The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

NIVEN, LARRY (stories) (continued)

• * _The Integral Trees (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41816-6, May ’97 [Nov ’97], $11.00, 240pp, tp) [Sharls Davis Kendy] Reprint (Del Rey 1984) SF novel.
• * *The Legacy of Heorot (with Jerry E. Pournelle & Steven Barnes) (Gollancz 0-575-04015-7, May ’87, £10.95, 352pp, hc) [Heorot] Sf novel. This British edition is the first edition, with the U.S. to follow next month. Listed as a note for collectors.
• * *The Legacy of Heorot (with Jerry E. Pournelle & Steven Barnes) (Simon & Schuster 0-671-64094-1, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], $17.95, 367pp, hc) [Heorot] Sf novel, published nearly simultaneously in the U.K. by Gollancz. (The British beat it by a month). Fast-paced action sf of colonists facing a hostile planet. The alien menace is very well handled. Recommended. (TM)
• * _The Legacy of Heorot (with Jerry E. Pournelle & Steven Barnes) (SFBC #111159, Aug ’87, $5.98, 348pp, hc) [Heorot] Reprint (Gollancz 1987) sf novel.
• * _The Legacy of Heorot (with Jerry E. Pournelle & Steven Barnes) (Sphere 0-7221-6407-6, Apr ’88, £3.50, 400pp, pb) [Heorot] Reprint (Gollancz 1987) sf novel that reads like a cross between a Western and Aliens.
• * _The Legacy of Heorot (with Jerry E. Pournelle & Steven Barnes) (Pocket 0-671-64928-0, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $4.50, 383pp, pb) [Heorot] Reprint (Gollancz 1987) Hugo-nominated sf novel.
• * _The Legacy of Heorot (with Jerry E. Pournelle & Steven Barnes) (Orbit 0-7088-8378-8, Aug ’91, £4.99, 399pp, pb) [Heorot] Reprint (Gollancz 1987) sf novel.
• * _The Legacy of Heorot (with Jerry E. Pournelle & Steven Barnes) (Pocket 0-671-69532-0, Feb ’93 [Mar ’93], $5.99, 383pp, pb, cover by Lee MacLeod) [Heorot] Reissue (Gollancz 1987) sf novel; fifth printing.
• * _The Legacy of Heorot (with Steven Barnes & Jerry E. Pournelle) (Orbit 1-85723-184-1, 1994 [Oct ’94], £5.99, 400pp, pb) Reissue (Gollancz 1987) SF novel.
• * *Limits (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32142-1, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $2.95, 240pp, pb) Collection of 12 stories, including several collaborations. (Contents)
• * _Limits (SFBC #1818, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $3.98, 205pp, hc) Reprint (Ballantine/Del Rey 1985) collection, first hardcover edition.
• * _Limits (Futura/Orbit 0-7088-8201-3, Aug ’86, £2.50, 240pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 1985) collection.
• * _Limits (Macdonald 0-356-12731-1, Nov ’86, £9.95, 256pp, hc) Reprint (Del Rey 1985) collection.
• * _Limits (Orbit 0-7088-8201-3, Feb ’92, £4.50, 240pp, pb, cover by Nick Rodgers) Reissue (Del Rey 1985) sf collection.
• * _Lucifer’s Hammer (with Jerry E. Pournelle) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42139-6, Jan ’98, $14.00, 629pp, tp) Reprint (Playboy 1977) near-future SF comet-disaster novel. There is a new introduction by the authors.
• * _The Magic Goes Away (with Jan Duursema & Paul Kupperberg) See entry under Jan Duursema.
• * _The Magic Goes Away (Ace 0-441-51554-1, Oct ’85 [Sep ’85], $2.95, 212pp, pb) [Mana] Reissue (Ace 1978) short fantasy novella, with illustrations by Esteban Maroto. This is the 9th Ace printing.
• * _The Magic Goes Away (Ace 0-441-51554-1, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $3.95, 213pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Mana] Reissue (Ace 1978) short fantasy novel with the original illustrations by Esteban Maroto; 10th printing.
• * _The Magic Goes Away (Ace 0-441-51554-1, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $4.99, 212pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Mana] Reissue (Ace 1985) fantasy novel with illustrations by Esteban Maroto; 11th printing.
