Tales of Known Space by Larry Niven, March 12, 1981, Del Rey edition, Mass Market Paperback in English Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2016. all of which are in this future history series. : . The artefact is a circular ribbon of matter six hu. Add to book club Not in a club? In the future that the series depicts, spanning roughly the third millennium, humans have explored this region and colonized many of its worlds. (A further edited version of the outline was published in N-Space in 1990. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. : Tales Of Known Space Paperback - January 1, 1980 by Larry Niven (Author) 59 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle $5.99 Read with Our Free App Paperback $5.61 23 Used from $1.63 Mass Market Paperback $6.66 14 Used from $2.99 2 New from $37.79 Language English Publisher Oorbit/ Futura Publication date January 1, 1980 See all details For the physical concept, see. Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2017, Read it before, then gave one as a gift, they liked better than Harry Potter, Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2016. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to receive more just like it. The stories span approximately one thousand years of future history, from the first human explorations of the Solar System to the colonization of dozens of nearby systems. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2014. [15][16]Protector (1973) and The Ringworld Engineers (1980) were nominated for the Hugo and Locus Awards.[17][18]. Please try again. With the use of boosterspice, humans can easily live hundreds of years and, theoretically, indefinitely. [1], Ringworld (1970) won the annual Nebula, Hugo, and Locus best novel awards. Although the Known Space universe has a well defined chronology, most of the stories can be read independently. Wait it out In short, the ARM hunts down women who have illegal pregnancies and suppresses all new technologies. In Howie's very unusual spacecraft has developed a fault that might require some canny thought to fix it. He lives in Chatsworth, California. Within the Tales of Known Space, the epithet "Known Space" refers to a relatively small region in the Milky Way galaxy, one centered on Earth. In the Known Space stories, Niven had created a number of technological devices (GP hull, stasis field, Ringworld material) which, combined with the "Teela Brown gene", made it very difficult to construct engaging stories beyond a certain datethe combination of factors made it tricky to produce any kind of creditable threat/problem without complex contrivances. What if you could have your brain rewired to change your behavior? I live with a cat, and borrow dogs to hike with. A Slaver stasis field creates a bubble of spacetime disconnected from the entropy gradient of the rest of the universe. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations. The strength of the hulls was revealed to be based on the fact that they were essentially one giant molecule. Staring too long into the 'blind spot' can be insanity-inducing, so as a precaution all view ports on ships are blinded when a ship enters hyperspace. Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. Niven! the most astonish, For too long, the Puppeteers have controlled the f, Ringworld and Before the Discovery of Ringworld. Does this item contain inappropriate content? Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations. Please try again. Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven. , Mass Market Paperback , Paperback However, this is the only time that hyperdrive is described this way. I'm reading the Know Space stories, and this is great. JERRY POURNELLE is an essayist, journalist, and science fiction author. Niven! Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. Ships which activate hyperdrive close to a star are likely to disappear without a trace. Even after all these years. Moving mankind into space by any means, but particularly by making space endeavors attractive to commercial interests. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Destroyer of Worlds opens in 2670, ten years, Since fleeing the supernova chain reaction at the galactic core, the cowardly Puppeteers of the Fleet of Worlds havejust barelysurvived one crisis after another. : Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. Wir sind nicht allein Als eines Tages Astronomen seltsame Gebilde in der Nhe des Saturns entdecken, sind nur wenige auf der Erde beunruhigt. Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser, Science Fiction - Science of Space Travel, The Complete Fleet of Worlds: A Ringworld Series: Fleet of Worlds, Juggler of Worlds, Destroyer of Worlds, Betrayer of Worlds, Fate of Worlds, " data-ean="9781429935357" data-title="Dream Park">See Details, Destroyer of Worlds (Fleet of Worlds Series #3). , Screen Reader JERRY POURNELLE is an essayist, journalist, and science fiction author. In the pipe labyrinth of the lost colony of Dark, Dun needs answers: Where is his father? good early stuff. In the hero is marooned on Pluto trapped in an eternal vigil that may never end in rescue. LARRY NIVEN is the multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of the Ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces. The fantasy series "Tales of the Dreamer Witch" features the space adventures of Sandra Nox, also known as The Dreamer Witch, who has escaped the tyranny of the interstellar Palladian Empire and has been fighting for her freedom ever since. Niven implicitly joined the two settings as a single fictional universe in the short story "A Relic of the Empire" (If, December 1966), by using background elements of the Slaver civilization from the Belter series as a plot element in the faster-than-light setting. Niven! He has advanced degrees in psychology, statistics, engineering, and political science. Mass Market Paperback. For example, though a high speed impact with the surface of a planet or star may cause no harm to the hull, the occupants will be crushed if they are not protected by additional measures such as a stasis field (Ringworld) or a gravity compensating field. Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. They also have a far greater range than transfer booths, extending several astronomical units. In the vast majority of Known Space material, hyperdrive requires that a ship be outside a star's gravity well to use. 'Twas a task not taken lightly. Learn more. Twelve stamps on the passport of the soul. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. . Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web. Try again. Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon, The World of Ptavvs (Tales of known space). [10] An agent of the ARM, Gil Hamilton, is the protagonist of Niven's science fictional detective stories, a series-within-a-series gathered in the collection Flatlander. When he finally had the arm replaced from an organ bank on Earth, the ability persisted. It finally comes to rest in the pasture of an ordinary couple's country home. Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app. Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2009. Unable to add item to List. FREE Shipping on orders over $25 shipped by Amazon, Publisher [a] There are also two or three short stories which share common themes and some background elements with Known Space stories, but which are not considered a part of the Known Space universe: "One Face" (1965) and "Bordered in Black" (1966)[11]both in the 1979 collection Convergent Seriesand possibly "The Color of Sunfire", published online[8] and listed here. Transfer booths or displacement booths are an inexpensive form of teleportation. Please try again. This book was collected in Three Books of Known Space . Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon, The World of Ptavvs (Tales of known space). Compared to other sci-fi authors, this is a 3.5-star book. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. The epithet "Known Space" refers to a small region in the Milky Way galaxy, one centered on Earth. Would it make society better, or push us toward Civil War? You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven Larry Niven, Rick Sternbach (Contributor) 4.19 5,838 ratings71 reviews Ranging from the 20th Century to the 31st, these interconnected stories trace Man's expansion and colonization throughout the galaxy. I still enjoyed reading this book again. , Item Weight I'm reading the Know Space stories, and this is great. 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