Order of Larry Niven Books
Larry Niven is an American author of hard science fiction, best known for his Ringworld series, which is part of the largely Known Space universe. Much like Isaac Asimov, his books follow a set of rules, which include:
- Never fire a laser at a mirror.
- Giving up freedom for security is beginning to look naive.
- It is easier to destroy than to create.
- Ethics change with technology.
- The only universal message in science fiction: There exist minds that think as well as you do, but differently.
Larry Niven became a published author in 1966 with the novel World of Ptavvs – part of the Known Space universe. Below is a list of Larry Niven’s books in order of when they were originally published (and in chronological order):
Publication Order of Known Space Books
(with Rick Sternbach)
| World of Ptavvs | (1966) |    |
| A Gift from Earth | (1968) | |
| Neutron Star | (1968) | |
| The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton | (1969) | |
| Protector | (1973) | |
| Tales of Known Space | (1975) | |
| The Patchwork Girl | (1980) | |
| Crashlander | (1994) | |
| Flatlander | (1995) | |
Publication Order of Ringworld Books
(with Edward M. Lerner)
| Ringworld | (1970) | |
| The Ringworld Engineers | (1979) | |
| The Ringworld Throne | (1996) | |
| Ringworld's Children | (2004) | |
| Fate of Worlds | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Moties Books
(with Jerry Pournelle, Jennifer R. Pournelle)
| The Mote in God's Eye | (1974) | |
| The Gripping Hand / The Moat Around Murcheson's Eye | (1993) | |
| Outies | (2010) | |
Publication Order of Inferno Books
(with Jerry Pournelle)
| Inferno | (1975) | |
| Escape from Hell | (2009) | |
Publication Order of The State Books
| A World Out of Time | (1976) | |
| The Integral Trees | (1983) | |
| The Smoke Ring | (1987) | |
Publication Order of Magic Goes Away Books
| The Magic Goes Away | (1978) | |
| The Magic May Return | (1981) | |
| The Time of the Warlock | (1984) | |
| More Magic | (1984) | |
| The Seascape Tattoo | (2016) | |
Publication Order of Dream Park Books
(with Steven Barnes)
| Dream Park | (1981) | |
| The Barsoom Project | (1989) | |
| California Voodoo Game / The Voodoo Game | (1992) | |
| The Moon Maze Game | (2011) | |
Publication Order of Heorot Books
(with Jerry Pournelle, Steven Barnes)
| The Legacy of Heorot | (1987) | |
| Beowulf's Children / The Dragons of Heorot | (1995) | |
| The Secret of Black Ship Island | (2012) | |
| Starborn and Godsons | (2020) | |
Chronological Order of Heorot Books
(with Jerry Pournelle, Steven Barnes)
| The Legacy of Heorot | (1987) | |
| The Secret of Black Ship Island | (2012) | |
| Beowulf's Children / The Dragons of Heorot | (1995) | |
| Starborn and Godsons | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Man-Kzin Wars Books
| The Man-Kzin Wars | (1988) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars II | (1989) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars III | (1990) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars IV | (1991) | |
| The Children's Hour | (1991) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars V | (1992) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars VI | (1994) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars VII | (1995) | |
| A Darker Geometry | (1996) | |
| The Best of All Possible Wars | (1998) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars VIII: Choosing Names | (1998) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars IX | (2001) | |
| The House of the Kzinti | (2002) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars X: The Wunder War | (2003) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars XI | (2005) | |
| Destiny's Forge | (2006) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars XII | (2009) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars XIII | (2012) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars XIV | (2013) | |
| Treasure Planet | (2014) | |
| Man-Kzin Wars XV | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Golden Road Books
(with Jerry Pournelle)
| The Burning City | (2000) | |
| Burning Tower | (2005) | |
Publication Order of Ringworld Prequel Books
| Fleet of Worlds | (2007) | |
| Juggler of Worlds | (2008) | |
| Destroyer of Worlds | (2009) | |
| Betrayer of Worlds | (2010) | |
Publication Order of Bowl Of Heaven Books
(with Gregory Benford)
| Bowl of Heaven | (2012) | |
| Shipstar | (2014) | |
| Glorious | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Flying Sorcerers | (1970) | |
| Lucifer's Hammer | (1977) | |
| Oath of Fealty | (1981) | |
| The Descent of Anansi | (1982) | |
| Footfall | (1985) | |
| Fallen Angels | (1991) | |
| Achilles' Choice | (1991) | |
| Destiny's Road | (1997) | |
| Rainbow Mars | (1999) | |
| Saturn's Race | (2000) | |
| Building Harlequin's Moon | (2005) | |
| The Goliath Stone | (2013) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| All the Myriad Ways | (1968) | |
| The Shape of Space | (1969) | |
| Inconstant Moon | (1971) | |
| The Flight of the Horse | (1973) | |
| A Hole in Space | (1974) | |
| Convergent Series | (1979) | |
| Limits | (1985) | |
| N-Space | (1990) | |
| Playgrounds of the Mind | (1991) | |
| Three Books of Known Space | (1996) | |
