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Laurence van Cott Niven (/ ˈ n ɪ v ən /; born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer. His 1970 novel Ringworld won the Hugo , Locus , Ditmar , and Nebula awards. With Jerry Pournelle he wrote The Mote in God's Eye (1974) and Lucifer's Hammer (1977).
Larry Niven is the author of Ringworld, the co-author of The Mote in God's Eye and Lucifer's Hammer, the editor of the Man-Kzin War series, and has written or co-authored over 50 books. He is a five-time winner of the Hugo Award, along with a Nebula and numerous others.
Ringworld is a 1970 science fiction novel by Larry Niven, set in his Known Space universe and considered a classic of science fiction literature. Ringworld tells the story of Louis Wu and his companions on a mission to the Ringworld, an enormous rotating ring, an alien construct in space 186 million miles (299 million kilometres) in diameter.
Born. in Los Angeles, California, The United States. April 30, 1938. Website. http://www.larryniven.net/ Genre. Science Fiction, Fantasy. edit data. Laurence van Cott Niven's best known work is Ringworld (Ringworld, #1) (1970), which received the Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards.
Known Space is the name of Larry Niven's largest and best-developed "future history" series of science fiction stories. Its most famous entry is Ringworld, one of the very few novels to win both the Hugo and Nebula awards.
An Introduction. Larry started writing in the 1960s and is now considered one of the grand masters of hard science fiction. To learn more about his life, his writing, and the awards that he has won, follow the Biography link.
A Biography | THE UNIVERSE OF LARRY NIVEN. Home. Niven. A Biography. Laurence van Cott Niven was born on April 30, 1938, in Los Angeles, California, and spent his childhood in Beverly Hills, "excluding two years (ages six to eight) in Washington, D.C., serving his country."
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