- Science fiction, American Science fiction, known space, space
N-Space is a collection of short stories by American science fiction author Larry Niven released in 1990. Some of the stories are set in Niven's Known Space universe. Also included are various essays, articles and anecdotes by Niven and others, excerpts from some of his novels, and an introduction by Tom Clancy. Its sequel is Playgrounds of the Mind.
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Cool, classical in form, grave and plot-driven.
- cooloverwhelming
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
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- Author
- Larry Niven
- First published
- 1990
- Pages
- 537
- Publisher
- Orbit, Tandem Library, Macdonald
- Editions
- 10
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781857230031
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“The first time I met Larry Niven I accused him, in a jocular way, of stealing some of my best ideas and publishing them before I had even had them.”
**Laurence van Cott Niven** — known as *Larry Niven* — is an American science fiction writer. His best-known work is Ringworld (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. The Science Fiction 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. Niven was born in Los Angeles. He briefly attended the California Institute of Technology and graduated
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