Index |
Opus # |
Title |
Date↓ |
Setting | Notes |
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| 1 | 1 | Coldest Place, The | 1964-12 | Known Space [all] | Summary Niven's first published story saw print right around the same time that scientists determined with radar pulses that Mercury doesn't keep one face to the sun after all. | 2 | 2 | World of Ptavvs | 1965-03 | Known Space [all] | Expanded into novel form in 1966, see World of Ptavvs | 3 | 3 | Wrong-Way Street | 1965-04 | Time Travel/Parallel Universe | Summary Ebook A stand-alone time-travel story. Niven credits his editor, Fred Pohl, with a great deal of help with this story: "He published my second story, "Wrong Way Street," in Galaxy. The title is his. He felt it needed a new first chapter for coherency, and he wrote that too." Note that the story reappears in Convergent Series without the hyphen in the title. | 4 | 4 | One Face | 1965-06 | Known Space: Prototype | Summary Stand-alone, NOT a Known Space story though it contains names and themes that were later folded into Known Space | 5 | 5 | Becalmed in Hell | 1965-07 | Known Space [all] | Summary Ebook sequel to Coldest Place, The | 6 | 6 | Warriors, The | 1966-02 | Known Space: Man-Kzin Wars | Summary 1st Man-Kzin War story | 7 | 7 | Eye of an Octopus | 1966-02 | Known Space [all] | Summary Discovery of Martians | 8 | 8 | Bordered in Black | 1966-04 | Known Space: Prototype | Summary stand-alone, not a Known Space story though the Hyperspace "blind spot" was later incorporated into Known Space. | 9 | 9 | By Mind Alone | 1966-06 | stand-alone | Summary stand-alone story about teleportation | 10 | 10 | World of Ptavvs | 1966-08 | Known Space [all] | Review Expanded version of the novella World of Ptavvs | 11 | 11 | How the Heroes Die | 1966-10 | Known Space [all] | Summary murder on Mars, and Martians | 12 | 12 | Neutron Star | 1966-10 | Known Space [all] | Summary Ebook First Beowulf Shaeffer story first story set in the hyperdrive era of Known Space. | 13 | 13 | At the Core | 1966-11 | Known Space [all] | Summary Ebook Beowulf discovers the core of the galaxy is exploding. First appearance of Long Shot | 14 | 14 | At the Bottom of a Hole | 1966-12 | Known Space [all] | Summary Martians | 15 | 15 | Relic of the Empire, A | 1966-12 | Known Space [all] | Summary 1st story that ties the world of Luke Garner to the world of Beowulf Shaeffer | 16 | 16 | Soft Weapon, The | 1967-02 | Known Space [all] | Summary Introduction of Nessus later made into "The Slaver Weapon," an animated Star Trek script, with Spock in Nessus' role. See: Slaver Weapon, The | 18 | 17 | Long Night, The | 1967-03 | stand-alone | Summary a.k.a. "Convergent Series" | 17 | 18 | Flatlander | 1967-03 | Known Space [all] | Summary Ebook First appearance of Outsiders | 19 | 19 | Ethics of Madness, The | 1967-04 | Known Space: Prototype | Summary First description of Plateau dates and technology make this story inconsistent with Known Space chronology. Chronologically this is the last story set in pre-hyperdrive Known Space. | 20 | 20 | Safe at Any Speed | 1967-05 | Known Space [all] | Summary The "Last" Known Space story | 21 | 21 | Adults, The | 1967-06 | Known Space [all] | Summary Protector part 1 | 22 | 22 | Jigsaw Man, The | 1967-08 | Known Space [all] | Summary Ebook 1st organ transplant story, paving the way for the Gil Hamilton stories. | 23 | 23 | Handicapped, The | 1967-12 | Known Space [all] | Summary Grogs, a.k.a. "Handicap" | 24 | 24 | Slowboat Cargo | 1968-02 | Known Space [all] | A Gift from