Larry Niven

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1938-04-30 (86 years old)

Place of Birth Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As Laurence van Cott Niven

Larry Niven

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

Writer

1995
1974
1973
Star Trek

as Writer