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A Date Order Bibliography of Fiction
Date Title Series Other Authors Setting Comment
1964 The Coldest Place (short story) Known Space Niven's first published short story, published in Worlds of If in Dec 1964. Niven was paid $25[1]
1965 World of Ptavvs (short story) Known Space Expanded into World of Ptavvs (novel) in 1966
1965 Wrong-Way Street (short story) Published by Galaxy Science Fiction.
1965 One Face (short story) Not a Known Space story, though it does contain concepts that later became part of Known Space
1965 Becalmed in Hell (short story) Known Space Published by F&SF in July 1965. It is a sequel to The Coldest Place (short story)
1966 Eye of an Octopus (short story) Known Space Discovery of Martians
1966 The Warriors Man-Kzin Wars .. Known Space The 1st Man-Kzin war story
1966 Bordered in Black First appearance of the Hyperspace "blind spot" in a story
1966 By Mind Alone (short story)
1966 World of Ptavvs (novel) Known Space Niven's first published novel, based upon a short story of the same name published the year before.
1966 How the Heroes Die (short story) Known Space
1966 Neutron Star (short story) Known Space First Beowulf Shaeffer story

first story set in the hyperdrive era of Known Space.

1966 At the Core (short story) Known Space Beowulf Shaeffer discovers the core of the galaxy is exploding. First appearance of Long Shot
1966 At the Bottom of a Hole (short story) Known Space Martians
1966 A Relic of the Empire (short story) Known Space 1st story that links the worlds of Luke Garner & Beowulf Shaeffer
1967 The Soft Weapon (short story) Known Space 1st appearance of the Pierson's Puppeteers, 1st appearance of Nessus, story later adapted as The Slaver Weapon for Star Trek: The Animated Series
1967 Flatlander (short story) Known Space 1st appearance of the Outsiders
1967 The Long Night (short story) Known Space a.k.a. Convergent Series
1967 The Ethics of Madness (short story) Known Space 1st appearance of Plateau

but inconsistent with the Known Space timeline. Chronologically this is the last story set in pre-hyperdrive Known Space.

1967 Safe at Any Speed (short story) Known Space The "Last" Known Space story[2]
1967 The Adults Known Space The first part of Protector (novel)
1967 The Jigsaw Man Known Space First organ transplant story
1967 The Handicapped Known Space
1968 Slowboat Cargo Known Space Serialisation of A Gift From Earth (novel)
1968 The Deceivers Known Space A.K.A. "Intent to Deceive"
1968 Grendel Known Space
1968 Neutron Star (Collection) Known Space Contents:


  • Neutron Star (short story)
  • At the Core (short story)
  • Relic of the Empire (short story)
  • A Soft Weapon (short story)
  • The Flatlander (short story)
  • Ethics of Madness (short story)
  • The Handicapped (short story)
  • The Grendel (short story)
1968 Dry Run Crime story
1968 The Deadlier Weapon Crime story
1968 There is a Tide Known Space first appearance of Louis Wu
1968 Wait it Out Known Space
1968 For a Foggy Night Time Travel/Parallel Universe story
1968 Like Banquo's Ghost
1968 A Gift From Earth (novel) Known Space
1968 The Meddler (short story)
1968 All the Myriad Ways (short story)
1969 Down in Flames (short story) Known Space Outline of a story that was never written, from  a conversation with Norman Spinrad - the end of Known Space
1969 The Organleggers (short story) Known Space
1969 The Shape of Space (collection)
  • At the Bottom of a Hole (short story)
  • Bordered in Black (short story)
  • The Deadlier Weapon (short story)
  • Dry Run (short story)
  • How the Heroes Die (short story)
  • Like Banquo's Ghost (short story)
  • The Long Night (short story)
  • The Meddler (short story)
  • One Face (short story)
  • The Organleggers (short story)
  • Safe at Any Speed (short story)
  • The Warriors (short story)
1969 Not Long Before The End (short story)

[3]

The Magic Goes Away The Magic Universe A short story that can be seen as a prequel to the novella The Magic Goes Away. Originally published in F&SF, April 1969
1969 Unfinished Story (short story)

[3]

The Magic Goes Away The Magic Universe Originally published in F&SF, December 1969
1969 Passerby (short story) Léshy
1970 Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex Superman's sex life on Earth - no, really.
1970 Leviathan (short story) Svetz
1970 Bird in the Hand (short story) Svetz Svetz, cars and Rocs.
1970 Ringworld (novel) Ringworld Known Space Nebula Award, 1970 Hugo and Locus SF Awards winner, 1971
1971 All The Myriad Ways (Collection) The Magic Universe, Known Space, Superman, Dentistry

Various really...

