Opus No. | Title | Date | Setting | Publication type | I.U.C. | Notes |
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21 | Adults, The | May, 1967 | Known Space | Short Story | K.S. 12 (2125) | Protector part 1 |
22 | Jigsaw Man, The | August, 1967 | Known Space | Short Story | K.S. 06 (2099) | First organ transplant story, paving the way for the Gil Hamilton stories. |
23 | Handicapped, The | December, 1967 | Known Space | Short Story | K.S. 26 (2647) | Grogs, a.k.a. "Handicap" |
24 | Slowboat Cargo | February, 1968 | Known Space | Short Story | A Gift from Earth serialization | |
25 | Deceivers, The | April, 1968 | Known Space | Short Story | K.S. 09 (2113) | a.k.a. "Intent to Deceive" |
26 | Neutron Star | April, 1968 | Known Space: Collection | Collection | Collected stories of Beowulf Shaeffer, as well as other Known Space stories. Contents: Neutron Star At the Core Relic of the Empire, A Soft Weapon, The Flatlander Ethics of Madness, The Handicapped, The Grendel | |
27 | Grendel | April, 1968 | Known Space | Short Story | K.S. 27 (2648) | At one point, Emil is referred to as "Jilson," a name from Handicapped, The |
28 | Dry Run | May, 1968 | Stand Alone | Short Story | A crime story with a metaphysical twist | |
29 | Deadlier Weapon, The | June, 1968 | Stand Alone | Short Story | A crime story, not Science Fiction. A frequently asked question: "Is this a true story?" Answer: No. | |
30 | There is a Tide | June, 1968 | Known Space | Short Story | K.S. 34 (2830) | First appearance of Louis Wu and his "sabbaticals," as well as Trinocs. |
31 | Wait it Out | July, 1968 | Known Space | Short Story | K.S. 03 (1989) | Harlan Ellison called this a "new wave" story. |
32 | For a Foggy Night | July, 1968 | Stand Alone | Short Story | stand-alone | |
33 | Like Banquo's Ghost | August, 1968 | Stand Alone | Short Story | stand-alone | |
34 | Gift from Earth, A | September, 1968 | Known Space | Novel | K.S. 21 (2410) | Detailed description of Mt. Lookatthat and Matt Keller's psychic power: "Plateau Eyes" |
35 | Meddler, The | October, 1968 | Stand Alone | Short Story | A science-fiction noir crime mash-up | |
36 | All the Myriad Ways | October, 1968 | Time Travel/Parallel Universe | Short Story | Niven's take on divergent timelines | |
90 | Down in Flames | January, 1969 | Known Space | Non-Fiction | Read It Here! Destruction of Known Space, inspired by a conversation with Norman Spinrad. Never written beyond the outline phase. Niven started writing Ringworld shortly after instead. Though this saw print in 1969, it appears much further down the list in Niven's published bibliographies. | |
37 | Organleggers, The | January, 1969 | Known Space: Gil Hamilton | Short Story | K.S. 10 (2123) | First Gil Hamilton story, featuring Luke Garner as Gil's boss. A.k.a. "Death By Ecstasy" |
40 | Shape of Space, The | January, 1969 | N/A | Collection | Early Niven Collection, later combined into Convergent Series. Contents: At the Bottom of a Hole Bordered in Black Deadlier Weapon, The Dry Run How the Heroes Die Like Banquo's Ghost Long Night, The Meddler, The One Face Organleggers, The Safe at Any Speed Warriors, The | |
38 | Exercise in Speculation: The Theory and Practice of Teleportation | March, 1969 | Non-Fiction | Discussion of teleportation as personal transportation and even as an interstellar drive. |