, Publication date Story 1 (Theft of a Myth): Sandra Nox arrives on The strength of the hulls was revealed to be based on the fact that they were essentially one giant molecule. : Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. Possessed, her life shattered, and then left behind like trashTamara will fight to get the truth. In Juggler of Worlds, the Puppeteers, attempting to surmise how this was done without antimatter, identify another technique which can be used to destroy the otherwise invulnerable hulls, one which does suggest some potential defense options. It finally comes to rest in the pasture of an ordinary couple's country home. The series features a number of "superscience" inventions which figure as plot devices. . Unjustly imprisoned on the Moon Eli finds love. For the physical concept, see. Unable to add item to List. Per i racconti migliori di qiesto autore leggete Flatlander e Neutron Star. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions. , Oorbit/ Futura; First Thus edition (January 1, 1980), Language He lives in Chatsworth, California. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. I'm reading the Know Space stories, and this is great. all of which are in this future history series. Redemption links and eBooks cannot be resold. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. They also hunt organleggers, especially in the era of the "organ bank problem". In Fleet of Worlds, the characters tour a General Products factory and receive clues that allow them to destroy a General Products hull from the inside using only a high-powered interstellar communications laser. Some of the stories are outdated but it's interesting to see how things have changed. Please try again. , Item Weight the 20th Century to the 31st, these interconnected stories trace Man's expansion and colonization throughout the galaxy

Becalmed in hell
Howie's spaceship had a malfunctionbut it might be only psychosomatic!

Wait it out
He was trapped on Plutoand all his assets were frozen!

The borderland of Sol
Forward possessed the ultimate weaponbut no one would ever see it!

The jigsaw man
The organ banks want younow!

Cloak of anarchy
They were free to be anything but violentbut that wasn't enough!

