''N-Space'' is a collection of short stories by American

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author

Larry Niven Laurence van Cott Niven (; born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer. His 1970 novel ''Ringworld'' won the Hugo Award for Best Novel, Hugo, Locus Award, Locus, Ditmar Award, Ditmar, and Nebula Award for Best Novel, Nebula award ...

released in

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

. Some of the stories are set in Niven's

Known Space Known Space is the fictional setting of about a dozen science fiction novels and several collections of short stories by American writer Larry Niven. It has also become a shared universe in the spin-off ''Man-Kzin Wars'' anthologies. The Inter ...

universe. Also included are various essays, articles and anecdotes by Niven and others, excerpts from some of his novels, and an introduction by

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. Its sequel is ''

Playgrounds of the Mind ''Playgrounds of the Mind'' is a 1991 short story collection by American writer Larry Niven. It is the sequel to '' N-Space''. Many of the stories are set in Niven's Known Space universe. There are also excerpts from his ''The Magic Goes Away' ...

''.

* "Introduction: The Maker of Worlds" by

* On Niven (by

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, Wendy All, John Hertz,

Steven Barnes Steven Barnes (born March 1, 1952) is an American science fiction, fantasy, and mystery writer. He has written novels, short fiction, screen plays for television, scripts for comic books, animation, newspaper copy, and magazine articles. Earl ...

, and

Frederik Pohl Frederik George Pohl Jr. (; November 26, 1919 – September 2, 2013) was an American list of science fiction authors, science-fiction writer, editor, and science fiction fandom, fan, with a career spanning nearly 75 years—from his first ...

) * Dramatis Personae * Foreword: Playgrounds for the Mind * from ''

World of Ptavvs ''World of Ptavvs'' is the first novel by American science fiction writer Larry Niven, published in 1966 and set in his ''Known Space'' universe. A “much shorter version” was originally published as a novella in ''Worlds of Tomorrow'' in Ma ...

'' * " Bordered in Black" * "Convergent Series" * "

All the Myriad Ways ''All the Myriad Ways'' is a collection of 14 short science fiction stories and essays by American writer Larry Niven, originally published in 1971. Contents * All the Myriad Ways * "Passerby" * "For a Foggy Night" * "Wait it Out" * " The Jigsa ...

" * from " A Gift From Earth" * "For a Foggy Night" * "The Meddler" * "Passerby" * "Down in Flames" * from ''

Ringworld ''Ringworld'' is a 1970 science fiction novel by Larry Niven, set in his Known Space universe and considered a classic of science fiction literature. ''Ringworld'' tells the story of Louis Wu and his companions on a mission to the Ringworld, an ...

'' * "The Fourth Profession" * "Shall We Indulge in Rishathra?" (with cartoons by

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) * "

Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex" is a 1969 essay in which science fiction author Larry Niven details the problems that Superman would face in sexual intercourse and sexual reproduction, reproduction with a human woman, using arguments based on h ...

" * "

Inconstant Moon ''Inconstant Moon'' is a science fiction short story collection by American author Larry Niven that was published in 1973. "Inconstant Moon" is also a 1971 short story that is included in the collection. The title refers to "O, swear not by the ...

" * "What Can You Say about Chocolate Covered Manhole Covers?" * "Cloak of Anarchy" * from ''

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'' * "The Hole Man" * "Night on Mispec Moor" * "Flare Time" * "The Locusts" (with

) * from ''

The Mote in God's Eye ''The Mote in God's Eye'' is a science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, first published in 1974. The story is set in the distant future of Pournelle's CoDominium universe, and charts the first contact between ...

'' (with

Jerry Pournelle Jerry Eugene Pournelle (; August 7, 1933 – September 8, 2017) was an American scientist in the area of operations research and ergonomics, human factors research, a science fiction writer, essayist, journalist, and one of the first bloggers. ...

) * Building "The Mote in God's Eye" (with Jerry Pournelle) * "Brenda" * " The Return of William Proxmire" * "The Tale of the Jinni and the Sisters" * "Madness Has its Place" * "

Niven's Laws Niven's laws were named after science fiction author Larry Niven, who has periodically published them as "how the Universe works" as far as he can tell. These were most recently rewritten on January 29, 2002 (and published in ''Analog'' magazine ...

" * "The Kiteman" * "The Alien in Our Minds" * "Space" * Bibliography of Larry Niven

References

External links

LarryNiven.net
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