Contents:


  • All the Myriad Ways (short story)
  • Passerby (short story)
  • For a Foggy Night (short story)
  • Wait it Out (short story)
  • The Jigsaw Man (short story)
  • Not Long Before the End (short story)
  • Unfinished Story (short story)
  • Unfinished Story #2 (short story)
  • Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex (short story)
  • Exercise in Speculation: The Theory and Practice of Teleportation
  • The Theory and Practice of Time Travel
  • Inconstant Moon (short story)
  • What Can You Say About Chocolate Covered Manhole Covers? (short story)
  • Becalmed in Hell (short story)
1971 The Flying Sorcerers (novel) David Gerrold Previously serialized as "The Misspelled Magishun", published by Ballantine
1971 The Last Necronomicon (short story) Published by fanzine, APA-L 315 #4
1971 Rammer (short story) The State Later used as the first chapter of A World Out of Time (novel)
1972 [[Cloak of Anarchy (short story) Known Space
The Fourth Profession (short story) Léshy "Monks and bartenders" - apparently
1972 What Good is a Glass Dagger? (short story)

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The Magic Goes Away The Magic Universe Originally published in F&SF, September 1972
1973 Inconstant Moon (Collection) Known Space
1973 The Defenseless Dead (short story) Known Space Gil Hamilton and corpsicles
1973 The Flash Crowd (short story) About teleportation, instantaneous travel
1973 The Alibi Machine (short story) About teleportation, instantaneous travel
1973 All the Bridges Rusting (short story) About teleportation, instantaneous travel
1973 Protector (novel) Known Space Hugo and Locus SF Awards nominee, 1974
1973 The Flight of the Horse (Collection)
1974 A Hole in Space (Collection)
1974 The Mote in God's Eye (novel) Moties Jerry Pournelle CoDominium Hugo, Nebula and Locus SF Awards nominee, 1975
1975 All the Myriad Ways (Graphic novel) Howard Chaykin Marvel Comics' black-and-white anthology magazine "Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction"
1975 Not Long before the End (Graphic novel) Doug Moench Vicente Alcazar Marvel Comics' black-and-white anthology magazine "Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction"
1975 Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven (Collection) Known Space
1976 The Magic Goes Away (short story)

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The Magic Goes Away The Magic Universe Originally published in Odyssey, summer 1976.
1976 A World Out of Time (novel) The State Locus SF Award nominee
1976 Inferno (novel) Dante Jerry Pournelle Hugo and Nebula Awards nominee, 1976
1976 The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton (Collection) Known Space
1977 Neutron Star (Collection) Known Space
1978 The Magic Goes Away (novella)

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The Magic Goes Away The Magic Universe Originally published as a Trade Paperback by Ace Books.
1979 Convergent Series (Collection)
1979 The Ringworld Engineers (novel) Ringworld Known Space
1980 The Patchwork Girl (novel) Known Space
1981 Dream Park (novel) Steven Barnes Dream Park Locus SF Award nominee, 1982
1981 The Magic May Return (compilation)

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The Magic Goes Away The Magic Universe Originally published as a Trade Paperback by Ace Books.
1981 Talisman

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The Magic Goes Away The Magic Universe Originally published in F&SF, November 1981
1982 Oath of Fealty (novel) Jerry Pournelle
1982 The Descent of Anansi (novel) Steven Barnes Dream Park
1982 The Lion in His Attic (short story)

