Known Space - Part 4 - Faster-Than-Light (2651 AD and later)

This is part 4 of  a suggested reading order for Larry Niven's novels set in Known Space.

Parts 1 & 2 covering the Belter & Slower Than Light Stories are here. 

Part 3 covering the years 2351 - 2650 AD (including the The Man - Kzin Wars)is here

 

There are about 9 novels and 35 short stories set in this universe spanning  over 1000 years in the future. The region covers a small portion of the Milky way.

Beginning with the first human explorations of the solar system, the later stories describe humanity's expansion into other near systems.

 

You can probably divide this time span into 4 periods:

1.  Early Exploration (Pre 2000 AD)

2.  Slower-Than-Light (2000 to 2350AD)

3.  Years 2351 - 2650 AD (including the The Man - Kzin Wars)

4.  Faster-Than-Light (2651 AD and later)

 

This period is covered in Ringworld, Crashlander, MKW (Man-Kzin Wars), Neutron Star.

and the Fleet of Worlds - FoW series

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  [2650-2652] Fleet of Worlds
• Set 200 years before the discovery of Ringworld
  

 The Fleet of World series consists of five books by the same authors:

• Fleet of Worlds (2007)
• Juggler of Worlds (2008),
• Destroyer of Worlds (2009)
• Betrayer of Worlds (2010) and
• Fate of Worlds: Return from the Ringworld (2012).

The first four novels are prequels to Ringworld; the last one is a sequel.

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  [2658] Ghost (Crashlander)

 Novelette

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  [2658] Betrayed (JoW)

 Juggler of Worlds is the second book in the Fleet of Worlds series which is intended to serve as a prequel to Ringworld.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• [2658 AD] Fly By Night (MKW 9)

 

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  [2658 AD] The Soft Weapon (Neutron Star)

  It was first published in the February 1967 issue of If

The story introduces the character of Nessus, a Puppeteer who later became one of the main characters of the novel Ringworld.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• [2658-2660 C.E.] The Outsiders-Epilogue (JoW)

 

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  [2675 AD] Destroyer of Worlds

 Destroyer of Worlds is the third book in the Fleet of Worlds series which is intended to serve as a prequel to Ringworld. 

It is set ten years after Juggler of Worlds, drawing heavily from Protector

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  [2780-2781 AD] Betrayer of Worlds
  

 Betrayer of Worlds is the fourth book in the Fleet of Worlds prequel series to Ringworld. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• [2686 C.E.] The Color of Sunfire (LarryNiven.net)

 http://www.larryniven.net/stories/color_of_sunfire.shtml

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  [2830 AD.] There Is A Tide (TKS)

 First printed in Galaxy, July 1968.

The reprinted in the collections A Hole in Space 1974, Tales of Known Space 1975 and Three Books of Known Space 1996.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  [2850-2851 AD.] Ringworld

 + Ringworld - Larry Niven  

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  [2871-2881 AD.] The Ringworld Engineers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  [2882-2893 AD.] The Ringworld Throne

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• [2892 C.E.] Peter Robinson (MKW10)

 

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  [2893 AD.] Ringworld’s Children

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• [2893-2894 AD.] Fate of Worlds: Return from the Ringworld

 

• [2895 AD] String (MKW12)
• [2899 AD] The Hunting Park (MKW 11)
• [2965 AD.] Peace and Freedom (MKW12)]

 

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  [3101 AD.] Safe at Any Speed (TKS)

First published in the Magazine of fantasy and science fiction may 1967 

You can also find this in Larry Niven's "Tales of Known Space". 

 

 

 

 

 

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In alphabetical Order, The stories & novels set in the Known Universe are:

 

 

• The Adults (short story)
• ARM (short story)
• At The Bottom Of A Hole (short story)
• At The Core (short story)
• Becalmed In Hell (short story)
• The Borderland Of Sol (short story)
• Choosing Names (short story)
• Cloak Of Anarchy (short story)
• The Coldest Place (short story)
• The Deceivers (short story)
• The Defenseless Dead (short story)
• The Ethics Of Madness (short story)
• Eye Of An Octopus (short story)
• Flatlander (short story)
• Fleet Of Worlds (novel, written in collaboration with Edward M. Lerner)
  • Juggler Of Worlds (novel, written in collaboration with Edward M. Lerner)
  • Destroyer Of Worlds (novel, written in collaboration with Edward M. Lerner)
  • Betrayer Of Worlds (novel, written in collaboration with Edward M. Lerner)
  • Fate Of Worlds (novel, written in collaboration with Edward M. Lerner)
• Fly-By-Night (short story)
• Ghost (short story)
• A Gift From Earth (novel)
• Grendel (short story)
• The Handicapped (short story)
• How The Heroes Die (short story)
• The Hunting Park (short story)
• The Jigsaw Man (short story)
• Madness Has Its Place (short story)
• N-Space (anthology)
• Neutron Star (short story)
• The Organleggers (short story)
• The Patchwork Girl (novel)
• Procrustes (short story)
• Protector (novel)
• A Relic Of The Empire (short story)
• Ring World (novel)
  • The Ringworld Engineers (novel)
  • The Ringworld Throne (novel)
  • Ringworld's Children (novel)
• Safe At Any Speed (short story)
• Slowboat Cargo (short story)
• There Is A Tide (short story)
• The Soft Weapon (short story, adapted into an episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series)
• Wait It Out (short story)
• The Warriors (short story, introduced the Kzin)
• The Woman In Del Rey Crater (short story)
• World Of Ptavvs (novel)

Do let me know is there are any mistakes, errors or omissions.  

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