Opus No. Title Date Settingsort ascending Publication type I.U.C. Notes
106 Flare Time January, 1977 Léshy Short Story Takes place on Medea: Harlan's World
Léshy Circuit, The November, 1993 Léshy Script Unfinished Script for Planetarium Show. As the title suggests, this is a script for a show that would take viewers on a high-speed chase through the galaxy. It includes the "right-angle turn" at a neutron star that was eventually written into Protector
Land of the Lost: "Downstream" September, 1974 Land of the Lost Script Collaboration, co-written with David Gerrold, airdate September 28, 1974
Land of the Lost: "Hurricane" December, 1974 Land of the Lost Script Collaboration, co-written with David Gerrold, airdate December 21, 1974
Land of the Lost: "Circle" December, 1974 Land of the Lost Script Collaboration, co-written with David Gerrold, airdate December 28, 1974.
58 Ringworld October, 1970 Known Space: Ringworld Novel K.S. 35 (2850) Niven's best-known novel brings together Nessus & Louis Wu from previous Known Space stories Ringworld has spawned 3 sequels and a role-playing game, among other things. Though it was first printed in 1970, it appears farther down the list in Niven's published bibliographies.
118 Ringworld Engineers, The July, 1979 Known Space: Ringworld Novel K.S. 36 (2878-81) First evidence of the Pak on the Ringworld.  First sequel to Ringworld
Song of the Night People October, 1995 Known Space: Ringworld Novella Short story of "The Vampire Nest" that became embedded in Ringworld Throne, The
Ringworld Throne, The June, 1996 Known Space: Ringworld Novel K.S. 37 (2882-93) Louis encounters more Pak Protectors 2nd sequel to Ringworld
Ringworld's Children June, 2004 Known Space: Ringworld Novel K.S. 38 (2893) 3rd Sequel to Ringworld  
Fate of Worlds: Return from the Ringworld August, 2012 Known Space: Ringworld Novel "The Explosive Finale to the Ringworld and the Fleet of Worlds Series."
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.
18 Ethics of Madness, The April, 1967 Known Space: Prototype Short Story K.S. 21a (2425) First description of Plateau.  Dates and technology make this story inconsistent with Known Space chronology. Chronologically this is the last story set in pre-hyperdrive Known Space.
175 Man-Kzin Wars II August, 1989 Known Space: Man-Kzin Wars Anthology Anthology edited by Larry Niven and James Baen, with a new introduction by Niven
177 Madness Has Its Place August, 1990 Known Space: Man-Kzin Wars Short Story K.S. 19 (2375-83) First Known Space story since The Ringworld Engineers in 1979.  Describes Sol's first response to the Kzin invasion
Choosing Names September, 1998 Known Space: Man-Kzin Wars Short Story K.S. 20 (2383 New Man-Kzin story
Fly-By-Night October, 2000 Known Space: Man-Kzin Wars Novella K.S. 32 (2660) Beowulf is hijacked in flight
Hunting Park, The October, 2005 Known Space: Man-Kzin Wars Short Story A team of Kzinti study humanity's origins by touring an African hunting park under the guise of a group of tourists on safari.
37 Organleggers, The January, 1969 Known Space: Gil Hamilton Short Story K.S. 10 (2123) First Gil Hamilton story, featuring Luke Garner as Gil's boss. A.k.a. "Death By Ecstasy"

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