• * _The Moat Around Murcheson’s Eye (with Jerry E. Pournelle) (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224165-X, Apr ’93, £14.99, 402pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Mote] Reprint (Pocket 1993 as The Gripping Hand) sf novel. Sequel to The Mote in God’s Eye. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Moat Around Murcheson’s Eye (with Jerry E. Pournelle) (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224200-1, Oct ’93, £8.99, 402pp, tp, cover by John Harris) [Mote] Reprint (Pocket 1993 as The Gripping Hand) sf novel. Sequel to The Mote in God’s Eye.
• * _The Moat Around Murcheson’s Eye (with Jerry E. Pournelle) (HarperCollins UK 0-00-647645-7, Mar ’94, £5.99, 480pp, pb, cover by John Harris) [Mote] Reprint (Pocket 1993 as The Gripping Hand) sf novel. Sequel to The Mote in God’s Eye.
• * _The Mote in God’s Eye (with Jerry E. Pournelle) (Pocket 0-671-49175-X, 1986 [Apr ’86], $3.95, 560pp, pb) [Mote] Reissue (Simon & Schuster 1974) sf novel. 19th printing.
• * _The Mote in God’s Eye (with Jerry E. Pournelle) (QPB no ISBN, 1987 [Sep ’87], $7.95, 537pp, tp) [Mote] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1974) sf novel. This is an exact reprint of the 1974 hardcover, minus the ISBN and in softcover.
• * _The Mote in God’s Eye (with Jerry E. Pournelle) (Easton Press no ISBN, Jun ’92, no price, 537pp, hc) [Mote] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1974) sf novel, with an introduction by Charles Sheffield and artwork by Bob Eggleton. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _The Mote in God’s Eye (with Jerry E. Pournelle) (Pocket 0-671-74192-6, Feb ’93 [Mar ’93], $5.99, 560pp, pb, cover by Lee MacLeod) [Mote] Reissue (Simon & Schuster 1974) sf novel; 25th printing.
• * _The Mote in God’s Eye (with Jerry E. Pournelle) (SFBC #00956, Aug ’93, $9.98, 560pp, hc, cover by Lee MacLeod) [Mote] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1974) sf novel. This edition lacks an ISBN and price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Mote in God’s Eye (with Jerry E. Pournelle) (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21746-0, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], £5.99, 560pp, pb) [Mote] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1974) sf novel.
• * *N-Space (Tor 0-312-85089-1, Sep ’90, $19.95, 529pp, hc, cover by Dave Archer) Collection of Niven material, both fiction and non-fiction, with stories, essays, and novel excerpts, with an introduction by Tom Clancy. (Contents)
• * _N-Space (SFBC #17755, Feb ’91, $9.98, 529pp, hc, cover by David Archer) Reprint (Tor 1990) collection of fiction, non-fiction, and novel excerpts. Introduction by Tom Clancy.
• * _N-Space (Tor 0-812-51001-1, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $5.99, 693pp, pb, cover by David Archer) Reprint (Tor 1990) collection of fiction, non-fiction, and novel excerpts, with an introduction by Tom Clancy.
• * _N-Space (Orbit 1-85723-003-5, Jan ’92, £4.99, 617pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Tor 1990) collection of Niven material, both fiction and non-fiction, with stories, essays, and novel excerpts, with an introduction by Tom Clancy. A hardcover edition (0-356-20242-9, £14.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]
• * _N-Space (Tor 0-812-51001-1, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $6.99, 693pp, pb, cover by Dave Archer) Reissue (Tor 1990) collection of fiction and non-fiction. Fourth printing.
• * *Niven’s Laws (Owlswick/PSFS 0-913896-24-1, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $12.00, 108pp, hc) Collection of “Draco’s Tavern” stories, plus a selection of “laws” and essays, published to commemorate Niven’s appearance as “Principle Speaker” at the 1984 Philcon. (Contents)
• * _Oath of Fealty (with Jerry E. Pournelle) (Pocket 0-671-53227-8, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $3.95, 324pp, pb) Reissue (Simon & Schuster 1981) sf novel. 4th printing.
