Bibliography
Compiled by David Lambert and Carol Phillips
Opus No. | Title |
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Setting | Publication type | I.U.C. | Notes |
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An Interview with Larry Niven | February, 2000 | N/A | Interview | Interviewed by S. James Blackman. | ||
Getting Your Dime's Worth | September, 1999 | DC Universe | Introduction | Introduction to DC Pulp Fiction Library's Mystery in Space by Gardner Fox, Alex Toth, et. al. | ||
Reference Director Speaks, The | March, 1999 | Svetz | Introduction | Notes on the various Martian references contained in Rainbow Mars, along with a helpful timeline | ||
Svetz and the Beanstalk | March, 1999 | N/A | Non-Fiction | Niven reveals how Rainbow Mars came to be written, with shout-outs to Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Carl Sagan, Kip Thorne, Frank Tipler, Jerry Pournelle, Robert Heinlein, and Suzanne Gibson and Warren James of Hour 25. | ||
Rainbow Mars | March, 1999 | Svetz | Novella | New Svetz novella, set on the fantasy Mars of Ray Bradbury, H.G. Wells, and Edgar Rice Burroughs | ||
Mission to Abisko | November, 1998 | N/A | Non-Fiction | Report on a trip to an exclusive conference at Abisko Biological Research Station in Sweden, with fellow travellers Greg Bear and Gregory Benford. | ||
Three Books of Known Space | November, 1996 | Known Space: Collection | Collection | A Known Space anthology spanning the entire timeline of Niven's future history. The book is made up of World of Ptavvs, A Gift from Earth, and Tales of Known Space, with "Madness Has Its Place" replacing "The Borderland of Sol." Contents: Timeline for Known Space My Universe and Welcome Back! Coldest Place, The Becalmed in Hell Wait it Out Eye of an Octopus How the Heroes Die Jigsaw Man, The World of Ptavvs At the Bottom of a Hole Deceivers, The Cloak of Anarchy Warriors, The Madness Has Its Place Gift from Earth, A There is a Tide Safe at Any Speed Bibliography: The Worlds of Larry Niven Afterthoughts | ||
Timeline for Known Space | November, 1996 | Known Space: About | Non-Fiction | Updated from the version that originally appeared in Tales of Known Space | ||
My Universe and Welcome Back! | November, 1996 | Known Space: About | Introduction | New introduction for the new Known Space collection. The title is a direct reference to My Universe and Welcome To It! | ||
Afterthoughts | November, 1996 | N/A | Non-Fiction | Like the title says: Afterthoughts on the growth of Known Space, looking back 30 years later. | ||
Bibliography: The Worlds of Larry Niven | November, 1996 | Known Space: About | Non-Fiction | Annotated by "universe," lists latest publication only. Updated from the version in Tales of Known Space | ||
Catfish and Red Meat Flavoring | October, 1996 | Non-Fiction | more recipes | |||
Regulating the Body Business | March, 1996 | N/A | Non-Fiction | Discussion of organlegging, a sci-fi crime gone real-world. | ||
Song of the Night People | October, 1995 | Known Space: Ringworld | Novella | Short story of "The Vampire Nest" that became embedded in Ringworld Throne, The | ||
Flatlander | June, 1995 | Known Space: Gil Hamilton | Collection | Gil Hamilton omnibus. Contents: Organleggers, The Defenseless Dead, The Patchwork Girl, The Woman in Del Rey Crater, The Afterword: Science/Mystery Fiction ARM | ||
Afterword: Science/Mystery Fiction | June, 1995 | N/A | Introduction | Niven discusses the combination of two genres: mystery and Sci-fi. | ||
Foreword to Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre: Fright Court | January, 1995 | N/A | Introduction | Following the 2002 San Diego Comic-Con, Niven wrote "I met Batton Lash at last. He's Wolff and Byrd, Attorneys for the Macabre. I wrote an introduction for his second coffee-table book." Turns out the book in question was published in 1995!—Ed. | ||
Larry Niven Reviews The Millennial Project | June, 1994 | N/A | Review | A brief, encouraging review of The Millennial Project: Colonizing the Galaxy in Eight Easy Steps by Marshall T. Savage, Little Brown & Co, August 1994. Read It Here! | ||
Crashlander | April, 1994 | Known Space: Collection | Collection | Beowulf Shaeffer omnibus. Contents: Ghost Neutron Star At the Core Flatlander Grendel Borderland of Sol, The Procrustes | ||
Foreword to The Guide to Larry Niven's Ringworld | February, 1994 | Known Space: About | Introduction | A brief discussion of the Ringworld and how it's been re-engineered by fans, both professional and amateur, over the years. |