Earth serialization | 25 | 25 | Deceivers, The | 1968-04 | Known Space [all] | Summary a.k.a. "Intent to Deceive" | 26 | 26 | Neutron Star | 1968-04 | Known Space: 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 | 27 | Grendel | 1968-04 | Known Space [all] | Summary At one point, Emil is referred to as "Jilson," a name from Handicapped, The | 28 | 28 | Dry Run | 1968-05 | stand-alone | Summary crime story with a metaphysical twist | 29 | 29 | Deadlier Weapon, The | 1968-06 | stand-alone | Summary crime story, not SF Frequently asked question: "Is this a true story?" Answer: No. | 30 | 30 | There is a Tide | 1968-06 | Known Space [all] | Summary First appearance of Louis Wu and his "sabbaticals," as well as Trinocs. | 31 | 31 | Wait it Out | 1968-07 | Known Space [all] | Summary Harlan Ellison called this a "new wave" story. | 32 | 32 | For a Foggy Night | 1968-07 | Time Travel/Parallel Universe | Summary stand-alone | 33 | 33 | Like Banquo's Ghost | 1968-08 | stand-alone | Summary stand-alone | 34 | 34 | Gift from Earth, A | 1968-09 | Known Space [all] | Review detailed description of Mt. Lookatthat and Matt Keller's psychic power: "Plateau Eyes" | 35 | 35 | Meddler, The | 1968-10 | stand-alone | Summary sci-fi noir crime mash-up | 36 | 36 | All the Myriad Ways | 1968-10 | Time Travel/Parallel Universe | Summary Ebook Niven's take on divergent timelines | 37 | 90 | Down in Flames | 1969-00 | Known Space: About | Summary Read It! 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. | 38 | 37 | Organleggers, The | 1969-01 | Known Space: Gil Hamilton | Summary First Gil Hamilton story, featuring Luke Garner as Gil's boss. A.k.a. "Death By Ecstasy" | 39 | 40 | Shape of Space, The | 1969-01 | n/a | 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 | 40 | 38 | Exercise in Speculation: The Theory and Practice of Teleportation | 1969-03 | non-fiction [all] | Summary Discussion of teleportation as personal transportation and even as an interstellar drive. | 41 | 39 | Not Long Before the End | 1969-04 | Magic Universe: Warlock | Summary 1st Warlock story | 42 | 43 | Get a Horse! | 1969-10 | Svetz | Summary First Svetz story, renamed "Flight of the Horse." | 43 | 46 | Unfinished Story | 1969-12 | Magic Universe: Warlock | Summary short short story, later renamed "Unfinished Story #1." | 44 | 41 | Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex | 1969-12 | DC Universe | Summary Read It! Entertaining speculation on Superman's sex life on Earth, including a discussion of how to preserve the Kryptonian race. Often quoted, but almost never illustrated, thanks to DC Comics' legal department. | 45 | 42 | Passerby | 1969-12 | Lshy | Summary Lshy Circuit | 46 | 44 | Misspelled Magician, The | 1970-05 | stand-alone | Collaboration, co-written with David Gerrold, a.k.a. "The Misspelled Magishun" expanded as Flying Sorcerers, The | 47 | 47 | Leviathan! | 1970-08 | Svetz | Summary Svetz meets Moby Dick | 48 | 45 | Bird in the Hand | 1970-10 | Svetz | Summary Svetz, cars and Rocs. Niven's published bibliographies mistakenly list the publication year as 1969, not 1970. | 49 | 58 | Ringworld | 1970-10 | Known Space: Ringworld | Review Niven's best-known novel brings together Nessus & Louis Wu from previous Known Space stories Ringworld has spawned 3 sequels and a role-playing game, among other things. Though it was first printed in 1970, it appears farther down the list in Niven's published bibliographies. | 52 | 54 | All the Myriad Ways | 1971-06 | n/a | Contents: All the Myriad Ways Passerby For a