009)
  13. Man-Kzin Wars XIII (2012)
  14. Man-Kzin Wars XIV (2013)
  15. Man-Kzin Wars XV (2019)
  1. Cathouse: A Novel of the Man Kzin-Wars (1990, with Dean Ing)
    • Cathouse compiles two stories from the first two "Man-Kzin Wars" books and contains no new material.
  2. The Children's Hour: A Novel of the Man-Kzin Wars (1991, with Jerry Pournelle and S. M. Stirling)
    • The Children's Hour contains some material previously published in "Man-Kzin Wars" volumes II and III.
  3. Inconstant Star (1991, with Poul Anderson)
    • Inconstant Star compiles two stories from "Man-Kzin Wars" volumes I and III and contains no new material.
  4. A Darker Geometry (1996, with Mark O. Martin and Gregory Benford)
    • A Darker Geometry contains some material previously published in "Man-Kzin Wars" volume VII.
  5. The Houses of the Kzinti (2002, with Dean Ing, Jerry Pournelle, S. M. Stirling)
    • Houses of the Kzinti is a compiled edition of the previously-published Cathouse and The Children's Hour and contains no new material.
  6. Destiny's Forge: A Man-Kzin Wars Novel (2007, with Paul Chafe)

The State

  1. A World Out of Time (1976)—Locus SF Award nominee, 1977 [5]
  2. The Integral Trees (1984)—Nebula Award nominee, 1984; [6] Locus SF Award winner, and Hugo nominee, 1985 [7]
  3. The Smoke Ring (1987)

Magic Goes Away

Heorot

  1. The Legacy of Heorot (1987) (with Steven Barnes and Jerry Pournelle) (release order book 1)
  2. Beowulf's Children (1995, UK: The Dragons of Heorot) (with Barnes and Pournelle) (book 2)
  3. The Dragons of Heorot (1996) (with Steven Barnes and Jerry Pournelle) (UK version of book 2)
  4. Destiny's Road (1997) (by Niven alone; not precisely a continuation of the Heorot series: located in the same universe, events from the first two novels are briefly mentioned) (book 3)
  5. The Secret of Black Ship Island (2012) (novella; with Steven Barnes and Jerry Pournelle) (book 4)
  6. Starborn & Godsons (2020) (with Barnes and Pournelle) (release order book 5) (stated book 3 in series)

With Jerry Pournelle

Dante series

  1. Inferno (1976)—Hugo and Nebula Awards nominee, 1976 [13]
  2. Escape from Hell (2009)

Moties—part of Pournelle's CoDominium fictional universe

  1. The Mote in God's Eye (1974)—Hugo, Nebula and Locus SF Awards nominee, 1975 [14]
  2. The Gripping Hand (1993, UK: The Moat Around Murcheson's Eye)

Golden Road (set in the same "Magic Universe" as The Magic Goes Away)

  1. The Burning City (2000)
  2. Burning Tower (2005)
  3. Burning Mountain (in progress)

With Steven Barnes

Dream Park

  1. Dream Park (1981)—Locus SF Award nominee, 1982 [15]
  2. The Barsoom Project (1989)
  3. The California Voodoo Game (1992, UK: The Voodoo Game)
  4. The Moon Maze Game (2011)

With Gregory Benford

Bowl of Heaven

Other novels

Short fiction

Collections
Stories [17]
TitleYearFirst publishedReprinted/collectedNotes
Story night at the stronghold2016Niven, Larry & Jerry Pournelle (July–August 2016). "Story night at the stronghold". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 136 (7&8): 74–77.

Graphic novels and comics adaptations

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  11. Jerry Pournelle (26 October 2011). "A good day; Iron Law and NASA". Chaos Manor.
  12. "Chat Log: January 7th, 2012". Larry Niven. 7 January 2012.
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  16. Reissue of All the Myriad Ways with new comments from the author.
  17. Short stories unless otherwise noted.