Larry Niven

Born: 1938-04-30

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.


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2001 and Beyond

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Released: 2001-01-07

Author Arthur C. Clarke and the cast and crew of Stanley Kubrick's 1968 masterpiece "2001: A...

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Prisoners of Gravity

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First aired: 1989-08-21

Prisoners of Gravity was a Canadian public broadcasting television news magazine program that...

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The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

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First aired: 2021-11-05

In honor of the sci-fi franchise’s 55th anniversary this year and produced by The Nacelle...

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