Home larry niven neutron star short story collection. Series isbncatalog id price pages format type cover artist verif. Fans today still debate the existence of niven s alien races in the star trek universe. Neutron star is an english language science fiction short story by american writer larry niven. These stories introduced me to both real hard science fiction and to larry niven s known space. Plus let this also be a good reminder to just read more larry niven. If you have never visited known space, you dont know what youre missing. The 1975 hugo award for best novelette was given to the borderland of sol. Larry niven s career, already dynamic and creative, exploded in new directions after protector. Order of larry niven books larry niven is an american author of hard science fiction, best known for his ringworld series, which is part of the largely known space universe. Author of the celebrated ringworld novels, larry niven is coauthor of such bestsellers as lucifers hammer and the mote in gods eye. Im going to seal it in plastic and never open it again. Larry niven is the multiple hugo, locus, and nebula awardwinning author of science fiction short stories and novels, including the ringworld series, as well as many other science fiction masterpieces. His known space story the soft weapon was adapted as a script for the animated star trek series, featuring spock in the puppeteer role.
Reading the larry niven books in order involves, however, picking up his fleet of worlds, heorot. There were no instruments to observe neutron stars. It was the tale of beowulf shaeffer, a laidoff pilot heavily in debt and easy to blackmail, and how the alien race the puppeteers convinced him to make a dangerous flyby of a neutron star. Neutron star is a collection of short stories that are the ground floor for niven s known space series. Larry niven does a wonderful job of combining the science of science fiction with a great story. I bought that version off the rack in a drugstore in 1981 and mr. It also contains the stories youll need to read to get the most out of reading niven s most celebrated work, ringworld. Author larry nivens complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers. Neutron star by larry niven im not a big reader of science fiction the last books were the excellent enders game and hugh howeys wool but i have been thinking of reading larry nivens ringworld for a while. Buy neutron star by niven, larry from amazons fiction books store. Jun 04, 2014 the legacy of heorot in 1987, niven started yet another universe by publishing the legacy of heorot, and decided one coauthor wasnt enough. Alan gutierrez mostly known for his ringworld series of novels and a tireless worldbuilding, larry niven has a penchant for coollooking aliens, coollooking planetary landscapes and coollooking spaceships.
Neutron star known space series by larry niven nook. I bought the ebook version of neutron star to replace my paperback version. If you want to download and read the story for under a dollar, check it out on. Come to larry niven s universe and meet all the natives. Neutron star known space series by larry niven nook book. Isfdb catalogs all works set in the fictional universe that includes known space under the series name tales of known space, which was the title of a 1975 collection of niven s short stories. Buy a cheap copy of neutron star book by larry niven. Neutron star mass market paperback 12 february 1986. Neutron star is a collection of science fiction short stories by american writer larry niven, published in april 1968. Larry niven is a major science fiction author, and probably the leading name to emerge in the 1970s. Inconstant moon appears in the niven collection all the myriad ways available as an e book and the british collection inconstant moon. It was originally published in the october 1966 issue issue 107.
I read this when it came out and enjoyed it, to be honest no book has ever blown my mind. Thrints, bandersnatchi, puppeteers and a host of other wonderfully created characters. There are spoilers ahead concerning the story neutron star by larry niven. Larry niven neutron star science fiction and fantasy. Here in tales of known space, niven repeats his flagship work in neutron star. Larry niven is one of the greats among science fiction writers, a creator of credible universes and worlds, creatures and cultures.
Niven is the author of numerous science fiction short stories and novels, beginning with his 1964 story the coldest place. The science fiction writers of america named him the 2015 recipient of the damon knight memorial grand master award. It was later reprinted in the collection of the same name 1 and crashlander. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. The individual stories were published in if and galaxy science fiction in 19661967, under frederik pohl as editor. I was floating between a pair of sleeping plates, hideously uncomfortable, when the nurse came to announce a visitor. It was originally published in the october 1966 issue issue 107, vol 16, no 10 of worlds of if. Its not been a week yet, i can still say that, right.
In this story, the coldest place concerned is the dark side of mercury, which at the time the story was written was thought to be tidally locked with the sun it was found to rotate in a 2. Then, somehow, niven manages to collect some stories which shine in the known universe like neutron star. Larry niven ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. Written with jerry pournelle and steven barnes, this book chronicles the toils of a ship full of colonists sent to settle a planet orbiting tau ceti. His novel ringworld won the 1970 hugo award for best novel, the 1970 nebula award for best novel, and the 1972 ditmar, an australian award for best international. Mar 31, 2017 laurence van cott niven known as larry niven is an american science fiction writer. Dec 31, 2008 neutron star is a 1966 science fiction short story by larry niven. Including the winning best short story show this book only.
Larry niven is a wellknown american scifi author who has been writing for the last 50 or so years and is best known for his ringworld sciencefiction series which has received several awards, including the hugo, locus, ditmar, and nebula awards. Larry niven is an award winning american author of hard science fiction, best known for his ringworld series, the first novel of the series by the same name having won the hugo, nebula, locus and ditmar awards. Ill be rereading ringworld soon with these stories in mind. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. Larry niven project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The stories are interesting, feature pretty good prose, and a dazzling and optimistic vision of the future. Larry niven neutron star short story collection pdf free. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Beowulf shaeffer is hired for a close approach to a neutron star to find why two previous researchers were killed while studying it. Neutron star is a collection of short stories from niven prefacing ringworld and highly worthwhile if you like the latter. Neutron star is a collection of his wellknown known space short stories. 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 beowulfs children. Much like isaac asimov, his books follow a set of rules, which include. 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 beowulfs children series. World of ptavvs a gift from earth neutron star 1991. Anyway, i could write up a post about 2016 resolutions, but theyd probably be the same things ive always told myself i want to do. Visit lookitthat, down, and jinx indeed, an entire galaxy of planets found only in these stories that trace mans expansion and colonization throughout known space. It is about a man sent to investigate the mysterious deaths of two space explorers who were studying the galaxys only known neutron star. The collection neutron star contains some of larry niven s best stories, including the hugo winner neutron star. He won the hugo award for best short story in 1966 for neutron star and in 1974 for the hole man. The incompleat known space concordance larry niven.
Compared to other of niven s work, this is a 5 star book. Some of larrys books and short stories are available in various ebook formats, including kindle, which can be downloaded from online publishers by clicking the links below. Published by worls of if in 1966 additional resources. His bestknown work is ringworld 1970, which received hugo, locus, ditmar, and nebula awards.
Niven s catalogue is a good read, not every book is going to blow your mind. We also have a selection of larrys stories hosted with permission on our exclusives page. Larry niven short stories volume 1 2003 larry niven short stories volume 2 2003 larry niven short stories volume 3 2003 the draco tavern 2006 stars and gods august 2010, isbn 0765308649 the best of larry niven november 2010, isbn 9781596063310 graphic novels and comics adaptations. Buy neutron star book online at low prices in india neutron star. In 1966 larry niven created the ultimate tourist with his awardwinning short story neutron star. It was the tale of beowulf shaeffer, a laidoff pilot heavily in. The 70s was a great time for science fiction, imho pretty much everything you read today had its roots in the 70s and 80s. The firstpublished work in the series, which was niven s first published piece was the coldest place, in the december 1964 issue of if magazine, edited. Niven is known as a hard science writer, and it shows in a couple of these stories. Come to larry nivens universe and meet all the natives.
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