Opus No. Title Date Setting Publication typesort descending I.U.C. Notes
83 Galaxy Stars: Jerry Pournelle July, 1975 Non-Fiction: The Ghetto Non-Fiction Bio of Jerry Pournelle, with whom Niven had recently published The Mote in God's Eye and Inferno and was hard at work on Lucifer's Hammer.
85 Afterthoughts August, 1975 Known Space: About Non-Fiction "parting thoughts" on Known Space, as if. Shares an "Opus number" with "Timeline for Known Space" in Niven's published bibliographies.
85 Timeline for Known Space August, 1975 Known Space: About Non-Fiction Like the title says. Shares an "Opus number" with "Afterthoughts" in Niven's published bibliographies.
Bibliography: The Worlds of Larry Niven August, 1975 N/A Non-Fiction A broad but incomplete bibliography, helpfully broken out into different categories.
91 Building the Mote in God's Eye January, 1976 Motie Non-Fiction Collaboration, co-written with Jerry Pournelle
89 Afterword: The Last Word about SF Detectives February, 1976 Known Space: Gil Hamilton Non-Fiction Niven speaks candidly about his early attempts to write his "Gil Hamilton" Sci-fi/crime stores, and about some of the predictions that have and haven't come true.
97 Words in Science Fiction, The July, 1976 N/A Non-Fiction Read It Here! essay on writing sci-fi
135 Notebooks of Mack Sikes, The August, 1976 N/A Non-Fiction Read It Here! A tongue-in-cheek poke at some of the classics of 20th-century SF, as imagined by a little-known pulp writer named "Harvey McIlroy Sikes."
117 Future Histories January, 1979 N/A Non-Fiction Special SFWA issue on future histories
110 Shall We Indulge in Rishathra? March, 1979 N/A Non-Fiction With cartoons by William Rotsler. "Rishathra" is a Ringworld ritual.
145 Staying Rich July, 1979 N/A Non-Fiction essay
119 From Macrostructures Engineering: Progress Report January, 1980 N/A Non-Fiction Read It Here! An essay about fandom's reaction to Ringworld, and writing The Ringworld Engineers.
125 Roentgen Standard, The July, 1980 N/A Non-Fiction Read It Here! Printed in Limits as "Yet Another Modest Proposal." Niven's published bibliographies list it as October 1981, but Carol's research indicates it appeared in July 1980
122 On The Marching Morons January, 1981 N/A Non-Fiction Collaboration, co-written with Isaac Asimov
130 Theory and Practice of Instant Learning, The October, 1981 N/A Non-Fiction essay
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

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