83 |
Galaxy Stars: Jerry Pournelle |
July, 1975 |
Non-Fiction: The Ghetto |
Non-Fiction |
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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.
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85 |
Afterthoughts |
August, 1975 |
Known Space: About |
Non-Fiction |
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"parting thoughts" on Known Space, as if. Shares an "Opus number" with "Timeline for Known Space" in Niven's published bibliographies.
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85 |
Timeline for Known Space |
August, 1975 |
Known Space: About |
Non-Fiction |
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Like the title says. Shares an "Opus number" with "Afterthoughts" in Niven's published bibliographies.
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Bibliography: The Worlds of Larry Niven |
August, 1975 |
N/A |
Non-Fiction |
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A broad but incomplete bibliography, helpfully broken out into different categories.
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91 |
Building the Mote in God's Eye |
January, 1976 |
Motie |
Non-Fiction |
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Collaboration, co-written with Jerry Pournelle
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89 |
Afterword: The Last Word about SF Detectives |
February, 1976 |
Known Space: Gil Hamilton |
Non-Fiction |
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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.
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97 |
Words in Science Fiction, The |
July, 1976 |
N/A |
Non-Fiction |
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Read It Here!
essay on writing sci-fi
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135 |
Notebooks of Mack Sikes, The |
August, 1976 |
N/A |
Non-Fiction |
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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."
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117 |
Future Histories |
January, 1979 |
N/A |
Non-Fiction |
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Special SFWA issue on future histories
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110 |
Shall We Indulge in Rishathra? |
March, 1979 |
N/A |
Non-Fiction |
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With cartoons by William Rotsler. "Rishathra" is a Ringworld ritual.
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145 |
Staying Rich |
July, 1979 |
N/A |
Non-Fiction |
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essay
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119 |
From Macrostructures Engineering: Progress Report |
January, 1980 |
N/A |
Non-Fiction |
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Read It Here!
An essay about fandom's reaction to Ringworld, and writing The Ringworld Engineers.
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125 |
Roentgen Standard, The |
July, 1980 |
N/A |
Non-Fiction |
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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
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122 |
On The Marching Morons |
January, 1981 |
N/A |
Non-Fiction |
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Collaboration, co-written with Isaac Asimov
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130 |
Theory and Practice of Instant Learning, The |
October, 1981 |
N/A |
Non-Fiction |
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essay
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How I Stole the Belt Civilization |
January, 1982 |
N/A |
Non-Fiction |
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A brief memoir about Randall Garrett and his writing, and how it influenced Known Space.
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162 |
Equipment, Method and the Rest |
March, 1984 |
N/A |
Non-Fiction |
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Article about the equipment and methods Niven uses for writing.
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Afterword |
December, 1984 |
Magic Universe |
Non-Fiction |
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Like the title says: thoughts on the creation and growth of the "Warlock" mythos
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Notes for Contributors to The Magic May Return |
December, 1984 |
Magic Universe |
Non-Fiction |
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Like the title say
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143 |
Niven's Laws |
December, 1984 |
N/A |
Non-Fiction |
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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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