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