Foggy Night Wait it Out Jigsaw Man, The Not Long Before the End Unfinished Story Unfinished Story #2 Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex Exercise in Speculation: The Theory and Practice of Teleportation Theory and Practice of Time Travel, The Inconstant Moon What Can You Say About Chocolate Covered Manhole Covers? Becalmed in Hell | 50 | 55 | Inconstant Moon | 1971-06 | stand-alone | Summary Ebook Made into an episode of "Outer Limits," mid 1990s | 53 | 56 | Unfinished Story #2 | 1971-06 | stand-alone | Summary short short story | 51 | 57 | What Can You Say About Chocolate Covered Manhole Covers? | 1971-06 | stand-alone | Summary The American Dental Association says they are bad for children's teeth. First appeared in All the Myriad Ways | 54 | 48 | No Exit | 1971-06 | stand-alone | Summary Collaboration, co-written with Hank Stine (who has since become Jean Marie Stine--the e-Book edition lists Jean Marie Stine as Niven's co-author). | 55 | 49 | There's a Wolf in My Time Machine | 1971-06 | Svetz | Summary Svetz meets a new pet | 56 | 53 | Flying Sorcerers, The | 1971-08 | stand-alone | Review Collaboration, co-written with David Gerrold, expanded version of Misspelled Magician, The | 57 | Pastel Terror, The | 1971-08 | Star Trek | Summary Read It! Outline for a Star Trek plot, never offered to the show also appeared in APA-L. | 59 | 103 | Last Necronomicon, The | 1971-10 | stand-alone | Summary Read It! Niven's published bibliographies list it much further down, but Carol Phillips' research indicates it appeared in October 1971. | 58 | 86 | My Universe and Welcome To It! | 1971-10 | Known Space: About | Summary Introduction to Known Space. | 60 | 51 | Rammer | 1971-11 | The State [all] | Summary Chapter 1 of World Out Of Time, A | 61 | 61 | Cloak of Anarchy | 1972-03 | Known Space [all] | Read It! The story that led to a duel see Convention Stories | 62 | 50 | Fourth Profession, The | 1972-08 | Lshy | Summary Monks and bartenders | 63 | 52 | What Good is a Glass Dagger? | 1972-09 | Magic Universe: Warlock | Summary Ebook Werewolves and necromancy and trolls, oh my! | 64 | 69 | Defenseless Dead, The | 1973-00 | Known Space: Gil Hamilton | Summary "Corpsicles" and an unexpected hiding place for an organlegger | 65 | 59 | Flash Crowd | 1973-00 | Flash Crowd/Teleportation | Summary This story introduced "flash crowds," instant mobs that are a by-product of cheap, worldwide teleportation technology. Niven wrote several sequels to this story, further addressing the various issues posed by instantaneous travel (and suggesting interesting solutions). Jansen is spelled "Jensen" in the Flight of the Horse printing | 66 | 62 | Recipes | 1973-00 | non-fiction [all] | From Amazon.com: "Anne McCaffrey's cookbook, featuring real (you can cook them) recipes created by science fiction and fantasy writers such as Harlan Ellison, Ursula K. Le Guin, Avram Davidson and of course Anne McCaffrey herself. Mixed in with the recipes are stories and anecdotes about how they were created - some longer than the recipes!" This classic from 1973 was revised and re-released by Wildside Press in 1992. The included Niven recipes (irish coffee and others) seem to be intended for a bartender rather than a chef, but then that's the role Niven often finds himself performing at conventions. | 67 | 60 | Inconstant Moon | 1973-00 | n/a | Sphere edition does not contain "The Long Night" (as "Convergent Series"),
"The Deadlier Weapon",
"Wait it Out",
