| Born: April 30, 1938 in Los Angeles, California |
| First Publication: |
The Coldest Place, Worlds of If, December 1964 |
| First Novel: |
World of Ptavvs, Ballantine, 1966 (expanded from the novella in Worlds |
| of Tomorrow, March 1965) |
| Hugo Awards: |
Neutron Star, 1967 Short Story |
| Ringworld, 1971 Novel |
| Inconstant Moon, 1972 Short Story |
| The Hole Man, 1975 Short Story |
| The Borderland of Sol, 1976 Novelette |
| Nebula Award: | Ringworld, 1970 Novel |
| Larry lives in Tarzana, California with his wife, Marilyn Joyce, who he met at the NYCon in 1967. His interests include saving civilization and making a little money; and moving humankind into space by any means, but particularly by making space endeavors attractive to commercial interests. |
| "The only universal message in science fiction is this: There exist minds that think as well as you do, but differently." |
| Niven's corollary: The gene-tampered turkey you're talking to isn't necessarily on of them." |
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