-- plus eight other great stories in Niven's spectacular cycle of the futureand, special for this volume, a complete Niven bibliography and a detailed chronology of all his Known Space stories! : "Plateau Eyes" (introduced in A Gift From Earth) is an ability to hide in plain sight, by causing others not to notice you. Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web. Please try again. Nevertheless, in many Known Space stories, ARM agents operate or exert influence in other human star systems through the "Bureau of Alien Affairs" (see In the Hall of the Mountain King, Procrustes, The Borderland of Sol, and "Neutron Star"). Even after all these years. The petite woman with the tenacity of a mule may just find, An unmanned alien ship suddenly appears from a point in space within the solar system and heads toward Earth. I'm reading the Know Space stories, and this is great. Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2016. Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Would it make society better, or push us toward Civil War? Tales of Known Space, in space. Time slows effectively to a stop for an object in stasis, at a ratio of some billions of years outside to a second inside. These promotions will be applied to this item: Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. I live with a cat, and borrow dogs to hike with. (A further edited version of the outline was published in N-Space in 1990. Please try again. They place it with a human envoy, who is a telepath, and envelop both in field. He has advanced degrees in psychology, statistics, engineering, and political science. Tales of Known Space by Larry Niven, June 12, 1983, Del Rey edition, Mass Market Paperback in English However, this is the only time that hyperdrive is described this way. Something went wrong. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. Niven has a knack for entertaining his readers by including the surprising and unusual. The fantasy series "Tales of the Dreamer Witch" features the space adventures of Sandra Nox, also known as The Dreamer Witch, who has escaped the tyranny of the interstellar Palladian Empire and has been fighting for her freedom ever since. Per i racconti migliori di qiesto autore leggete Flatlander e Neutron Star. Something went wrong. These ebooks can only be redeemed by recipients in the US. (Confusingly, "Flatlander" is also the name of an unrelated Known Space story.). In this vast area events occur that are filled with intrigue, wonder and adventure. Attended California Institute of Technology; flunked out after discovering a book store jammed with used science fiction magazines. Stories earlier in the timeline feature technology such as Bussard ramjets and drouds (wires capable of directly stimulating the pleasure centers of the brain), and explore how organ transplantation technology enables the new crime of organlegging (as well as the general sociological effects of widespread transplant technology), while later stories feature hyperdrive, invulnerable starship hulls, stasis fields, molecular monofilaments, transfer booths (teleporters used only on planetary surfaces), the lifespan-extending drug boosterspice, and the tasp which is an extension of the droud which works without direct contact. Storie mediocri e datate, non certo il meglio di Niven.In una, how an hero dies, si respira un lezzo di insopportabile omofobia. [1] Late in that decade, Niven invited other authors to participate in a series of shared-universe novels, with the ManKzin Wars as their setting. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. He is known to millions as the premier modern author of rigorous, scientifically consistent hard SF, the champion of 'SF without a net'. In the hero is marooned on Pluto trapped in an eternal vigil that may never end in rescue. In his essay on the theme of "Future Histories", Alastair Reynolds said that Known Space was the first of the kind he encountered as a teenager and remembered reading this collection (though he incorrectly gives the title as Tales from Known Space). Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Update your device or payment method, cancel individual pre-orders or your subscription at. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. TOKYO (AP) Leiji Matsumoto, the anime creator known for "Space Battleship Yamato" and other classics using a fantastical style and antiwar themes, has died at age 85. JERRY POURNELLE is an essayist, journalist, and science fiction author. : In Howie's very unusual spacecraft has developed a fault that might require some canny thought to fix it. This book was collected in Three Books of Known Space . To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. : Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2017, Read it before, then gave one as a gift, they liked better than Harry Potter, Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2016. (1975 essay, Larry Niven), "Afterthoughts" (1975 essay, Larry Niven), "Bibliography: The Worlds of Larry Niven", "About the Cover" (1975 essay, Rick Sternbach), This page was last edited on 5 October 2022, at 00:58. Please try again. In Niven's novel Ringworld's Children the Ringworld itself is converted into a gigantic Quantum II hyperdrive and launched into hyperspace while within its star's gravity well. In short, the ARM hunts down women who have illegal pregnancies and suppresses all new technologies. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2009. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.. The Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB) catalogs all works set in the fictional universe that includes Known Space under the series name Tales of Known Space, which was the title of a 1975 collection of Niven's short stories. [15][16]Protector (1973) and The Ringworld Engineers (1980) were nominated for the Hugo and Locus Awards.[17][18]. : In this vast area events occur that are filled with intrigue, wonder and adventure. When he finally had the arm replaced from an organ bank on Earth, the ability persisted. I still enjoyed reading this book again. What a Universe he's created. GOOD. Please try your request again later. all of which are in this future history series. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. In the vast majority of Known Space material, hyperdrive requires that a ship be outside a star's gravity well to use. One phenomenon travelers in hyperspace can experience is the so-called 'blind spot' should they look through a porthole or camera screen, giving the impression that the walls around the porthole or sides of the camera view screen are expanding to 'cover up the outside'. web pages --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. I still enjoyed reading this book again. . Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. In Niven's first novel, World of Ptavvs, the hyperdrive used by the Thrintun required a ship to be going faster than 93% of the speed of light. Developed by the Institute of Knowledge on Jinx, it is said to be made from genetically engineered ragweed (although early stories have it ingested in the form of edible seeds). Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2014. