Larry Niven

Writing

Born: 1938-04-30
From: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.1

Also Known As

Laurence van Cott Niven

Biography

Laurence van Cott Niven is an American science fiction writer. His best-known works are Ringworld (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards, and, with Jerry Pournelle, The Mote in God's Eye (1974) and Lucifer's Hammer (1977). The Science Fiction and Fantasy 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. His fantasy includes the series The Magic Goes Away, rational fantasy dealing with magic as a non-renewable resource.

Awards & Nominations8 won ยท 52 nominated

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Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award

2015
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

Shipstar

2015
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

Bowl of Heaven

2013
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

Fate of Worlds

2013
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Locus Award for Best Collection

The Best of Larry Niven

2011
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Locus Award for Best Short Story

The Missing Mass

2001
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Locus Award for Best Novella

Fly-By-Night

2001
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Collection

Rainbow Mars

2000
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

Destiny's Road

1998
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The Ringworld Throne

1997
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Locus Award for Best Collection

Crashlander

1995
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The Gripping Hand

1994
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Locus Award for Best Anthology

Man-Kzin Wars IV

1992
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Collection

Playgrounds of the Mind

1992
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Collection

N-Space

1991
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Hugo Award for Best Short Story

The Return of William Proxmire

1990
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Anthology

The Man-Kzin Wars

1989
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The Smoke Ring

1988
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The Legacy of Heorot

1988
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Locus Award for Best Collection

Limits

1986
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

Footfall

1986
Nominated

Hugo Award for Best Novel

Footfall

1986
๐Ÿ† Won

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The Integral Trees

1985
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Anthology

More Magic

1985
Nominated

Hugo Award for Best Novel

The Integral Trees

1985
Nominated

Nebula Award for Best Novel

The Integral Trees

1985
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The Descent of Anansi

1983
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Novelette

Flare Time

1983
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Anthology

The Magic May Return

1982
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

Oath of Fealty

1982
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

Dream Park

1982
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The Ringworld Engineers

1981
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Novella

The Patchwork Girl

1981
Nominated

Hugo Award for Best Novel

The Ringworld Engineers

1981
๐Ÿ† Won

Locus Award for Best Collection

Convergent Series

1980
Nominated

Hugo Award for Best Novelette

The Locusts

1980
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Novella

Spirals

1980
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The Ringworld Engineers

1980
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Novelette

The Locusts

1980
๐Ÿ† Won

Inkpot Award

1979
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Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work

Ringworld

1979
Nominated

World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction

The Magic Goes Away

1979
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

Lucifer's Hammer

1978
Nominated

Hugo Award for Best Novel

Lucifer's Hammer

1978
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Novel

A World Out of Time

1977
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Novel

Inferno

1977
Nominated

Nebula Award for Best Novel

Inferno

1977
๐Ÿ† Won

Hugo Award for Best Novelette

The Borderland of Sol

1976
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Novella

The Borderland of Sol

1976
Nominated

Hugo Award for Best Novel

Inferno

1976
Nominated

Hugo Award for Best Novella

ARM

1976
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Novella

ARM

1976
Nominated

Nebula Award for Best Novel

The Mote in God's Eye

1976
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Collection

Tales of Known Space

1976
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Novel

Inferno

1976
๐Ÿ† Won

Hugo Award for Best Short Story

The Hole Man

1975
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Short Story

The Hole Man

1975
Nominated

Hugo Award for Best Novel

The Mote in God's Eye

1975
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Novel

The Mote in God's Eye

1975
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Collection

A Hole in Space

1975