Opus No. Title Date Setting Publication type I.U.C.sort descending Notes
2 World of Ptavvs March, 1965 Known Space Novella Expanded into novel form in 1966, see World of Ptavvs  
3 Wrong-Way Street April, 1965 Known Space Short Stor A stand-alone time-travel story. Niven credits his editor, Fred Pohl, with a great deal of help with this story: "He published my second story, "Wrong Way Street," in Galaxy. The title is his. He felt it needed a new first chapter for coherency, and he wrote that too." Note that the story reappears in Convergent Series without the hyphen in the title.
4 One Face June, 1965 Known Space: Prototype Short Story Stand-alone, NOT a Known Space story though it contains names and themes that were later folded into Known Space
8 Bordered in Black April, 1966 Known Space: Prototype Short Story Stand-alone, not a Known Space story though the Hyperspace "Blind Spot" was later incorporated into Known Space.
9 By Mind Alone June, 1966 Stand Alone Short Story A stand-alone story about teleportation.
17 Long Night, The March, 1967 Stand Alone Short Story a.k.a. "Convergent Series"
24 Slowboat Cargo February, 1968 Known Space Short Story A Gift from Earth serialization
26 Neutron Star April, 1968 Known Space: Collection Collection Collected stories of Beowulf Shaeffer, as well as other Known Space stories. Contents: Neutron Star At the Core Relic of the Empire, A Soft Weapon, The Flatlander Ethics of Madness, The Handicapped, The Grendel
28 Dry Run May, 1968 Stand Alone Short Story A crime story with a metaphysical twist
29 Deadlier Weapon, The June, 1968 Stand Alone Short Story A crime story, not Science Fiction.  A frequently asked question: "Is this a true story?" Answer: No.
32 For a Foggy Night July, 1968 Stand Alone Short Story stand-alone
33 Like Banquo's Ghost August, 1968 Stand Alone Short Story stand-alone
35 Meddler, The October, 1968 Stand Alone Short Story A science-fiction noir crime mash-up
36 All the Myriad Ways October, 1968 Time Travel/Parallel Universe Short Story Niven's take on divergent timelines
90 Down in Flames January, 1969 Known Space Non-Fiction Read It Here! Destruction of Known Space, inspired by a conversation with Norman Spinrad. Never written beyond the outline phase.  Niven started writing Ringworld shortly after instead. Though this saw print in 1969, it appears much further down the list in Niven's published bibliographies.
40 Shape of Space, The January, 1969 N/A Collection Early Niven Collection, later combined into Convergent Series. Contents: At the Bottom of a Hole Bordered in Black Deadlier Weapon, The Dry Run How the Heroes Die Like Banquo's Ghost Long Night, The Meddler, The One Face Organleggers, The Safe at Any Speed Warriors, The
38 Exercise in Speculation: The Theory and Practice of Teleportation March, 1969 Non-Fiction Discussion of teleportation as personal transportation and even as an interstellar drive.
41 Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex December, 1969 N/A Non-Fiction Read It Here! Entertaining speculation on Superman's sex life on Earth, including a discussion of how to preserve the Kryptonian race. Often quoted, but almost never illustrated, thanks to DC Comics' legal department.
42 Passerby December, 1969 N/A Short Story Léshy Circuit
44 Misspelled Magician, The May, 1970 Stand Alone Short Story Collaboration, co-written with David Gerrold, a.k.a. "The Misspelled Magishun" expanded as Flying Sorcerers, The

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