Series · 40 books
Larry Niven Books in Order
The complete Larry Niven reading order — 40 books from 1900–1994.
- 01 Inconstant moon Amazon — buy Inconstant moon Bookshop — buy Inconstant moon ThriftBooks — buy Inconstant moon eBooks.com — buy Inconstant moon
- 02 World of Ptavvs Amazon — buy World of Ptavvs Bookshop — buy World of Ptavvs ThriftBooks — buy World of Ptavvs eBooks.com — buy World of Ptavvs
- 03 Neutron Star Amazon — buy Neutron Star Bookshop — buy Neutron Star ThriftBooks — buy Neutron Star eBooks.com — buy Neutron Star
- 04 A Gift from Earth Amazon — buy A Gift from Earth Bookshop — buy A Gift from Earth ThriftBooks — buy A Gift from Earth eBooks.com — buy A Gift from Earth
- 05 Ringworld Amazon — buy Ringworld Bookshop — buy Ringworld ThriftBooks — buy Ringworld eBooks.com — buy Ringworld
- 06 All the Myriad Ways Amazon — buy All the Myriad Ways Bookshop — buy All the Myriad Ways ThriftBooks — buy All the Myriad Ways eBooks.com — buy All the Myriad Ways
- 07 Protector Amazon — buy Protector Bookshop — buy Protector ThriftBooks — buy Protector eBooks.com — buy Protector
- 08 Flight of the Horse Amazon — buy Flight of the Horse Bookshop — buy Flight of the Horse ThriftBooks — buy Flight of the Horse eBooks.com — buy Flight of the Horse
- 09 The Mote in God's Eye Amazon — buy The Mote in God's Eye Bookshop — buy The Mote in God's Eye ThriftBooks — buy The Mote in God's Eye eBooks.com — buy The Mote in God's Eye
- 10 A Hole in Space Amazon — buy A Hole in Space Bookshop — buy A Hole in Space ThriftBooks — buy A Hole in Space eBooks.com — buy A Hole in Space
- 11 Tales of Known Space Amazon — buy Tales of Known Space Bookshop — buy Tales of Known Space ThriftBooks — buy Tales of Known Space eBooks.com — buy Tales of Known Space
- 12 A world out of time Amazon — buy A world out of time Bookshop — buy A world out of time ThriftBooks — buy A world out of time eBooks.com — buy A world out of time
- 13 The long arm of Gil Hamilton Amazon — buy The long arm of Gil Hamilton Bookshop — buy The long arm of Gil Hamilton ThriftBooks — buy The long arm of Gil Hamilton eBooks.com — buy The long arm of Gil Hamilton
- 14 Inferno Amazon — buy Inferno Bookshop — buy Inferno ThriftBooks — buy Inferno eBooks.com — buy Inferno
- 15 Lucifer's Hammer Amazon — buy Lucifer's Hammer Bookshop — buy Lucifer's Hammer ThriftBooks — buy Lucifer's Hammer eBooks.com — buy Lucifer's Hammer
- 16 The Magic Goes Away Amazon — buy The Magic Goes Away Bookshop — buy The Magic Goes Away ThriftBooks — buy The Magic Goes Away eBooks.com — buy The Magic Goes Away
- 17 The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld) Amazon — buy The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld) Bookshop — buy The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld) ThriftBooks — buy The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld) eBooks.com — buy The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld)
- 18 Convergent Series Amazon — buy Convergent Series Bookshop — buy Convergent Series ThriftBooks — buy Convergent Series eBooks.com — buy Convergent Series
- 19 The patchwork girl Amazon — buy The patchwork girl Bookshop — buy The patchwork girl ThriftBooks — buy The patchwork girl eBooks.com — buy The patchwork girl
- 20 Oath of fealty Amazon — buy Oath of fealty Bookshop — buy Oath of fealty ThriftBooks — buy Oath of fealty eBooks.com — buy Oath of fealty
- 21 Dream Park Amazon — buy Dream Park Bookshop — buy Dream Park ThriftBooks — buy Dream Park eBooks.com — buy Dream Park
- 22 Descent of Anansi Amazon — buy Descent of Anansi Bookshop — buy Descent of Anansi ThriftBooks — buy Descent of Anansi eBooks.com — buy Descent of Anansi
