Opus No. Titlesort ascending Date Setting Publication type I.U.C. Notes
Speculations on the Next Breakthrough in Entertainment August, 1978 N/A Interview Interview
191 Space August, 1990 N/A Non-Fiction essay on the Citizens Advisory Council for a National Space Policy. Includes some text from their report, "How to Save Civilization and Make a Little Money," not to be confused with the essay in Scatterbrain of the same name.
South Los Angeles Broadcasting System, The November, 1993 N/A Short Story a non-SF story set in the wake of the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles.
Soothsayer of Known Space July, 1978 N/A Inverview Interview
Song of the Night People October, 1995 Known Space: Ringworld Novella Short story of "The Vampire Nest" that became embedded in Ringworld Throne, The
Solipsist at Dinner, The May, 2006 Stand Alone Short Story A short meditation on the nature of solipsism and how it relates to human aging.
16 Soft Weapon, The February, 1967 Known Space Short Story K.S. 31 (2658) Introduction of Nessus.  Later made into "The Slaver Weapon," an animated Star Trek script, with Spock in Nessus' role. See: Slaver Weapon, The
Smut Talk January, 2000 Draco Tavern Short Story D.T. 12 Read It Here! Draco Tavern microbial hive mind or sexually transmitted disease?
158 Smoke Ring, The January, 1987 The State: The Smoke Ring Novel sequel to Integral Trees, The
24 Slowboat Cargo February, 1968 Known Space Short Story A Gift from Earth serialization
Slow Ones, The December, 2005 Draco Tavern Short Story D.T. 19 Surf a glacier with The Slow Ones!
Slaver Weapon, The December, 1973 Star Trek Script Airdate Dec. 15, 1973. This script (and the book adaptation that followed) sparked the ongoing debate about the existence of Kzinti in the Star Trek universe. Based on Soft Weapon, The
Slaver Weapon, The January, 1978 Star Trek Short Story Alan Dean Foster's adaptation of the script "The Slaver Weapon" for an anthology accompanying the animated Star Trek TV series, based on "The Soft Weapon" original airdate Dec. 15, 1973 See: Slaver Weapon, The Soft Weapon, The
81 Singularities Make Me Nervous September, 1974 Stand Alone Short Story time travel paradox
Silverlock's Progress? January, 1979 N/A Introduction introduction to the reprint of Silverlock
Sideways in Time, an introduction to Ward Moore's Bring the Jubilee May, 1988 N/A Introduction An essay about alternate history stories, published as an introduction to Bring the Jubilee, by Ward Moore, for a "Masterpieces of Science Fiction" limited-edition leatherbound reprint of the 1955 classic, featuring art by A.C. Farley.
Shipstar April, 2014 Stand Alone Novel Collaboration with Gregory Benford. The crew of SunSeeker continue their exploration of the giant, bowl-shaped ship bound towards their destination, the colony world called Glory. The sequel to Bowl of Heaven
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
110 Shall We Indulge in Rishathra? March, 1979 N/A Non-Fiction With cartoons by William Rotsler. "Rishathra" is a Ringworld ritual.
Secret of Black Ship Island, The April, 2012 Avalon Novella "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 (Beowulf's Children) series. We used Skype to call Dr. 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 Beowulf's Children." - Jerry Pournelle, 2/14/2011

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