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Larry Niven
Writer

Larry Niven

30 Apr 1938Born
88Age
3Credits
Los Angeles, California, USABirthplace

Biography

Laurence van Cott Niven is an American science fiction writer. His best-known works are Ringworld (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards, and, with Jerry Pournelle, The Mote in God's Eye (1974) and Lucifer's Hammer (1977). The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America named him the 2015 recipient of the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and theoretical physics. It also often includes elements of detective fiction and adventure stories. His fantasy includes the series The Magic Goes Away, rational fantasy dealing with magic as a non-renewable resource.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1995The Outer LimitsSeries: Writer (1 episode)
  2. 1974Land of the LostSeries: Writer (1 episode)
  3. 1973Star TrekSeries: Writer (1 episode)

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