''A Hole in Space'' (U.K. edition ) is a collection of nine

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel uni ...

short stories and one essay, all by

Larry Niven Laurence van Cott Niven (; born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer. His best-known works are '' Ringworld'' (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards, and, with Jerry Pournelle, '' The Mote in God's E ...

, published in 1974. This 1975 winner of the Locus Poll Award, Best Single Author Collection (place: second) includes: * "Rammer" (this story had later become part of the novel ''

A World Out of Time ''A World Out of Time'' is a science fiction novel by Larry Niven and published in 1976. It is set outside the Known Space universe of many of Niven's stories, but is otherwise fairly representative of his 1970s hard science fiction novels. The ...

'') * " The Alibi Machine" * " The Last Days of the Permanent Floating Riot Club" * " A Kind of Murder" * "

All the Bridges Rusting All or ALL may refer to: Language * All, an indefinite pronoun in English * All, one of the English determiners * Allar language (ISO 639-3 code) * Allative case (abbreviated ALL) Music * All (band), an American punk rock band * ''All'' (All ...

" * "There Is a Tide" * "

Bigger Than Worlds "Bigger Than Worlds" is an essay by the American science fiction writer Larry Niven (born 1938). It was first published in March 1974 in Analog magazine, and has been anthologized in ''A Hole in Space'' (1974) and in ''Playgrounds of the Mind'' (1 ...

" (essay) * " $16,940.00" * "

The Hole Man "The Hole Man" is a science fiction short story by American writer Larry Niven. It was first published in'' Analog ''in January 1974. The story won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1975. Plot summary In this story, a team of explorers and s ...

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The Fourth Profession ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

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