Larry Niven
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Too Human to be magical- Arthur C. Clarke Science-fiction stories powered by Clarke's Third Law - and by its necessary corollary, courtesy of Larry Niven, in which magic sophisticates to the point of technology - have been favourites of mine since forever. I... In this article: Too Human, Baldur, Silicon Knights, Lord of Light, Norse mythology, Cadre, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, Mass Effect, Eternal Darkness, and BioWare |
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Wikipedia | July 24, 2009
LepreCon
...Dave Dorman. Author guests have included Marion Zimmer Bradley, Roger Zelazny, Gordon R. Dickson, Ray Feist, Larry Niven, Robert Silverberg, Poul Anderson, Jack Williamson, Chelsea Quinn Yabro, Tim Powers, David Drake, and Kevin J. Anderson.
In this article: Arizona, Nebula Awards, Janny Wurts, Kevin J. Anderson, Tim Powers, David Drake, and Frank Kelly Freas
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Megan McArdle - The Atlantic | July 13, 2008
That's for <i>girls</i>, he said scornfully . . . - Megan McArdle
...they do like. That said, I echo many of the recommendations made so far. I would add Leo Frankowski's Conrad Stargard series, Larry Niven's _Oath of Fealty_ and the Gil the ARM works, Anne McCaffrey's Pern books, Harry Harrison's...
In this article: SF, Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, Ursula K. Le Guin, Lois McMaster Bujold, Harry Dresden, Iain Banks, David Weber, The Dresden Files, and Cordwainer Smith
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Eaton collection
The conference has attracted a number of famous writers, including Brian Aldiss, Ray Bradbury, David Brin, Samuel R. Delany, Larry Niven, Kim Stanley Robinson, Robert Silverberg, Theodore Sturgeon and Roger Zelazny and an equally...
In this article: Eaton collection, George Slusser, Anime, Imperial College, London, Robert Scholes, University of Leeds, Science Fantasy, University of California, and Texas A&M University
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Bill DeSmedt
...- Ben Franklin "Best New Voice" Award, 2005 (''Singularity '') DeSmedt has cited two authors, Larry Niven and Roger Zelazny, as having a strong influence on his writing style. Speaking of authors he enjoys, DeSmedt mentions Jorge Luis...
In this article: Bill DeSmedt, Singularity, Vernor Vinge, Cosmology, Defense Language Institute, Tom Clancy, and Michael Crichton
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Science fiction
...while a group of writers, mainly in Britain, became known as the New Wave . In the 1970s, writers like Larry Niven and Poul Anderson began to redefine hard SF. In the 1980s, cyberpunk authors like William Gibson turned away from the...
In this article: SF, History, Literature, Time travel, Hugo Award, John W. Campbell, H. G. Wells, Philip K. Dick, and Isaac Asimov
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Description from Wikipedia:
Laurence van Cott Niven (born April 30, 1938 Los Angeles, California) is a US science fiction author. Perhaps his best-known work is Ringworld (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. 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 Magic Goes Away series, rational fantasy dealing with magic as a non-renewable resource. Niven also writes humorous stories; one series is collected in The Flight of the Horse.
- Name At Birth:
- Laurence van Cott Niven
- Birth Date:
- April 30, 1938
- Birthplace:
- Los Angeles, California
- Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Novelist
- Known for:
- Ringworld (1970)
- Website:
- http://www.larryniven.org/
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