Laurence van Cott Niven (1938-04-30) April 30, 1938 (age 86) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
Novelist
Alma mater
California Institute of Technology
Washburn University (BA)
Period
1964–present
Genre
Hard science fiction
Fantasy
Notable works
Ringworld (1970)
The Mote in God's Eye (1974)
Lucifer's Hammer (1977)
The Ringworld Engineers (1980)
Dream Park (1981)
Notable awards
Inkpot Award (1979)[1]
Website
larryniven.net
Niven at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, 2007
Laurence van Cott Niven (/ˈnɪvən/; born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer.[2] 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). The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America gave him the 2015 Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award.[3]
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, works of rational fantasy dealing with magic as a non-renewable resource.
^Inkpot Award
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^Tolbert, Jeremiah (March 2, 2015). "Larry Niven Named SFWA Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master". Sfwa. sfwa.org. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
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