• * _Oath of Fealty (with Jerry E. Pournelle) (Pocket 0-671-53227-8, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $5.99, 524pp, pb) Reissue (Phantasia 1981) sf novel; seventh printing.
• * _The Patchwork Girl (Ace 0-441-65317-0, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.75, 205pp, pb) [Gil Hamilton] Reissue (Ace 1980) sf novella fleshed out with illustrations by Fernando. Part of the “Gil the Arm” series. 4th printing.
• * _The Patchwork Girl (Ace 0-441-65317-0, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $3.50, 208pp, pb) [Gil Hamilton] Reissue (Ace 1980) sf mystery novel, illustrated by Fernando. Fourth printing.
• * *Playgrounds of the Mind (Tor 0-312-85219-3, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $22.95, 487pp, hc, cover by David Archer) Collection of Niven material, both fiction and non-fiction, with stories, essays, and novel excerpts. (Contents)
• * _Playgrounds of the Mind (Tor 0-812-51695-8, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $5.99, 696pp, pb, cover by David Archer) Reprint (Tor 1991) collection of Niven material, both fiction and non-fiction, with stories, essays, and novel excerpts.
• * _Playgrounds of the Mind (Tor 0-812-51695-8, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $5.99, 696pp, pb, cover by David Archer) Reissue (Tor 1991) collection of fiction and non-fiction. Second printing.
• * _Protector (Orbit 0-86007-848-5, Feb ’92, £4.50, 218pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Known Space] Reissue (Ballantine 1973) sf novel.
• * _Protector (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35312-9, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $5.99, 218pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Known Space] Reissue (Ballantine 1973) SF novel. 23rd printing.
• * _Ringworld (Gollancz 0-575-03406-8, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], £8.95, 288pp, hc) [Ringworld] Reissue (Ballantine 1970) sf novel.
• * _Ringworld (Easton Press no ISBN, 1988 [Jan ’89], no price, 288pp, hc) [Ringworld] Reprint (Ballantine 1970) sf novel. This edition contains a new introduction by Stephen H. Goldman plus terrible color illustrations by Steven Vincent Johnson. This leatherbound gilt-edge limited edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is only available by subscription.
• * _Ringworld (Sphere 0-7221-6406-8, Apr ’88, £2.99, 287pp, pb) [Ringworld] Reissue (Ballantine 1970) sf novel.
• * _Ringworld (Orbit 0-7088-8374-5, Aug ’91, £4.50, 287pp, pb) [Ringworld] Reprint (Ballantine 1970) sf novel.
• * _Ringworld (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33392-6, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $5.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Ringworld] Reissue (Ballantine 1970) classic SF novel, winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards. 39th printing.
• * _Ringworld (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41840-9, May ’97 [Nov ’97], $11.00, 313pp, tp) [Ringworld] Reprint (Ballantine 1970) SF novel. This has a 1976 introduction by Niven.
• * _Ringworld (Orbit 1-85723-169-4, Jul ’97 [Oct ’97], £5.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) [Ringworld] Reissue (Ballantine 1970) classic SF novel, winner of the Hugo and Nebula awards. First in the “Ringworld” series.
• * _The Ringworld Engineers (Orbit 1-85723-111-2, May ’92 [Nov ’92], £4.99, 354pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Ringworld] Reissue (Phantasia 1979) sf novel. 10th printing.
• * _The Ringworld Engineers (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33430-2, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $5.99, 355pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Ringworld] Reissue (Phantasia 1979) SF novel, sequel to Ringworld. 24th printing.
• * _Ringworld Engineers (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41841-7, May ’97 [Nov ’97], $11.00, 307pp, tp) [Ringworld] Reprint (Phantasia 1979) SF novel.
• * _The Ringworld Engineers (Orbit 1-85723-111-2, Dec ’97 [Jan ’98], £5.99, 354pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) [Ringworld] Reissue (Phantasia 1979) SF novel. Second in the “Ringworld” series. 14th printing.
• * *The Ringworld Throne (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35861-9, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $23.00, 424pp, hc, cover by Barclay Shaw) [Ringworld] SF novel, third in the “Ringworld” series. Splinter groups threaten the Ringworld.
