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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 ''[[Ringworld]]'' 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.
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
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.
Niven's story "The Jigsaw Man" was originally published in [[Harlan Ellison]]'s groundbreaking anthology ''[[Dangerous Visions]]''.
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