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The Magic Goes Away The Magic Universe Originally published in F&SF, July 1982
1984 Berserker Base: A Collaborative novel (Novel) Poul Anderson Edward Bryant Stephen R. Donaldson Fred Saberhagen Connie Willis Roger Zelazny
1984 More Magic (novel) The Magic Goes Away The Magic Universe
1984 Niven's Laws (novel)
1984 The Integral Trees (novel) The State Nebula Award nominee, 1984, Locus SF Award winner, and Hugo nominee, 1985
1984 The Time of the Warlock (novel) The Magic Goes Away The Magic Universe
1985 Footfall (novel) Jerry Pournelle Hugo and Locus SF Awards nominee, 1986
1985 Limits (Collection)
1986 The Magic Goes Away (Graphic novel) Paul Kupperberg

Jan Duursema

The Magic Universe DC Comics
1987 The Legacy of Heorot (novel) Steven Barnes Jerry Pournelle Heorot
1987 The Smoke Ring (novel) The State
1988 The Man-Kzin Wars (Collection) Man-Kzin Wars Various Known Space
1989 Man-Kzin Wars II (Collection) Man-Kzin Wars Various Known Space
1989 The Barsoom Project (novel) Steven Barnes Dream Park
1989 The Wishing Game (short story)

[3]

The Magic Goes Away The Magic Universe Originally published in Aboriginal Science Fiction, May/June 1989
1989 The Portrait of Daryanree the King (short story)

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The Magic Goes Away The Magic Universe Originally published in Aboriginal Science Fiction, September/October 1989 1989
1990 A.R.M. (Graphic novel) Malibu Comics, adaptation of Death By Ecstasy
1990 Cathouse: A novel of the Man Kzin-Wars (Novel) Man-Kzin Wars Dean Ing Known Space Compiles two stories from the first two "Man-Kzin Wars" books and contains no new material
1990 Man-Kzin Wars III (Collection) Man-Kzin Wars Various Known Space
1990 N-Space (Collection)
1991 Achilles' Choice (novel) Steven Barnes Dream Park
1991 Death by Ecstasy (Graphic novel) Adaptation of the Larry Niven Novella
1991 Fallen Angels (novel) Jerry Pournelle Michael Flynn
1991 Inconstant Star (novel) Man-Kzin Wars Poul Anderson Known Space Compiles two stories from "Man-Kzin Wars" volumes I and III and contains no new material
1991 Man-Kzin Wars IV (Collection) Man-Kzin Wars Various Known Space
1991 Playgrounds of the Mind (Collection)
1991 The Children's Hour: A novel of the Man-Kzin Wars (Novel) Man-Kzin Wars Jerry Pournelle

