Opus No. Titlesort descending Date Setting Publication type I.U.C. Notes
Blind Alleys April, 1990 N/A Non-Fiction Article about "a handful of mistakes" that writers have made, which "stupid people would never think of."
Blowing Smoke August, 1990 N/A Non-Fiction A description and discussion of the Smoke Ring's origins, parameters and environment.
Boomerang June, 2004 Magic Universe Short Story Warlock-era short story set in Australia and Siberia
8 Bordered in Black April, 1966 Known Space: Prototype Short Story Stand-alone, not a Known Space story though the Hyperspace "Blind Spot" was later incorporated into Known Space.
80 Borderland of Sol, The January, 1975 Known Space Short Story K.S. 28 (2650) Quantum Black Hole as a murder weapon
Bowl of Heaven October, 2012 Stand Alone Novel Collaboration with Gregory Benford, set on a macrostructure that some have called "Wok World," a giant bowl-shaped ship with a sun in the center, serving as a propulsion system. To be continued in Shipstar
Boys and Girls Together August, 2010 Stand Alone Short Story Niven explores an idea hinted at in "Fly-By-Night." What if parents could stop their children from growing up? How long before society was changed irrevocably?
Breeding Maze September, 2005 Draco Tavern Short Story D.T. 22 Draco Tavern he's a Joker, a smoker, a midnight toker... sure don't wanna hurt no one…
162 Brenda February, 1988 Motie Novella Niven elaborates on the "Sauron supermen" mentioned briefly in Mote in God's Eye, The
Bridging the Galaxies November, 1993 N/A Collection Collection Info Guest of Honor book for ConFrancisco. Contents: Introduction to Bridging the Galaxies Procrustes Where Next, Columbus? It's Only a Story Tabletop Fusion South Los Angeles Broadcasting System, The Color of Sunfire, The Intercon Trip Report: August 12, 1991 Léshy Circuit, The All the Bridges Rusting Bibliography
Building Harlequin's Moon June, 2005 Stand Alone Novel Collaboration, co-written with Brenda Cooper
91 Building the Mote in God's Eye January, 1976 Motie Non-Fiction Collaboration, co-written with Jerry Pournelle
Bulletin Symposium: The Worst Mistake You Ever Made January, 1989 N/A Non-Fiction Article about why Niven considers "The Ethics of Madness" a failed story.
Bulletin Symposium: What Should Science Fiction Be? January, 1987 N/A Non-Fiction
Burning City, The March, 2000 Magic Universe: Golden Road Novel Collaboration, co-written with Jerry Pournelle
Burning Mountain (working title) January, 2020 Magic Universe: Golden Road Novel collaboration with Jerry Pournelle, sequel to The Burning City and Burning Tower. Mentioned in the introduction to Magic Goes Away Collection, The  
Burning Tower February, 2005 Magic Universe: Golden Road Novel Collaboration with Jerry Pournelle sequel to Burning City, The
9 By Mind Alone June, 1966 Stand Alone Short Story A stand-alone story about teleportation.
By The Red Giant's Light November, 2017 Stand Alone Short Story Niven continues to demonstrate that he thinks on the largest possible scale, as characters with lifespans of eons observe the death of planets.
Cadet Amelia August, 2010 N/A Short Story What good is any home, whether on Earth or in space, without cats?

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