Tales of Known Space

Thirteen interconnected short stories set in Larry Niven’s future history series, spanning the 20th to 31st centuries.


"Great storytelling is still alive in science fiction because of Larry Niven." 

- Orson Scott Card, author of ENDER'S GAME


"The scope of Larry Niven's work is so vast that only a writer of supreme talent could disguise the fact as well as he can." 

- Tom Clancy, author of THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER


"His tales have grit, authenticity, colorful characters and pulse-pounding narrative drive.  Niven is a true master!" 

- Frederik Pohl

 

"Larry Niven is one of the giants of modern science fiction." 

writer." 

- The Baltimore Sun

 

"Niven ... lifts the reader far from the conventional world -- and does it with dash." 

- The Los Angeles Times

 

"Niven ... juggles huge concepts of time and space that no one else can lift."  

- Charles Sheffield

 

"In creating a geologic world and in the interactions between humans and aliens, Niven is superb." 

- Boston Sunday Globe

 

"One of the genre's most prolific and accessible talents." 

- Library Journal