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Larry Niven Books in Order
Larry Niven is a renowned science fiction author known for his meticulous world-building and exploration of hard science concepts. His most iconic work, Ringworld (1970), earned him four prestigious awards: Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula. Niven's signature strength lies in creating intricate, non-human alien species that differ significantly from humans in both physical and mental aspects. He seamlessly blends elements of detective fiction and adventure into his stories, often incorporating fantastical worlds where magic is a finite resource, as seen in The Magic Goes Away series. Collaborations have been a hallmark of Niven's recent work, notably with Jerry Pournelle, Steven Barnes, Brenda Cooper, and Edward M. Lerner. This collaborative approach has led to the creation of the Man-Kzin Wars series and numerous other notable novels, cementing Niven's position as a master of science fiction.
Bibliography verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Larry Niven's book series? Larry Niven has written 20 book series. The most notable is the Bowl Of Heaven series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Larry Niven
- #1
Bowl of Heaven(2012) - #2
Shipstar(2014) - #3
Glorious(2020)
- #1
Dream Park(1981) - #2
The Barsoom Project(1989) - #3
California Voodoo Game / The Voodoo Game(1992) - #4
The Moon Maze Game(2011)
- #1
The Burning City(2000) - #2Burning Tower(2005)
- #1The Legacy of Heorot(1987)
- #2
Beowulf's Children / The Dragons of Heorot(1995) - #3
The Secret of Black Ship Island(2012) - #4
Starborn and Godsons(2020)
- #1
Inferno(1975) - #2
Escape from Hell(2009)
- #1
Isaac Asimov's Aliens (By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois)(1991) - #2
Isaac Asimov's Robots (By: Isaac Asimov,Rob Chilson)(1991) - #3
Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite (By: Isaac Asimov,John M. Ford)(1993) - #4
Isaac Asimov's War (By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois)(1993) - #5
Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams (By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois)(1994) - #6
Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep (By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois)(1995) - #7
Isaac Asimov's Ghosts (By: Isaac Asimov,Terry Bisson)(1995) - #8
Isaac Asimov's Christmas (By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois)(1997) - #9
Isaac Asimov's Camelot (By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois,Eleanor Arnason)(1998) - #10
Isaac Asimov's Detectives (By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois)(1998) - #11
Isaac Asimov's Werewolves (By: Isaac Asimov,Suzy McKee Charnas,Gardner Dozois)(1999) - #12
Isaac Asimov's Solar System (By: Gardner Dozois)(1999) - #13
Isaac Asimov's Utopias (By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois)(2000) - #14
Isaac Asimov's Father Day (By: Isaac Asimov,Gardner Dozois)(2001) - #15
Isaac Asimov's Halloween (By: Isaac Asimov)(2001) - #16
Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1966(1966) - #17
Dangerous Visions(1967) - #18
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction Nineteenth Series(1971) - #19
More Stories from the Hugo Winners, Vol. 2(1973) - #20
Ten Tomorrows(1973) - #21
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, April 1974(1974) - #22
Antigrav(1975) - #23
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction / Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century(1980) - #24
The Best of All Possible Worlds(1980) - #25
Isaac Asimov's Aliens & Outworlders(1983) - #26Berserker Base(1985)
- #27
Great Tales of Fantasy and Science Fiction(1985) - #28
Robert Adams' Book of Alternate Worlds(1987) - #29
The Drabble Project(1988) - #30
Robert Adams' Book of Soldiers(1988) - #31
Alien Sex(1990) - #32
Time Machines(1997) - #33Armageddons(1999)
- #34We Could Do Worse: A Millennial Collection of Alternate Histories(1999)
- #35
Explorers(2000) - #36
Analog Science Fiction and Fact Magazine, July/August 2000(2000) - #37
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, October/November 2000(2000) - #38
Analog, September 2002(2004) - #39
Elemental: The Tsunami Relief Anthology(2006) - #40
Space Cadets(2006) - #41Under Cover of Darkness(2007)
- #42Fast Forward 1: Future Fiction from the Cutting Edge(2007)
