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Larry Niven Books in Order
Every Larry Niven book in publication order — 87 in total, spanning 1966–2020.
Publication Order of Known Space Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The World of Ptavvs | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | A Gift from Earth | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Neutron Star | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Protector | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Patchwork Girl | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Crashlander | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Flatlander | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Ringworld Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ringworld | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Ringworld Engineers | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Ringworld Throne | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Ringworld's Children | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Moties Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mote in God's Eye | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Gripping Hand / The Moat Around Murcheson's Eye | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Inferno Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inferno | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Escape from Hell | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The State Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A World Out of Time | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Integral Trees | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Smoke Ring | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Magic Goes Away Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Magic Goes Away | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Magic May Return | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Time of the Warlock | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | More Magic | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Seascape Tattoo | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Dream Park Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dream Park | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Barsoom Project | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | California Voodoo Game / The Voodoo Game | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Moon Maze Game | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Heorot Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Legacy of Heorot | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Beowulf's Children / The Dragons of Heorot | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Secret of Black Ship Island | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Starborn and Godsons | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Legacy of Heorot | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Beowulf's Children / The Dragons of Heorot | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Secret of Black Ship Island | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Starborn and Godsons | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Chronological Order of Heorot Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man-Kzin Wars III | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Man-Kzin Wars VIII: Choosing Names | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Man-Kzin Wars X: The Wunder War | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Man-Kzin Wars XII | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Man-Kzin Wars XIII | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Man-Kzin Wars XIV | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Man-Kzin Wars XV | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Man-Kzin Wars Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Burning City | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Burning Tower | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Golden Road Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fleet of Worlds | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Juggler of Worlds | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Destroyer of Worlds | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Betrayer of Worlds | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Ringworld Prequel Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowl of Heaven | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Shipstar | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Glorious | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Bowl Of Heaven Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Flying Sorcerers | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Oath of Fealty | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Descent of Anansi | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Fallen Angels | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Achilles' Choice | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Destiny's Road | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Rainbow Mars | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Saturn's Race | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Building Harlequin's Moon | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Goliath Stone | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All the Myriad Ways | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Shape of Space | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Inconstant Moon | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Flight of the Horse | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | A Hole in Space | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Convergent Series | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Limits | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | N-Space | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Playgrounds of the Mind | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Three Books of Known Space | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Scatterbrain | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Magic Goes Away Collection | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Draco Tavern | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Stars and Gods | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Madness from the Inconstant Moon | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Tide | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Stellar Guild Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berserker Base | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Berserker Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1966 | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Dangerous Visions | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction Nineteenth Series | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Best of All Possible Worlds | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Robert Adams' Book of Alternate Worlds | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Robert Adams' Book of Soldiers | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Under Cover of Darkness | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Best of Galaxy's Edge | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 87, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The World of Ptavvs | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1966 | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Dangerous Visions | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | A Gift from Earth | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Neutron Star | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | All the Myriad Ways | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Shape of Space | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Ringworld | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Flying Sorcerers | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Inconstant Moon | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction Nineteenth Series | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Protector | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Flight of the Horse | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Mote in God's Eye | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | A Hole in Space | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Inferno | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | A World Out of Time | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Magic Goes Away | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Ringworld Engineers | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Convergent Series | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | The Patchwork Girl | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Best of All Possible Worlds | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Magic May Return | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Dream Park | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Oath of Fealty | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Descent of Anansi | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | The Integral Trees | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | The Time of the Warlock | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | More Magic | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Limits | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Berserker Base | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | The Smoke Ring | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | The Legacy of Heorot | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | The Legacy of Heorot | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Robert Adams' Book of Alternate Worlds | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Robert Adams' Book of Soldiers | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | The Barsoom Project | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Man-Kzin Wars III | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | N-Space | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Fallen Angels | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Achilles' Choice | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Playgrounds of the Mind | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | California Voodoo Game / The Voodoo Game | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | The Gripping Hand / The Moat Around Murcheson's Eye | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | Crashlander | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Flatlander | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Beowulf's Children / The Dragons of Heorot | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | Beowulf's Children / The Dragons of Heorot | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | The Ringworld Throne | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | Three Books of Known Space | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Destiny's Road | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | Man-Kzin Wars VIII: Choosing Names | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | Rainbow Mars | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | The Burning City | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | Saturn's Race | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | Man-Kzin Wars X: The Wunder War | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | Scatterbrain | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | Ringworld's Children | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | Burning Tower | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | Building Harlequin's Moon | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | The Magic Goes Away Collection | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | The Draco Tavern | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | Fleet of Worlds | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | Under Cover of Darkness | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 | Juggler of Worlds | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 67 | Escape from Hell | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 68 | Man-Kzin Wars XII | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 69 | Destroyer of Worlds | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 70 | Betrayer of Worlds | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 71 | Stars and Gods | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 72 | The Moon Maze Game | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 73 | The Secret of Black Ship Island | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 74 | The Secret of Black Ship Island | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 75 | Man-Kzin Wars XIII | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 76 | Bowl of Heaven | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 77 | Man-Kzin Wars XIV | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 78 | The Goliath Stone | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 79 | Shipstar | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 80 | Red Tide | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 81 | The Seascape Tattoo | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 82 | Madness from the Inconstant Moon | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 83 | The Best of Galaxy's Edge | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 84 | Man-Kzin Wars XV | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 85 | Starborn and Godsons | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 86 | Starborn and Godsons | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 87 | Glorious | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
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