Bøger af Larry Niven

"Niven has come up with an idea about as far out as one can get. . . . This is certainly classic science fiction-the idea is truly the hero."-Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine When leaving Earth, the crew of the spaceship Discipline was prepared for a routine assignment. Dispatched by the all-powerful State on a mission of interstellar exploration and colonization, Discipline was aided (and secretly spied upon) by Sharls Davis Kendy, an emotionless computer intelligence programmed to monitor the loyalty and obedience of the crew. But what they weren't prepared for was the smoke ring-an immense gaseous envelope that had formed around a neutron star directly in their path. The Smoke Ring was home to a variety of plant and animal life-forms evolved to thrive in conditions of continual free-fall. When Discipline encountered it, something went wrong. The crew abandoned ship and fled to the unlikely space oasis. Five hundred years later, the descendants of the Discipline crew living on the Smoke Ring no longer remember their origins. Earth is more myth than memory, and no recollection of the State remains. But Kendy remembers. And just outside the Smoke Ring, Discipline waits patiently to make contact with its wayward children.

Writing separately, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle are responsible for a number of science fiction classics, such as the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Ringworld, Debt of Honor, and The Integral Trees. Together they have written the critically acclaimed bestsellers Inferno, Footfall, and The Legacy of Heorot, among others.THE MOTE IN GOD'S EYE is their acknowledged masterpiece, an epic novel of mankind's first encounter with alien life that transcends the genre.

At last, all the Beowulf Shaeffer stories in one volume-plus a brand-new story and never-before-seen material linking them all together.Crashlander Beowulf Shaeffer has long been one of the most popular characters in Known Space. Now, for the first time ever, Larry Niven brings together all the Beowulf stories-including a breand-new one-in one long tale of exploration and adventure!Neutron StarBeowulf Shaeffer uncovers one of the puppeteers' greatest secrets.At the CoreBeowulf Shaeffer learns something that scares the puppeteers into fleeing Known Space.FlatlanderBeowulf Shaeffer meets the love of his life and discovers a haunted planet.GrendelBeowulf Shaeffer solves a mystery, foils a kidnapping, and rescues an alien. The Borderland of SolBeowulf Shaeffer stops a mass murderer and destroys the ultimate weapon.ProcrustesAn exciting new story in which Beowulff Shaeffer loses his head-literally.PLUS-an all-new framing story that pulls together all of Beowulf Shaeffer's adventures and allows Shaeffer and his family to make a clean start at life once and for all!

Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, and Steven Barnes: this powerhouse trio of science fiction greats unites to further explore the island paradise of Camelot from their classic novel, Legacy of Herorot. A new generation is growing up on the island paradise of Camelot, ignorant of the Great Grendel Wars fought when their parents and grandparents first arrived on Earth. Setting out for the mainland, this group of young rebels feels ready to fight any grendels that get in their way. On Avalon, however, there are monsters which dwarf the ones their parents fought, and as the group will soon learn, monsters also dwell in the human heart.

After being thrown out the window of his luxury apartment, science fiction writer Allen Carpentier wakes to find himself at the gates of hell. As he struggles to escape, he's taken through new, puzzling, and outlandish versions of sin--recast for the present day.

Galaxy's Edge has been publishing outstanding science fiction and fantasy fiction since its inaugural issue in March 2013. The magazine's authors include seasoned veterans as well as exciting new talent from across the globe.Whether its dragons or spaceships, magic or hard science, there is only one criterion to be published in Galaxy's Edge: it has to be a great story.As with the last edition of the Best of, all the fiction pieces in this volume have been personally selected by the editor, Mike Resnick. These stories appeared in issues of the magazine that were published between 2015 and 2017, and include new titles by bestselling authors like Larry Niven and David Gerrold, as well as exhilarating new writers like Marina J. Lostetter and Martin L. Shoemaker.And also, like with our previous Best of anthology, our authors all share one thing in common. They write engaging stories that will entertain you, leave you astonished, and make you think-the hallmarks of all good science fiction and fantasy.Contributors:Larry NivenStewart C BakerAlvaro Zinos-AmaroAuston HabershawLaurie TomAlex ShvartsmanSandra M. OdellEric Leif DavinTom GerencerDantzel CherryRon CollinsMarina J. LostetterLeena LikitaloTina GowerEric ClineEffie SeibergSunil PatelRobert JeschonekJennifer Campbell-HicksSylvia Spruck WrigleyMartin L. ShoemakerDavid Gerrold

