Bibliography

Compiled by David Lambert and Carol Phillips

Opus No. Title Datesort descending Setting Publication type I.U.C. Notes
2 World of Ptavvs March, 1965 Known Space Novella Expanded into novel form in 1966, see World of Ptavvs  
12 Neutron Star October, 1966 Known Space Short Story K.S. 22 (2644) First Beowulf Shaeffer story and the first story set in the hyperdrive era of Known Space.
24 Slowboat Cargo February, 1968 Known Space Short Story A Gift from Earth serialization
26 Neutron Star April, 1968 Known Space: Collection 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
40 Shape of Space, The January, 1969 N/A Collection 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
54 All the Myriad Ways June, 1971 N/A Collection 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
61 Cloak of Anarchy March, 1972 Known Space Short Story K.S. 16 (2135) Read It Here! The story that led to a duel see Convention Stories
62 Recipes January, 1973 N/A Non-Fiction 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.
60 Inconstant Moon January, 1973 N/A Collection 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 Hero's Die Inconstant Moon One Face Organleggers, The Deadler Weapon, The Long Night, The Not Long Before the End Passerby Wait it Out
Afterword March, 1973 N/A Non-Fiction A word how the Svetz stories came to be written
64 Flight of the Horse, The September, 1973 Svetz Collection 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
Slaver Weapon, The December, 1973 Star Trek Script 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
74 Hole in Space, A August, 1974 N/A Collection 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
138 De Stranden Van Serius Vier January, 1975 N/A Collection Dutch, collected Niven stories from various sources. Contents: De Schaduwzijde (One Face) De Stranden van Sirius Vier (Bordered in Black) Vechtjassen (The Warriors) Veilig bij Elke Snelheid (Safe at Any Speed) Buik als Eigen Baas (The Long Night) De Bemoeial (The Meddler) Al het Mogelijke (All the Myriad Ways) Niet Lang voor het Eind (Not Long Before the End) Het Vierde Beroep (The Fourth Profession) Stuwer (Rammer) Er Zit een Wolf in Mijn Tijdmachine (There's a Wolf in My Time Machine) Wat Heb Je aan een Glazen Dolk? (What Good Is a Glass Dagger?) De Dood in de Kooi (Death in a Cage) Het Gat van Lear (The Hole Man)
83 Galaxy Stars: Jerry Pournelle July, 1975 Non-Fiction: The Ghetto Non-Fiction 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.
Bibliography: The Worlds of Larry Niven August, 1975 N/A Non-Fiction A broad but incomplete bibliography, helpfully broken out into different categories.
84 Tales of Known Space August, 1975 Known Space: Collection Collection Collection info Overview of Known Space. Contents: "About the Cover" by Rick Sternbach Timeline for Known Space My Universe and Welcome To It! Coldest Place, The Becalmed in Hell Wait it Out Eye of an Octopus How the Heroes Die Jigsaw Man, The At the Bottom of a Hole Deceivers, The Cloak of Anarchy Warriors, The Borderland of Sol, The There is a Tide Safe at Any Speed Afterthoughts Bibliography: The Worlds of Larry Niven  
Many Many Worlds of Larry Niven, The September, 1975 Interview Interview by Alan Brennert, illustrated. Accompanying Howard Chaykin's adaptation of All the Myriad Ways
94 Magic Goes Away, The January, 1976 Magic Universe: Warlock Short Story expanded into an illustrated novella, 1978.
88 Long Arm of Gil Hamilton, The February, 1976 Known Space: Gil Hamilton Collection Collection info First collection of Gil Hamilton stories. Contents: Organleggers, The Defenseless Dead, The ARM Afterword: The Last Word about SF Detectives

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