"Not Long Before the End" and "Passerby" however, the Gollancz edition does. contents: At the Bottom of a Hole Becalmed in Hell Bordered in Black How the Heroes Die Inconstant Moon One Face Organleggers, The Deadlier Weapon, The Long Night, The Not Long Before the End Passerby Wait it Out | 68 | 66 | Theory and Practice of Time Travel, The | 1973-04 | non-fiction [all] | Summary speculative | 69 | 67 | Alibi Machine, The | 1973-06 | Flash Crowd/Teleportation | Summary teleportation crime story | 70 | 68 | All the Bridges Rusting | 1973-08 | Flash Crowd/Teleportation | Summary teleportation as a form of space travel | 71 | 63 | Protector | 1973-09 | Known Space [all] | Review Brand-new assumption introduced to Known Space: humanity is descended from the Pak. The novel 's second section is called "Vandervecken," and takes place in 2340. The first part is Adults, The | 72 | 64 | Flight of the Horse, The | 1973-09 | Svetz | Contents: Get a Horse! Bird in the Hand Leviathan! There's a Wolf in My Time Machine Death in a Cage What Good is a Glass Dagger? Flash Crowd Afterword | 73 | 65 | Death in a Cage | 1973-09 | Svetz | Summary Svetz meets Death? | 74 | Afterword | 1973-09 | non-fiction [all] | A word how the Svetz stories came to be written. | 75 | Slaver Weapon, The | 1973-12 | Star Trek | Airdate Dec. 15, 1973. This script (and the book adaptation that followed) sparked the ongoing debate about the existence of Kzinti in the Star Trek universe. Based on Soft Weapon, The | 76 | 70 | Hole Man, The | 1974-01 | stand-alone | Summary Ebook Quantum Black Hole as a murder weapon | 77 | 71 | $16,940 | 1974-02 | stand-alone | Summary crime, not SF short blackmail story | 78 | 72 | Bigger Than Worlds | 1974-03 | non-fiction [all] | Summary discussion of the Ringworld and other macrostructures. Illustrated by Ames | 79 | 73 | Kind of Murder, A | 1974-04 | Flash Crowd/Teleportation | Summary teleportation crime story | 80 | 74 | Hole in Space, A | 1974-06 | n/a | Contents: $16,940 Alibi Machine, The All the Bridges Rusting Bigger Than Worlds Fourth Profession, The Hole Man, The Kind of Murder, A Last Days of the Permanent Floating Riot Club, The Rammer There is a Tide | 81 | 75 | Last Days of the Permanent Floating Riot Club, The | 1974-06 | Flash Crowd/Teleportation | Summary The final story in Niven's teleportation/crime cycle shows Jerryberry's "Riot Control" concept in action. | 82 | 76 | Plaything | 1974-08 | stand-alone | Summary stand-alone alien adolescents encounter a probe from Earth | 83 | 77 | Night on Mispec Moor | 1974-08 | Lshy | Summary Sci-fi sword-and-sorcery horror story | 84 | 81 | Singularities Make Me Nervous | 1974-09 | stand-alone | Summary time travel paradox | 85 | Land of the Lost: "Downstream" | 1974-09 | Land of the Lost | Collaboration, co-written with David Gerrold airdate September 28, 1974 | 86 | 78 | Mote in God's Eye, The | 1974-10 | Motie | Review Collaboration, co-written with Jerry Pournelle, set in Pournelle's Codominium universe. See the sequel, Gripping Hand, The | 87 | 79 | Nonesuch, The | 1974-12 | stand-alone | Summary retake on Little Red Riding Hood | 88 | Land of the Lost: "Hurricane" | 1974-12.21 | Land of the Lost | Collaboration, co-written with David Gerrold airdate December 21, 1974 | 89 | Land of the Lost: "Circle" | 1974-12.28 | Land of the Lost | Collaboration, co-written with David Gerrold airdate December 28, 1974. | 90 | 138 | De Stranden Van Serius Vier | 1975-00 | n/a | Dutch, collected Niven stories from various sources. Contents: De Schaduwzijde (One Face) De Stranden van Sirius Vier (Bordered in Black) |