- #43
Assassin and Other Stories(2010) - #44
Multiverse(2014) - #45
The Best of Galaxy's Edge Magazine 2013-2014(2014) - #46
Worst Contact(2016) - #47
Infinite Stars(2017) - #48
Space Pioneers(2018) - #49
The Best of Galaxy’s Edge(2018) - #50
Born of the Sun: Adventures in Our Solar System(2020) - #51
Conversations From the Edge: The Galaxy's Edge Interviews(2021) - #52
Speaking of the Fantastic V(2024)
- #1
World of Ptavvs(1966) - #2A Gift from Earth(1968)
- #3
Neutron Star(1968) - #4
The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton(1969) - #5
Protector(1973) - #6
Tales of Known Space(1975) - #7The Patchwork Girl(1980)
- #8
Crashlander(1994) - #9Flatlander(1995)
- #1
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1(1985) - #2
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2(1986) - #3
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3(1987) - #4
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4(1988) - #5
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5(1989) - #6
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6(1990) - #7
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7(1991) - #8
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8(1992) - #9
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9(1993) - #10
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10(1994) - #11
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11(1995) - #12
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12(1996) - #13
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13(1997) - #14
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14(1998) - #15
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15(1999) - #16
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16(2000) - #17
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17(2001) - #18
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18(2002) - #19
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19(2002) - #20
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20(2004) - #21
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21(2005) - #22
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22(2006) - #23
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23(2007) - #24
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24(2008) - #25
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25(2009) - #26
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26(2010) - #27
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27(2011) - #28
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28(2012) - #29
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29(2013) - #30
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30(2014) - #31
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31(2015) - #32
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32(2016) - #33
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33(2017) - #34
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34(2018) - #35
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35(2019) - #36
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36(2020) - #37
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37(2021) - #38
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38(2022) - #39
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39(2023) - #40
L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40(2024) - #41
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41(2025)
- #1The Magic Goes Away(1978)
- #2
The Magic May Return(1981) - #3
The Time of the Warlock(1984) - #4
More Magic(1984) - #5
The Seascape Tattoo (With: Steven Barnes)(2016)
- #1
The Man-Kzin Wars(1988) - #2
Man-Kzin Wars II (With: S.M. Stirling,Jerry Pournelle)(1989) - #3
Man-Kzin Wars III(1990) - #4
Man-Kzin Wars IV (By: S.M. Stirling)(1991) - #5
The Children's Hour (By: S.M. Stirling,Jerry Pournelle)(1991) - #6
Man-Kzin Wars V (By: Jerry Pournelle)(1992) - #7
Man-Kzin Wars VI (By: Gregory Benford,Mark O. Martin)(1994) - #8
Man-Kzin Wars VII (With: Gregory Benford,Paul Chafe)(1995) - #9
A Darker Geometry (By: Gregory Benford)(1996) - #10
The Best of All Possible Wars (By: S.M. Stirling,Robert Sheckley)(1998) - #11
Man-Kzin Wars VIII: Choosing Names(1998) - #12
Man-Kzin Wars IX (By: Jim Baen)(2001) - #13
The House of the Kzinti (By: Jerry Pournelle)(2002) - #14
Man-Kzin Wars X: The Wunder War(2003) - #15
Man-Kzin Wars XI (By: Matthew Harrington)(2005) - #16
