Bibliography
Compiled by David Lambert and Carol Phillips
| Opus No. | Title | Date | Setting |
Publication type |
I.U.C. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How I Stole the Belt Civilization | January, 1982 | N/A | Non-Fiction | A brief memoir about Randall Garrett and his writing, and how it influenced Known Space. | ||
| 162 | Equipment, Method and the Rest | March, 1984 | N/A | Non-Fiction | Article about the equipment and methods Niven uses for writing. | |
| Afterword | December, 1984 | Magic Universe | Non-Fiction | Like the title says: thoughts on the creation and growth of the "Warlock" mythos | ||
| Notes for Contributors to The Magic May Return | December, 1984 | Magic Universe | Non-Fiction | Like the title say | ||
| 143 | Niven's Laws | December, 1984 | N/A | Non-Fiction | Read It Here! A collection of tips for getting on in life, based on Niven's observations of the world around him. Every so often, Niven updates the list. Read the most recent revision here: Niven's Laws, 2002 | |
| Second Thoughts | June, 1985 | N/A | Non-Fiction | Follow-up notes by various participants in the Medea: Harlan's World world-building seminar. Other contributors include Poul Anderson, Hal Clement, Thomas M. Disch & Frederik Pohl | ||
| Biology, Ecology, Xenology | June, 1985 | N/A | Non-Fiction | Part of the writers' guide for the Medea: Harlan's World world-building seminar. | ||
| 157 | Tell Me A Story | January, 1986 | N/A | Non-Fiction | Advice for writers | |
| Memoir | September, 1986 | Non-Fiction | Niven describes his relationship with the editor of If, Frederik Pohl, and the writing of the award-winning Neutron Star | |||
| Bulletin Symposium: What Should Science Fiction Be? | January, 1987 | N/A | Non-Fiction | |||
| Bulletin Symposium: The Worst Mistake You Ever Made | January, 1989 | N/A | Non-Fiction | Article about why Niven considers "The Ethics of Madness" a failed story. | ||
| Ringworld Retrospective | April, 1989 | N/A | Non-Fiction | Like the title says. A look back at the impact of Ringworld. | ||
| Blind Alleys | April, 1990 | N/A | Non-Fiction | Article about "a handful of mistakes" that writers have made, which "stupid people would never think of." | ||
| Blowing Smoke | August, 1990 | N/A | Non-Fiction | A description and discussion of the Smoke Ring's origins, parameters and environment. | ||
| Tabletop Fusion | November, 1993 | N/A | Non-Fiction | Article about tabletop fusion | ||
| Bibliography | November, 1993 | N/A | Non-Fiction | This is the most recent source of the "opus numbers" found in this database. It's an updated version of the bibliography found in N-Space | ||
| 189 | From the Green Lantern Bible | October, 1991 | N/A | Non-Fiction | Excerpts from the Green Lantern "Bible" Niven worked up for DC Comics. Some of the results of this effort can be seen in Green Lantern: Ganthet's Tale | |
| Works in Progress | October, 1991 | N/A | Non-Fiction | Discussion of works in progress as of the publication of Playgrounds of the Mind | ||
| Regulating the Body Business | March, 1996 | N/A | Non-Fiction | Discussion of organlegging, a sci-fi crime gone real-world. | ||
| Catfish and Red Meat Flavoring | October, 1996 | Non-Fiction | more recipes |