| Scatterbrain | (2003) | |
| The Magic Goes Away Collection | (2005) | |
| The Draco Tavern | (2006) | |
| Stars and Gods | (2010) | |
| Madness from the Inconstant Moon | (2017) | |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
(with Steven Barnes)
| The Locusts | (1979) | |
| The Return of William Proxmire | (1989) |
Publication Order of Infinite Stars Books
| Infinite Stars | (2017) | |
| Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Stellar Guild Books
| Tau Ceti | (2011) | |
| On the Train | (2012) | |
| When the Blue Shift Comes | (2012) | |
| New Under the Sun | (2013) | |
| The Aethers of Mars | (2014) | |
| Red Tide | (2014) | |
| Inci | (2015) | |
| Wishing on a Star | (2015) | |
Publication Order of Isaac Asimov's Anthology Books
| Isaac Asimov's Masters of Science Fiction | (1978) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Marvels of Science Fiction | (1979) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction | (1980) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far | (1981) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own | (1983) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Aliens & Outworlders | (1983) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! | (1985) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! | (1989) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Aliens | (1991) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Robots | (1991) | |
| Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite | (1993) | |
| Isaac Asimov's War | (1993) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams | (1994) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep | (1995) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Ghosts | (1995) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Christmas | (1997) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Camelot | (1998) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Detectives | (1998) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Valentines | (1999) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Werewolves | (1999) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Solar System | (1999) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Utopias | (2000) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Father Day | (2001) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Halloween | (2001) | |
Publication Order of Ringworld Graphic Novels
(with)
| Ringworld: The Graphic Novel, Part One | (2014) | |
| Ringworld: The Graphic Novel, Part Two | (2015) | |
Publication Order of Steven Barnes Short Stories/Novellas
(with Steven Barnes)
| The Locusts | (1979) | |
| Star Wars Saved My Life | (2015) | |
Publication Order of Stellar Books
| Stellar Short Novels | (1976) | |
| Stellar #2 | (1976) | |
| Stellar #3 | (1977) | |
| Stellar #4 | (1978) | |
| Stellar #5 | (1980) | |
| Stellar #6 | (1980) | |
| Stellar #7 | (1981) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1966 | (1966) | |
| Dangerous Visions | (1967) | |
| The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction Nineteenth Series | (1971) | |
| Stellar #2 | (1976) | |
| The Best of All Possible Worlds | (1980) | |
| Isaac Asimov's Aliens & Outworlders | (1983) | |
| Berserker Base | (1985) | |
| Robert Adams' Book of Alternate Worlds | (1987) | |
| Robert Adams' Book of Soldiers | (1988) | |
| Alien Sex: 19 Tales by the Masters of Science Fiction and Dark Fantasy | (1990) | |
| Time Machines | (1997) | |
| Analog Science Fiction and Fact Magazine, July/August 2000 | (2000) | |
| Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, October/November 2000 | (2000) | |
| Analog, September 2002 | (2004) | |
| Space Cadets | (2006) | |
| Under Cover of Darkness | (2007) | |
| Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, January 2009 | (2009) | |
| Assassin and Other Stories | (2010) | |
| Worst Contact | (2016) | |
| Infinite Stars | (2017) | |
| Space Pioneers | (2018) | |
| The Best of Galaxy’s Edge | (2018) | |
| Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers | (2019) | |
| Conversations From the Edge: The Galaxy's Edge Interviews | (2021) | |
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Notes: The Ringworld Prequel series was co-authored by Edward M. Lerner. The Heorot books were co-authored by Steven Barnes and Jerry Pournelle. The Bowl of Heaven series is co-authored by Gregory Benford. The Goliath Stone was co-authored by Matthew Joseph Harrington.
Inferno, Lucifer’s Hammer, Oath of Fealty, Footfall, Escape From Hell, the Moties series and the Golden Road series were co-authored by Jerry Pournelle.
The Dream Park series, the Magic Goes Away series, The Descent of Anansi, Achilles’ Choice and Saturn’s Race were co-authored by Steven Barnes.
The Flying Sorcerers was co-authored by David Gerrold. Building Harlequin’s Moon was co-authored by Brenda Cooper.
The California Voodoo Game is known as The Voodoo Game in the UK. The Gripping Hand is known as The Moat Around Murcheson’s Eye in the UK. Beowulf’s Children is known as The Dragons of Heorot in the UK.
Red Tide is based on an earlier novella entitled Flash Crowd and is co-authored with Matthew Joseph Harrington and Brad R. Torgersen.
Destiny’s Road is a standalone novel.