S. M. Stirling

Known Space Contains some material previously published in "Man-Kzin Wars" volumes II and III
1991 World of Ptavvs / A Gift From Earth / Neutron Star (Omnibus) Known Space
1992 Green Lantern: Ganthet's Tale (Graphic novel) John Byrne DC Comics
1992 Man-Kzin Wars V (Collection) Man-Kzin Wars Various Known Space
1992 The California Voodoo Game (novel) Steven Barnes Dream Park Published in the UK as The Voodoo Game
1992 The Voodoo Game (novel) Steven Barnes Published in the US as The California Voodoo Game
1993 Bridging the Galaxies (Collection)
1993 The Gripping Hand (novel) Moties Jerry Pournelle CoDominium Published in the UK as The Moat Around Murcheson's Eye
1993 The Moat Around Murcheson's Eye (novel) Moties Jerry Pournelle CoDominium Published in the US as The Gripping Hand
1994 Crashlander: The Collected Tales of Beowulf Shaeffer (Collection) Known Space
1994 Guide to Larry Niven's Ringworld (Companion Book) Ringworld Kevin Stein Known Space
1994 Man-Kzin Wars VI (Collection) Man-Kzin Wars Various Known Space
1995 Beowulf's Children (novel) Steven Barnes Jerry Pournelle Heorot Published in the UK as The Dragons of Heorot
1995 Flatlander (Collection) Reprint of The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton
1995 Man-Kzin Wars VII (Collection) Man-Kzin Wars Various Known Space
1995 The Dragons of Heorot (novel) Steven Barnes Jerry Pournelle Heorot Published in the US as Beowulf's Children
1996 A Darker Geometry (novel) Man-Kzin Wars Mark O. Martin Gregory Benford Known Space Contains some material previously published in "Man-Kzin Wars" volume VII
1996 The Ringworld Throne (novel) Ringworld Known Space
1996 Three Books of Known Space (Omnibus) Known Space Reprint of Tales of Known Space (with Madness Has Its Place in place of The Borderland of Sol) bundled with World of Ptavvs and A Gift from Earth.
1997 Destiny's Road (novel) Heorot Located in the same universe, events from the first two Heorot novels are briefly mentioned
1997 Lucifer's Hammer (novel) Jerry Pournelle Hugo Award nominee, 1978
1998 Man-Kzin Wars VIII (Collection) Man-Kzin Wars Various Known Space
1998 The Best of All Possible Wars: The Best of the Man-Kzin Wars (Collection) Man-Kzin Wars Various Known Space
1999 Rainbow Mars (novel)
2000 The Burning City (novel) The Magic Goes Away Jerry Pournelle Magic Universe
2001 Saturn's Race (novel) Steven Barnes Dream Park
2002 Man-Kzin Wars IX (Collection) Man-Kzin Wars Various Known Space
2002 The Houses of the Kzinti (novel) Man-Kzin Wars Dean Ing Jerry Pournelle S. M. Stirling Known Space Compiled edition of the previously-published Cathouse and The Children's Hour -contains no new material
2003 Larry Niven Short Stories Volume 1 (Collection)
2003 Larry Niven Short Stories Volume 2 (Collection)
2003 Larry Niven Short Stories Volume 3 (Collection)
2003 Man-Kzin Wars X (Collection) Man-Kzin Wars Various Known Space
2003 Scatterbrain (Collection)
2004 Chicxulub (short story)

[3]

The Magic Universe Originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction, April/May 2004
2004 Boomerang (short story)

[3]

The Magic Universe Originally published in Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy
2004 Ringworld's Children (novel) Ringworld Known Space
2005 Building Harlequin's Moon (novel) Brenda Cooper
2005 Rhinemaidens (short story)

[3]

The Magic Goes Away Magic Universe Originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction, January 2005
2005 Burning Tower (novel)

[3]

The Magic Goes Away Jerry Pournelle Magic Universe
2005 Man-Kzin Wars XI (Collection) Man-Kzin Wars Various Known Space
2005 The Magic Goes Away Collection (Collection) The Magic Goes Away The Magic Universe
2006 The Draco Tavern (Collection)
2007 Destiny's Forge: A Man-Kzin Wars novel (Novel) Man-Kzin Wars Paul Chafe Known Space
2007 Fleet of Worlds (novel) Ringworld companion Edward M. Lerner Known Space
2008 Juggler of Worlds (novel) Ringworld companion Edward M. Lerner Known Space
2009 Destroyer of Worlds (novel) Ringworld companion Edward M. Lerner Known Space
2009 Escape From Hell (novel) Dante Jerry Pournelle
2009 Man-Kzin Wars XII (Collection) Man-Kzin Wars Various Known Space
2010 Betrayer of Worlds (novel) Ringworld companion Edward M. Lerner Known Space
2010 Stars and Gods (Collection)
2010 The Best of Larry Niven (Collection)
2011 The Moon Maze Game (novel) Steven Barnes
2012 Bowl of Heaven (novel) Gregory Benford
2012 Fate of Worlds (novel) Ringworld companion Edward M. Lerner Known Space
2012 Man-Kzin Wars XIII (Collection) Man-Kzin Wars Various Known Space
2013 Lucifer's Anvil or Samael's Forge (novel) Jerry Pournelle In progress as of 2013 (not a sequel to Lucifer's Hammer)
2013 Man-Kzin Wars XIV (Collection) Man-Kzin Wars Various Known Space
2013 The Goliath Stone (novel) Matthew Joseph Harrington
2014 Burning Mountain (novel)

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The Magic Goes Away Jerry Pournelle Magic Universe
2014 Ringworld: The Graphic novel (Graphic Novel) Robert Mandell Sean Lam Known Space Tor
2014 Shipstar (novel) Gregory Benford

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