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A prolific writer of [[Speculative Fiction]]. Niven is best known for [[The Verse]] of [[Known Space]], a very vast and detailed universe, which includes ''[[Ring World]]'' and its sequels (which were one of the inspirations for [[Halo|a certain Xbox Launch title which was an FPS...]]) ; the mysteries of Gil from ARM; the Man-Kzin Wars, which ended up a professional [[Round Robin]]; the voyages of Beowulf Shaeffer; the human-ancestral Pak Protectors and the [[Precursors]] known as the Slavers. Known Space is notable for the many biologically plausible [[Starfish Aliens]] which neither look nor ''think'' like humans. |
A prolific writer of [[Speculative Fiction]]. Niven is best known for [[The Verse]] of [[Known Space]], a very vast and detailed universe, which includes ''[[Ring World]]'' and its sequels (which were one of the inspirations for [[Halo|a certain Xbox Launch title which was an FPS...]]) ; the mysteries of Gil from ARM; the Man-Kzin Wars, which ended up a professional [[Round Robin]]; the voyages of Beowulf Shaeffer; the human-ancestral Pak Protectors and the [[Precursors]] known as the Slavers. Known Space is notable for the many biologically plausible [[Starfish Aliens]] which neither look nor ''think'' like humans. |
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Also responsible for numerous works with Jerry Pournelle, including ''[[The Mote in |
Also responsible for numerous works with Jerry Pournelle, including ''[[The Mote in God's Eye]]'' (from which the term for a third hand -- the "gripping hand" -- comes. The phrase is used in the context of there being three options from which to choose, the dominant concern being the gripping hand<ref>the motie's strongest arm</ref>) and ''[[Lucifers Hammer]]''. He's also worked with Steven Barnes on the ''[[Dream Park]]'' series. |
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Niven's other notable work includes ''The Integral Trees'' and its sequels, ''A World Out Of Time'' which examines the implications of slower-than-light relativistic travel used as a form of [[Time Travel]], and the [[Fantasy]] series of ''[[The Magic Goes Away ( |
Niven's other notable work includes ''The Integral Trees'' and its sequels, ''A World Out Of Time'' which examines the implications of slower-than-light relativistic travel used as a form of [[Time Travel]], and the [[Fantasy]] series of ''[[The Magic Goes Away (novel)|The Magic Goes Away]]'' ([[Trope Namer|Namer]] of [[The Magic Goes Away|that trope]]). He also wrote the influential ''[http://www.rawbw.com/~svw/superman.html Man Of Steel, Woman Of Kleenex]'', referenced often in geek culture, and some of the backstory for the post-[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]] [[Green Lantern]] [[The Chosen Many|Corps]] origins. |
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Niven's story "The Jigsaw Man" was originally published in [[Harlan Ellison]]'s groundbreaking anthology ''[[Dangerous Visions]]''. |
Niven's story "The Jigsaw Man" was originally published in [[Harlan Ellison]]'s groundbreaking anthology ''[[Dangerous Visions]]''. |
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There is more than one [[Shout-Out]] to him in ''[[Magic |
There is more than one [[Shout-Out]] to him in ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]''. A very powerful necromancer, [[Sdrawkcab Name|Nevinyrral]] shows up, on the very powerful [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=212637 Nevinyrral's Disc], and also wrote the "Necromancer's Handbook", a field guide for aspiring necromancers. |
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Niven often has [[Shown Their Work|Shown His Work]]. |
Niven often has [[Shown Their Work|Shown His Work]]. |
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=== [[Larry Niven]] and his work is the [[Trope Namer]] for the following tropes: === |
=== [[Larry Niven]] and his work is the [[Trope Namer]] for the following tropes: === |
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* [[All the Myriad Ways]] |
* [[All the Myriad Ways]] |
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* [[Call a Rabbit |
* [[Call a Rabbit a Smeerp]] |
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* [[Finagle's Law]] |
* [[Finagle's Law]] |
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* [[Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex]] |
* [[Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex]] |
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=== Works by Larry Niven. === |
=== Works by Larry Niven. === |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Footfall]]'' |
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* ''[[Known Space]]'' |
* ''[[Known Space]]'' |
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* ''[[Lucifers Hammer]]'' |
* ''[[Lucifers Hammer]]'' |
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* ''[[The Magic Goes Away ( |
* ''[[The Magic Goes Away (novel)|The Magic Goes Away]]'' |
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* ''[[The Mote in |
* ''[[The Mote in God's Eye]]'' |
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* ''[[Ring World]]'' |
* ''[[Ring World]]'' |
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