• * _The Ringworld Throne (Orbit 1-85723-399-9, Jul ’96, £16.99, 376pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Ringworld] Reprint (Del Rey 1996) SF novel in the “Known Space” series. Third in the sequence after the award-winning Ringworld and Ringworld Engineers. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Ringworld Throne (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41296-6, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $6.99, 355pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) [Ringworld] Reprint (Del Rey 1996) SF novel, third in the “Ringworld” series.
• * _The Ringworld Throne (Orbit 1-85723-470-7, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], £5.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) [Ringworld] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 1996) SF novel, third in the “Ringworld” series.
• * *The Smoke Ring (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-30256-7, May ’87 [Mar ’87], $16.95, 302pp, hc) [Sharls Davis Kendy] Sf novel, sequel to The Integral Trees.
• * _The Smoke Ring (Macdonald 0-356-10439-7, Aug ’87, £11.95, 362pp, hc) [Sharls Davis Kendy] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) sf novel. Sequel to The Integral Trees. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Smoke Ring (SFBC #11496, Nov ’87, $4.50, 237pp, hc) [Sharls Davis Kendy] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) sf novel, sequel to The Integral Trees.
• * _The Smoke Ring (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-30257-5, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $4.50, 323pp, pb) [Sharls Davis Kendy] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) sf novel, sequel to The Integral Trees.
• * _The Smoke Ring (Orbit 0-7088-8267-6, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], £3.99, 362pp, pb) [Sharls Davis Kendy] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) enjoyable hard-SF novel following the adventures of the population of the Citizen’s Tree as they explore more of the bizarre cosmology of the Smoke Ring. Sequel to The Integral Trees. (PSP)
• * _Tales of Known Space (Orbit 0-7088-8068-1, Feb ’92 [Apr ’92], £4.50, 238pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Known Space] Reissue (Ballantine 1975) sf collection.
• * *Three Books of Known Space (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40448-3, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $12.95, 575pp, tp, cover by David Stevenson) [Known Space] Omnibus of two SF novels World of Ptavvs (1966) and A Gift from Earth (1968), and one collection, Tales of Known Space (1975), plus one other story. The stories and novels are arranged in chronological order, according to the history of Known Space (a timeline is included), with added notes by Niven to fill in the gaps. There is an explanatory introduction by Niven, and a bibliography. (Contents)
• * *The Time of the Warlock (SteelDragon 0-916595-02-1, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $30.00 signed edition, 183pp, hc) [Mana] Collection of all Niven’s “Warlock” stories with some revisions. The signed edition is sold out. (Contents)
• * *The Time of the Warlock (Steel-Dragon 0-916595-01-3, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $20.00, 183pp, hc) [Mana] Trade edition of the above.
• * _World of Ptavvs (Orbit 0-7088-8013-4, Feb ’92, £3.99, 168pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Known Space] Reissue (Ballantine 1966) sf novel. The title is given as The World of Ptavvs on the book cover.
• * *World of Ptavvs/A Gift from Earth/Neutron Star (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Jun ’91, $11.95, 160/254/285pp, tp) [Known Space] Omnibus of the first three books in the “Known Space” series, World of Ptavvs (Ballantine 1966), A Gift from Earth (Ballantine 1968), and Neutron Star (Ballantine 1968). (Contents)
• * _A World Out of Time (Orbit 0-8600-7963-5, Aug ’86, £2.50, 246pp, pb) Reissue (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1976) sf novel.

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• * _The Magic May Return (Ace 0-441-51549-5, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $3.95, 256pp, pb) [Mana] Reissue (Ace 1981) shared-world anthology of five stories, with illustrations by Alicia Austin; third printing.
• * _The Magic May Return (Ace 0-441-51549-5, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $4.99, 256pp, pb, cover by Alicia Austin) [Mana] Reissue (Ace 1981) shared-world anthology of five stories with illustrations by Alicia Austin; fourth printing.
