Larry Niven
Larry Niven — 11 titles in the rankings, first published between 1970 and 2004. They average 7.6, below the 7.8 the whole catalogue averages. 3 of the series have a reading order worth keeping to.
Editor’s note Classic hard science fiction built on big ideas. Ringworld, an artificial ring around a star, is his most read book; its sequels rate lower, so the first is enough for most readers. His highest rated is The Mote in God’s Eye, a first-contact novel written with Jerry Pournelle, who also co-wrote the comet-strike disaster novel Lucifer’s Hammer.
- Ranked titles
- 11 books
- Average score
- 7.6
- Total ratings
- 2.3K
- First published
- 1970–2004
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Series by Larry Niven
Reading order of Larry Niven's series
3 series with a set order — each one opens on the volume to read first.
All books by Larry Niven in order →Books by Larry Niven
- The Mote in God's Eye415 ratings
7.97.9 / 10 - Ringworld849 ratings
7.77.7 / 10 - Protector63 ratings
7.77.7 / 10 - The Integral Trees51 ratings
7.67.6 / 10 - Lucifer's Hammer227 ratings
7.67.6 / 10 - A World Out of Time51 ratings
7.67.6 / 10 - Footfall93 ratings
7.67.6 / 10 - The Gripping Hand107 ratings
7.67.6 / 10 - The Ringworld Engineers245 ratings
7.57.5 / 10 - Ringworld's Children93 ratings
7.47.4 / 10 - The Ringworld Throne119 ratings
7.27.2 / 10
Other books by Larry Niven
Titles we know of but do not rank — they have not gathered enough reader ratings, or our sources do not agree on where they belong.
- 1966Neutron Star
- 1966World of Ptavvs
- 1968A Gift from Earth
- 1969Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex
- 1971All the Myriad Ways
- 1971The Flying Sorcerers
- 1973The Flight of the Horse
- 1974A Hole in Space
- 1975Tales of Known Space
- 1976Inferno
- 1976The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton
- 1978Flare Time
- 1978The Magic Goes Away
- 1979Convergent Series
- 1979Spirals
- 1979The Locusts
- 1980The Patchwork Girl
- 1981Dream Park
- 1981Oath of Fealty
- 1982The Descent of Anansi
- 1985Limits
- 1987The Smoke Ring
- 1990N-Space
- 1991Playgrounds of the Mind
- 1993Bridging the Galaxies
- 1994Crashlander
- 1995Flatlander
- 1998Destiny's Road
- 1999Rainbow Mars
- 2000Fly-By-Night
- 2000The Burning City
- 2005Building Harlequin's Moon
- 2005Burning Tower
- 2006The Draco Tavern
- 2007Fleet of Worlds
- 2008Juggler of Worlds
- 2009Destroyer of Worlds
- 2009Escape from Hell
- 2010Betrayer of Worlds
- 2010Stars and Gods
- 2010The Best of Larry Niven
- 2012Bowl of Heaven
- 2012Fate of Worlds
- 2014Shipstar
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