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Larry Niven Books in Order

23 series including Man-Kzin Wars Series, Known Space Series and more

23 series 178 books Latest: Conversations From the Edge: The Galaxy's Edge Interviews (2021)

Larry Niven has written 178 books since 1966. Larry Niven's books make up 23 series, the largest of which — Man-Kzin Wars — reaches 21 books. The most recent release we track is Conversations From the Edge: The Galaxy's Edge Interviews (2021).

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1 Bowl Of Heaven Series with Gregory Benford 2 Dream Park Series with Steven Barnes 3 Golden Road Series with Jerry Pournelle 4 Heorot Series with Jerry Pournelle, Steven Barnes 5 Chronological Heorot 6 Inferno Series with Jerry Pournelle 7 Known Space 8 Magic Goes Away 9 Moties Series with Jerry Pournelle, Jennifer R. Pournelle 10 Ringworld Prequel / Fleet of the Worlds 11 Ringworld Series with Edward M. Lerner 12 Ringworld Graphic Novels 13 The State 14 Larry Niven Short Story Collections 15 Larry Niven Short Stories/Novellas with Steven Barnes 16 Larry Niven Other Novels 17 Steven Barnes Short Stories/Novellas with Steven Barnes 18 Man-Kzin Wars 19 Star Trek The Newspaper Strip 20 Stellar 21 Stellar Guild 22 Isaac Asimov's Anthology 23 Larry Niven Anthologies

Reading Order

23 series · 178 books

Bowl Of Heaven Series

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1 Bowl of Heaven 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Shipstar 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Glorious 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Dream Park by Larry Niven

Dream Park Series

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1 Dream Park 1981 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Barsoom Project 1989 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 California Voodoo Game / The Voodoo Game 1992 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Moon Maze Game 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Golden Road Series

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1 The Burning City 2000 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Burning Tower 2005 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Heorot Series

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1 The Legacy of Heorot 1987 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Beowulf's Children / The Dragons of Heorot 1995 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Secret of Black Ship Island 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Starborn and Godsons 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Heorot Series Chronological

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1 The Legacy of Heorot 1987 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Beowulf's Children / The Dragons of Heorot 1995 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Secret of Black Ship Island 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Starborn and Godsons 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Inferno Series

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1 Inferno 1975 Nebula Award 1977Locus Award 1977Hugo Award 1976Nebula Award 1976Ditmar Award 1976Locus Award 1976Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Escape from Hell 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
World of Ptavvs by Larry Niven

Known Space Series

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1 World of Ptavvs 1966 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 A Gift from Earth 1968 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Neutron Star (Short Story) 1968 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton 1969 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Protector 1973 🏆 Ditmar Award 1975Hugo Award 1974Locus Award 1974Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Tales of Known Space 1975 🏆 Hugo Award 1976Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 The Patchwork Girl 1980 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Crashlander 1994 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Flatlander 1995 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Magic Goes Away by Larry Niven

Magic Goes Away Series

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1 The Magic Goes Away 1978 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Magic May Return 1981 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Time of the Warlock 1984 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 More Magic 1984 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 The Seascape Tattoo with Steven Barnes 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven

Moties Series

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1 The Mote in God's Eye 1974 Nebula Award 1976Hugo Award 1975Nebula Award 1975Locus Award 1975Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Gripping Hand / The Moat Around Murcheson's Eye 1993 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Outies by Jennifer R. Pournelle 2010 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Ringworld by Larry Niven

Ringworld Series

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1 Ringworld 1970 🏆 Hugo Award 1971🏆 Locus Award 1971🏆 Nebula Award 1971🏆 Nebula Award 1970Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Ringworld Engineers 1979 Hugo Award 1981Locus Award 1981Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Ringworld Throne 1996 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Ringworld's Children 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Fate of Worlds with Edward M. Lerner 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Ringworld: The Graphic Novel, Part One by Larry Niven

Ringworld Graphic Novels

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1 Ringworld: The Graphic Novel, Part One 2014 🏆 Hugo Award 1971🏆 Locus Award 1971🏆 Nebula Award 1971🏆 Nebula Award 1970Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Ringworld: The Graphic Novel, Part Two 2015 🏆 Hugo Award 1971🏆 Locus Award 1971🏆 Nebula Award 1971🏆 Nebula Award 1970Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

The State Series

3 books · 1976–1987

Larry Niven Short Story Collections

16 books · 1968–2017

Larry Niven Short Stories/Novellas

3 books · 1966–1989

Larry Niven Other Novels

12 books · 1970–2013

Steven Barnes Short Stories/Novellas

2 books · 1979–2015

Man-Kzin Wars Series

21 books · 1988–2019 · full reading order

Star Trek The Newspaper Strip Series

2 books · 2012–2013

Stellar Series

7 books · 1976–1981 · full reading order

Stellar Guild Series

8 books · 2011–2015 · full reading order

Isaac Asimov's Anthology Series

20 books · 1980–2001

Larry Niven Anthologies

36 books · 1966–2021

About the Author

Laurence van Cott Niven — known as Larry Niven — is an American science fiction writer. His best-known work is Ringworld (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. The Science Fiction Writers of America named him the 2015 recipient of the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and theoretical physics. It also often includes elements of detective fiction and adventure stories.

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