• * *The Man-Kzin Wars (Baen 0-671-65411-X, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $3.95, 289pp, pb) [Man-Kzin Wars] Anthology of 3 sf stories set in Niven’s Known Universe, with stories by Niven, Poul Anderson and Dean Ing, plus an introduction by Niven. (Contents)
• * _The Man-Kzin Wars (Baen 0-671-65411-X, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $3.95, 289pp, pb) [Man-Kzin Wars] Reissue (Baen 1988) anthology of three stories set in Niven’s “Known Space”. Fourth printing.
• * _The Man-Kzin Wars (Orbit 0-7088-4361-1, Nov ’89, £3.50, 289pp, pb) [Man-Kzin Wars] Reprint (Baen 1988) anthology of 3 sf stories set in Niven’s Known Universe, with stories by Niven, Poul Anderson and Dean Ing, plus an introduction by Niven. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Man-Kzin Wars (Orbit 1-85723-133-3, 1994 [Oct ’94], £4.99, 289pp, pb) [Man-Kzin Wars] Reissue (Baen 1988) SF anthology.
• * *Man-Kzin Wars II (Baen 0-671-69833-8, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $3.95, 306pp, pb) [Man-Kzin Wars] Original shared-world anthology of two long novellas by Dean Ing and Pournelle & Stirling, set in Niven’s “Known Space”. (Contents)
• * _Man-Kzin Wars II (Orbit 0-7088-4948-2, May ’91, £3.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Keith Scaife) [Man-Kzin Wars] Reprint (Baen 1989) original shared-world anthology of two long novellas by Dean Ing and Pournelle & Stirling, set in Niven’s “Known Space”. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Man-Kzin Wars III (Baen 0-671-72008-2, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $4.50, 310pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Man-Kzin Wars] Original anthology of three stories set in the Kzin universe created by Niven. (Contents)
• * *Man-Kzin Wars IV (Baen 0-671-72079-1, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.95, 311pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Man-Kzin Wars] Original anthology of two novellas set in Niven’s Known Space universe. (Contents)
• * *Man-Kzin Wars V (Baen 0-671-72137-2, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $5.99, 331pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Man-Kzin Wars] Original anthology of two novellas set in Niven’s Known Space universe. (Contents)
• * *Man-Kzin Wars VI (Baen 0-671-87607-4, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $5.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Man-Kzin Wars] Original anthology of a short novel and a novella set in Niven’s Known Space universe. (Contents)
• * *Man-Kzin Wars VII (Baen 0-671-87670-8, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $5.99, 345pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Man-Kzin Wars] Original anthology of three pieces set in Niven’s Known Space universe, including a short SF novel by Gregory Benford & Mark O. Martin. (Contents)
• * *Man-Kzin Wars VIII: Choosing Names (Baen 0-671-87888-3, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $6.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Man-Kzin Wars] Original anthology of five pieces set in Niven’s Known Space universe. Authors include Niven, Jean Lamb, and Warren W. James. (Contents)
• * *Man-Kzin Wars: The Best of All Possible Wars (Baen 0-671-87879-4, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $6.99, 331pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Man-Kzin Wars] Anthology of four stories, the “best of” the shared-world military SF series set in Niven’s “Known Space”. Two stories are by Niven, one by Greg Bear & S.M. Stirling, and a novel-length piece is by Jerry Pournelle & S.M. Stirling. (Contents)
• * *More Magic (Berkley 0-425-07059-X, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $5.95, 197pp, tp) [Mana] Original anthology, third in the “Magic” series, including a Niven novella and works by Roger Zelazny, Bob Shaw, and Dian Girard. Illustrations by Alicia Austin. (Contents)

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• * _The Guide to Larry Niven’s Ringworld See entry under Kevin T. Stein.

NIX, GARTH (1963- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * +The Ragwitch (Tor 0-812-53506-5, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $3.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Joe Danisi) Young-adult horror novel. An evil doll possesses a girl, and leads her brother into another dimension. This is actually the second Tor printing; the first, dated October 1994, was for specialized sales only. First US edition (Pan Australia 1990).
• * *Sabriel (HarperCollinsAustralia/Moonstone 0-7322-5123-0, May ’95 [Apr ’95], A$9.95, 328pp, pb, cover by Greg Rogers) [Abhorsen] Young-adult fantasy novel. A good necromancer’s daughter has to continue his work of putting down the dead raised by evil magic.