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club thats right for you for free. Of course I cannot give you any examples as that would spoil the book. Known Space Series by Larry Niven Known Space Series 18 primary works 35 total works A series of short stories and novels charting the expansion of mankind through space over millenia. Something went wrong. Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. : There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. In Howie's very unusual spacecraft has developed a fault that might require some canny thought to fix it. Please try again. [1] The first-published work in the series, which was Niven's first published piece was "The Coldest Place", in the December 1964 issue of If magazine, edited by Frederik Pohl. In the late 1980shaving written almost no Tales of Known Space in more than a decade[1]Niven opened the 300-year gap in the Known Space timeline as a shared universe, and the stories of the Man-Kzin Wars volumes fill in that history, bridging the two settings. Main influences discussed extensively in Alastair Reynolds, Essay: "Future Histories", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tales_of_Known_Space&oldid=1114138867, "Timeline for Known Space" (1975 essay, Larry Niven), "Introduction: My Universe and Welcome to It!" Please try again. Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven by Niven, Larry Seller John McCormick Published 1975 Condition Fair Edition First Edition ISBN 9780345245632 Description: New York: Ballantine Books # 24563 1st Edition , 1975 ----------paperback, Canadian printing. JERRY POURNELLE is an essayist, journalist, and science fiction author. He has advanced degrees in psychology, statistics, engineering, and political science. Flatlander: The Collected Tales of Gil "The Arm" Hamilton (Known Space). Complete Known Space & Man-Kzin reading order, with dates Reading Order [8000 B.C.E. Reynolds describes it as having "a sense of the future as teeming, chaotic, prone to unexpected swerves and lurching accelerations. Give as a gift or purchase for a team or group. Ships which activate hyperdrive close to a star are likely to disappear without a trace. Some individuals in the stories display limited paranormal or "psionic" abilities. Population control is tight on Earth, but these abilities can gain the possessor a license to have more children. A Slaver stasis field creates a bubble of spacetime disconnected from the entropy gradient of the rest of the universe. Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: FBA items qualify for FREE Shipping and Amazon Prime. Niven has a knack for entertaining his readers by including the surprising and unusual. Niven! There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. The machinery that made the magic work was invisible, buried beneath the booth. Please try again. Some of the stories are outdated but it's interesting to see how things have changed. What a Universe he's created. The later, Neutron Star, period features faster-than-light ships using "hyperdrive". She did not need the advent of her late, Lew Archer didn't like his client, J. Reginald Harlan, M.A. Niven's Known Space series includes a panoply of alien species, both living and extinct, a vast amount of space, and an immense amount of time. Known Space is the fictional setting of about a dozen science fiction novels and several collections of short stories written by Larry Niven. These interventions begin following the Man-Kzin Wars and the introduction of hyperdrive, presumably as part of a general re-integration of human societies. In Howie's very unusual spacecraft has developed a fault that might require some canny thought to fix it. Niven has described his fiction as "playground equipment", encouraging fans to speculate and extrapolate on the events described. Learn more. All rights reserved. Larry Niven Tales of Known Space, Reading Order, A Celebration, Some Closure, and Giving It All Away, Fixing Google Docs Broken Text Selection Highlight (High Contrast/Dark Themes), Honorary Doctorate from the University of Derby, The Ethics of Madness (start thru 2583.8 PLATEAU), The Ethics of Madness (2583.8 PLATEAU thru end), Telepaths Dance (from Man-Kzin Wars VIII), Choosing Names (from Man-Kzin Wars VIII), Juggler of Worlds (Chapters: They thru Besieged), The Borderland of the Sol (from Crashlander), Juggler of Worlds (Chapters: The Outsiders thru Epilogue), Fate of Worlds: Return from the Ringworld, The Hunting Park (from Man-Kzin Wars XI). There was a problem loading your book clubs. His manga works "Galaxy Express 999" and "Space Pirate Captain Herlock" were adapted into television anime series in the 1970s and became huge hits in and outside Japan. Immediately, Harriet Truman's husband kept secret from her that he had a terminal genetic illness. In the pipe labyrinth of the lost colony of Dark, Dun needs answers: Where is his father? In Ringworld, the character Teela Brown is said to have this ability (although possibly not to the same extent as others who avoided being included in the expedition). , Ballantine Books; First Edition (July 12, 1975), Language Stepping disks are a teleportation technology. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Together Niven and Pournelle are the authors of many New York Times bestsellers including Inferno, The Mote in God's Eye, Footfall, and Lucifer's Hammer. They are not actual photos of the physical item for sale and should not be relied upon as a basis for edition or condition. approx] Jotok ( Man-Kzin Wars aka MKW vol 8) [2] [1976 C.E. Please try your request again later. Comics. The programming of these probes was flawed: they sent back a "good for colonization" message if they found a habitable point, rather than a habitable planet. Too often, those colonists had to make the best of a bad situation. Mass Market Paperback. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. : [a] There are also two or three short stories which share common themes and some background elements with Known Space stories, but which are not considered a part of the Known Space universe: "One Face" (1965) and "Bordered in Black" (1966)[11]both in the 1979 collection Convergent Seriesand possibly "The Color of Sunfire", published online[8] and listed here. This is used in World of Ptavvs where humans develop a stasis field technology and realize that a mirrored artifact known as the Sea Statue must be actually an alien in a stasis field. 2023 The Chris Shrigley Page. : I still enjoyed reading this book again. He lives in Chatsworth, California. Learn more. Check out our tales of the space selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. Storie mediocri e datate, non certo il meglio di Niven.In una, how an hero dies, si respira un lezzo di insopportabile omofobia. Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2017, Read it before, then gave one as a gift, they liked better than Harry Potter, Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2016. What a Universe he's created. Niven was also reported to have said that "Known Space should be seen as a possible future history told by people that may or may not have all their facts right. The ARM is the police force of the United Nations. 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