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Larry Niven
Laurence van Cott Niven
(; born April 30, 1938) — known as
Larry Niven
— is an American
science fiction writer
. His best-known work is
Ringworld
(1970), which received
Hugo
,
Locus
,
Ditmar
, and
Nebula
awards. The
Science Fiction 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
.
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