''N-Space'' is a collection of short stories by American

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author

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 ...

released in

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. Some of the stories are set in Niven's

Known Space Known Space is the fictional setting of about a dozen science fiction novels and several collections of short stories written by Larry Niven. It has also become a shared universe in the spin-off ''Man-Kzin Wars'' anthologies. The Internet Spe ...

universe. Also included are various essays, articles and anecdotes by Niven and others, excerpts from some of his novels, and an introduction by

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. Its sequel is ''

Playgrounds of the Mind ''Playgrounds of the Mind'' is a collection of short stories by American writer Larry Niven, published in 1991. It is the sequel to '' N-Space''. Many of the stories are set in Niven's Known Space universe. There are also excerpts from his ''The ...

''.

* "Introduction: The Maker of Worlds" by

* On Niven (by

David Brin Glen David Brin (born October 6, 1950) is an American scientist and author of science fiction. He has won the Hugo,Gregory Benford Gregory Benford (born January 30, 1941) is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist who is professor emeritus at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. He is a contributing editor of ''Reas ...

, Wendy All, John Hertz, Steven Barnes, and Frederik Pohl) * Dramatis Personae * Foreword: Playgrounds for the Mind * from '' World of Ptavvs'' * " Bordered in Black" * "Convergent Series" * "

All the Myriad Ways ''All the Myriad Ways'' is a collection of 14 short science fiction stories and essays by American writer Larry Niven, originally published in 1971. Contents * All the Myriad Ways * "Passerby" * "For a Foggy Night" * "Wait it Out" * " The Jigsaw ...

" * from " A Gift From Earth" * "For a Foggy Night" * "The Meddler" * "Passerby" * "Down in Flames" * from ''

Ringworld ''Ringworld'' is a 1970 science fiction novel by Larry Niven, set in his Known Space universe and considered a classic of science fiction literature. ''Ringworld'' tells the story of Louis Wu and his companions on a mission to the Ringworld, a ...

'' * "The Fourth Profession" * "Shall We Indulge in Rishathra?" (with cartoons by

William Rotsler Charles William Rotsler () was an American artist, cartoonist, pornographer and science fiction author. Rotsler was a four-time Hugo Award winner and one-time Nebula Award nominee. Rotsler's papers including dozens of matted color drawings, un ...

) * "

Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex" is a 1969 essay in which science fiction author Larry Niven details the problems that Superman would face in sexual intercourse and reproduction with a human woman, using arguments based on humorous reconciliation b ...

" * "

Inconstant Moon ''Inconstant Moon'' is a science fiction short story collection by American author Larry Niven that was published in 1973. "Inconstant Moon" is also a 1971 short story that is included in the collection. The title refers to "O, swear not by the ...

" * "What Can You Say about Chocolate Covered Manhole Covers?" * "Cloak of Anarchy" * from ''

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'' * "The Hole Man" * "Night on Mispec Moor" * "Flare Time" * "The Locusts" (with Steven Barnes) * from ''

The Mote in God's Eye ''The Mote in God's Eye'' is a science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, first published in 1974. The story is set in the distant future of Pournelle's CoDominium universe, and charts the first contact between h ...

'' (with

Jerry Pournelle Jerry Eugene Pournelle (; August 7, 1933 – September 8, 2017) was an American scientist in the area of operations research and human factors research, a science fiction writer, essayist, journalist, and one of the first bloggers. In the 1960s ...

) * Building "The Mote in God's Eye" (with Jerry Pournelle) * "Brenda" * " The Return of William Proxmire" * "The Tale of the Jinni and the Sisters" * "Madness Has its Place" * "

Niven's Laws Niven's laws were named after science fiction author Larry Niven, who has periodically published them as "how the Universe works" as far as he can tell. These were most recently rewritten on January 29, 2002 (and published in ''Analog'' magazine ...

" * "The Kiteman" * "The Alien in Our Minds" * "Space" * Bibliography of Larry Niven

External links

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