THE POPULAR MAN-KZIN WARS SERIES ROARS BACK INTO ACTION! New stories of the war between humanity and the catlike Kzin from Brad R. Torgersen, Brendan DuBois, Martin L. Shoemaker, and more!THE WAR BETWEEN HUMANITY AND THE KZIN REIGNITES! The predatory catlike warrior race known as the kzin never had a hard time dealing with all those they encountered, conquering alien worlds with little effort. That is until they came face to face with the leaf-eaters known as humans. Small of stature and lacking both claws and fangs, the humans should have been easy prey. But for years now the humans and the kzin have been engaged in a series of wars, with neither side able to declare decisive victory once and for all. A new collection of short stories set in the Man-Kzin Wars shared universe created by multiple New York Times best seller, incomparable tale-spinner, and multiple award-winner Larry Niven. About the Man-Kzin War Series: "[The Man-Kzin Wars series is] excellent . . .gripping . . .and expands well on Larry Niven's universe. . . ." -Locus About series creator Larry Niven: "Niven's masterly use of SF strategies hits every note. . ."-Los Angeles Time

The kzin, formerly invincible conquerors of all they encountered, had a hard time dealing with their ignominious defeat by the leaf-eating humans. Some secretly hatched schemes for a rematch, others concentrated on gathering power within the kzin hierarchy, and some shamefully cooperated with contemptible humans, though often for hidden motives.

In the near future, Los Angeles is an all but uninhabitable war zone, racked by crime, violence, and poverty. But above the blighted city, a Utopia has arisen: Todos Santos, a thousand-foot high single-structured city. But there are those who want to see the utopia destroyed, whose answer to tomorrow's best and brightest hope is mindless violence.

A classic novel of known spacePhssthpok the Pak had been traveling for most of his thirty-two thousand years. His mission: save, develop, and protect the group of Pak breeders sent out into space some two and a half million years before . . .Brennan was a Belter, the product of a fiercely independent, somewhat anarchic society living in, on, and around an outer asteroid belt. The Belters were rebels, one and all, and Brennan was a smuggler. The Belt worlds had been tracking the Pak ship for days-Brennan figured to meet that ship first . . .He was never seen again-at least not by those alive at the time.

Darrell Schweitzer interviews: Vernor Vinge, Paolo Bacigalupi, Paul Di Fillippo, Tanith Lee, Patricia Mckillip, Robert Silverberg, Allen Steele, John Clute, Elizabeth Hand, Maurice Broaddus, James P. Blaylock, Theodora Goss, Ben Bova, Richard A. Lupoff, Jay Lake, William Tenn (Philip Klass), Kim Stanley Robinson, Stanley Schmidt, and Larry Niven

This omnibus edition brings back into print three classic volumes of stories by Larry Niven and other acclaimed authors, all working within Niven's acclaimed "Magic" universe: THE MAGIC GOES AWAY; THE MAGIC MAY RETURN; and MORE MAGIC. This fantasy realm is the basis for Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle's THE BURNING CITY, as well as the forthcoming BURNING TOWER. THE MAGIC GOES AWAY contains twelve stories by Niven; THE MAGIC MAY RETURN contains one story by Niven and contributions by Fred Saberhagen, Dean Ing, Steven Barnes, Mildred Downey Broxon, and Poul Anderson; and MORE MAGIC contains two Niven stories and additional contributions by Bob Shaw, Dian Girard, and legendary author Roger Zelazny.

The kzin, formerly invincible conquerors of all they encountered, had a hard time dealing with their ignominious defeat by the leaf-eating humans. Some secretly hatched schemes for a rematch, others concentrated on gathering power within the kzin hierarchy, and some shamefully cooperated with contemptible humans, though often for hidden motives.

Features a two-hundred-year-old human Louis Wu who is recruited by a two-headed alien named Nessus to join him, a catlike warrior alien named Speaker, and the infinitely lucky human Teela Brown to explore an alien artefact. They find a Ringworld, a ribbon millions of miles long built around a distant sun.