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For questions about "Known Space". It is the name given to the fictional universe and setting where many of Larry Niven's most popular novels take place, including his classic Ringworld.
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What is the lifespan of a Gw'oth?
Gw'oth are the super intelligent starfish-shaped beings featured in several Known Space novels by Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner.
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"they first experimented with fire only two …
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Recommended order for the Larry Niven "of Worlds" books?
I just finished Larry Niven's Destroyer of Worlds then picked up Betrayer of Worlds and Fleet of Worlds at the library. A quick check of the dust jacket synopsis doesn't clue me in as to which order I …
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Where did the escapees from Ringworld end up?
I don't recall that Larry Niven provided any clues as to the fate of the Ringworld denizens that fled the structure via the space vehicles they constructed out of the stabilizing rockets(rim jets) fro …
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Why is an episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series the only adaptation of Larry Niven's Kno...
With dozens of short stories and novels written by scifi icon Larry Niven and an awarding winning group of visiting authors, I noticed that Star Trek TAS episode Slaver Weapon is the only TV show or m …
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Which book, if any, describes the fate of the Brennan Monster in the Ringworld book series?
First introduced in Larry Nivens Known Space novel Protector, was the fate of the Brennan Monster, Earth's first Human Protector, ever revealed in the Ringworld book series? If so, which book tells th …
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Does the Carlos Wu redesigned Autodoc recycle dead crewmates during the process of healing i...
In the Larry Niven/Edward M. Lerner novel "Juggler of Worlds", Sigmund Ausfaller, ARM Agent, notes Beowulf Shaeffer was smaller in stature and now had the body mass of a missing crewmember after regen …
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