Destiny's Forge (By: Paul Chafe)(2006) - #17
Man-Kzin Wars XII(2009) - #18
Man-Kzin Wars XIII(2012) - #19
Man-Kzin Wars XIV(2013) - #20
Treasure Planet (With: Hal Colebatch,Jessica Q. Fox)(2014) - #21
Man-Kzin Wars XV(2019)
- #1The Mote in God's Eye(1974)
- #2
The Gripping Hand / The Moat Around Murcheson's Eye(1993) - #3
Outies (By: Jennifer R. Pournelle)(2010)
- #1
Ringworld(1970) - #2The Ringworld Engineers(1979)
- #3
The Ringworld Throne(1996) - #4Ringworld's Children(2004)
- #5
Fate of Worlds (With: Edward M. Lerner)(2012)
- #1
Ringworld: The Graphic Novel, Part One(2014) - #2
Ringworld: The Graphic Novel, Part Two(2015)
- #1Fleet of Worlds(2007)
- #2Juggler of Worlds(2008)
- #3
Destroyer of Worlds(2009) - #4
Betrayer of Worlds(2010) - #5Fate of Worlds(2012)
- #1
The Flying Sorcerers (With: David Gerrold)(1970) - #2
Lucifer's Hammer (With: Jerry Pournelle)(1977) - #3
Oath of Fealty (With: Jerry Pournelle)(1981) - #4
The Descent of Anansi (With: Steven Barnes)(1982) - #5
Footfall (With: Jerry Pournelle)(1985) - #6
Fallen Angels (With: Jerry Pournelle,Michael Flynn)(1991) - #7
Achilles' Choice (With: Steven Barnes)(1991) - #8Destiny's Road(1997)
- #9
Rainbow Mars(1999) - #10
Saturn's Race (With: Steven Barnes)(2000) - #11
Building Harlequin's Moon (With: Brenda Cooper)(2005) - #12
The Goliath Stone (With: Matthew Joseph Harrington)(2013)
- #1
Star Trek: The Newspaper Comics, Volume 1: 1979-1981 (By: Rich Handley,Sharman DiVono,Thomas Warkentin)(2012) - #2
Star Trek: The Newspaper Strip Volume 2 (With: Martin Pasko,Gerry Conway,Rich Handley,Sharman DiVono)(2013)
- #1
Stellar #1 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)(1974) - #2
Stellar Short Novels (By: Gordon R. Dickson,Andrew J. Offutt,Judy-Lynn del Rey,Shawn Oueinsteen)(1976) - #3
Stellar #4 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)(1978) - #4
Stellar #5 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)(1980) - #5
Stellar #6 (By: Judy-Lynn del Rey)(1980) - #6
Stellar #7 (By: Terry Carr,Leanne Frahm,Judy-Lynn del Rey)(1981)
- #1
Tau Ceti (By: Kevin J. Anderson,Steven Savile)(2011) - #2
On the Train (By: Rachel Turtledove)(2012) - #3
When the Blue Shift Comes (By: Robert Silverberg,Alvaro Zinos-Amaro)(2012) - #4
New Under the Sun (By: Nancy Kress)(2013) - #5
The Aethers of Mars (By: Eric Flint)(2014) - #6
Red Tide (With: Matthew Joseph Harrington,Brad R. Torgersen)(2014) - #7
Inci (By: Mike Resnick,Tina Gower)(2015) - #8
Wishing on a Star (By: Jody Lynn Nye)(2015)
- #1The Locusts (With: Steven Barnes)(1979)
- #2
Star Wars Saved My Life (By: Steven Barnes,Trey Jackson,Angelina Greenwood)(2015)
- #1A World Out of Time(1976)
- #2The Integral Trees(1983)
- #3
The Smoke Ring(1987) - #4All the Myriad Ways(1968)
- #5
The Shape of Space(1969) - #6
Inconstant Moon(1971) - #7
The Flight of the Horse(1973) - #8A Hole in Space(1974)
- #9
Convergent Series(1979) - #10
Limits(1985) - #11
N-Space(1990) - #12
Playgrounds of the Mind(1991) - #13
Green Lantern: Ganthet's Tale (With: John Byrne,Matt Webb)(1992) - #14
Three Books of Known Space(1996) - #15Scatterbrain(2003)
- #16
The Magic Goes Away Collection(2005) - #17The Draco Tavern(2006)
- #18
Stars and Gods(2010) - #19
The Best of Larry Niven(2010) - #20
Madness from the Inconstant Moon(2017) - #21A Relic of the Empire(1966)
- #22The Locusts (With: Steven Barnes)(1979)
- #23The Return of William Proxmire(1989)
About Larry Niven
Larry Niven is a renowned science fiction author known for his meticulous world-building and exploration of hard science concepts. His most iconic work, Ringworld (1970), earned him four prestigious awards: Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula. Niven's signature strength lies in creating intricate, non-human alien species that differ significantly from humans in both physical and mental aspects. He seamlessly blends elements of detective fiction and adventure into his stories, often incorporating fantastical worlds where magic is a finite resource, as seen in The Magic Goes Away series. Collaborations have been a hallmark of Niven's recent work, notably with Jerry Pournelle, Steven Barnes, Brenda Cooper, and Edward M. Lerner. This collaborative approach has led to the creation of the Man-Kzin Wars series and numerous other notable novels, cementing Niven's position as a master of science fiction.
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