- 23 The integral trees Amazon — buy The integral trees Bookshop — buy The integral trees ThriftBooks — buy The integral trees eBooks.com — buy The integral trees
- 24 The Magic may return Amazon — buy The Magic may return Bookshop — buy The Magic may return ThriftBooks — buy The Magic may return eBooks.com — buy The Magic may return
- 25 More Magic Amazon — buy More Magic Bookshop — buy More Magic ThriftBooks — buy More Magic eBooks.com — buy More Magic
- 26 Niven's laws Amazon — buy Niven's laws Bookshop — buy Niven's laws ThriftBooks — buy Niven's laws eBooks.com — buy Niven's laws
- 27 Footfall Amazon — buy Footfall Bookshop — buy Footfall ThriftBooks — buy Footfall eBooks.com — buy Footfall
- 28 Limits Amazon — buy Limits Bookshop — buy Limits ThriftBooks — buy Limits eBooks.com — buy Limits
- 29 The smoke ring Amazon — buy The smoke ring Bookshop — buy The smoke ring ThriftBooks — buy The smoke ring eBooks.com — buy The smoke ring
- 30 The Legacy of Heorot Amazon — buy The Legacy of Heorot Bookshop — buy The Legacy of Heorot ThriftBooks — buy The Legacy of Heorot eBooks.com — buy The Legacy of Heorot
- 31 Smoke Ring Amazon — buy Smoke Ring Bookshop — buy Smoke Ring ThriftBooks — buy Smoke Ring eBooks.com — buy Smoke Ring
- 32 The Barsoom project Amazon — buy The Barsoom project Bookshop — buy The Barsoom project ThriftBooks — buy The Barsoom project eBooks.com — buy The Barsoom project
- 33 N-Space Amazon — buy N-Space Bookshop — buy N-Space ThriftBooks — buy N-Space eBooks.com — buy N-Space
- 34 Fallen angels Amazon — buy Fallen angels Bookshop — buy Fallen angels ThriftBooks — buy Fallen angels eBooks.com — buy Fallen angels
- 35 The California voodoo game Amazon — buy The California voodoo game Bookshop — buy The California voodoo game ThriftBooks — buy The California voodoo game eBooks.com — buy The California voodoo game
- 36 Playgrounds of the Mind Amazon — buy Playgrounds of the Mind Bookshop — buy Playgrounds of the Mind ThriftBooks — buy Playgrounds of the Mind eBooks.com — buy Playgrounds of the Mind
- 37 Man-Kzin Wars IV Amazon — buy Man-Kzin Wars IV Bookshop — buy Man-Kzin Wars IV ThriftBooks — buy Man-Kzin Wars IV eBooks.com — buy Man-Kzin Wars IV
- 38 The Man Kzin Wars (Man Kzin Wars, Book 1) Amazon — buy The Man Kzin Wars (Man Kzin Wars, Book 1) Bookshop — buy The Man Kzin Wars (Man Kzin Wars, Book 1) ThriftBooks — buy The Man Kzin Wars (Man Kzin Wars, Book 1) eBooks.com — buy The Man Kzin Wars (Man Kzin Wars, Book 1)
- 39 The gripping hand Amazon — buy The gripping hand Bookshop — buy The gripping hand ThriftBooks — buy The gripping hand eBooks.com — buy The gripping hand
- 40 Crashlander Amazon — buy Crashlander Bookshop — buy Crashlander ThriftBooks — buy Crashlander eBooks.com — buy Crashlander
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inconstant moon | 1900 | ||
| 2 | World of Ptavvs | 1966 | ||
| 3 | Neutron Star | 1968 | ||
| 4 | A Gift from Earth | 1968 | ||
| 5 | Ringworld | 1970 | ||
| 6 | All the Myriad Ways | 1971 | ||
| 7 | Protector | 1973 | ||
| 8 | Flight of the Horse | 1973 | ||
| 9 | The Mote in God's Eye | 1974 | ||
| 10 | A Hole in Space | 1974 | ||
| 11 | Tales of Known Space | 1975 | ||
| 12 | A world out of time | 1976 | ||
| 13 | The long arm of Gil Hamilton | 1976 | ||
| 14 | Inferno | 1976 | ||
| 15 | Lucifer's Hammer | 1977 | ||
| 16 | The Magic Goes Away | 1978 | ||
| 17 | The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld) | 1979 | ||
| 18 | Convergent Series | 1980 | ||
| 19 | The patchwork girl | 1980 | ||
| 20 | Oath of fealty | 1981 | ||
| 21 | Dream Park | 1981 | ||
| 22 | Descent of Anansi | 1982 | ||
| 23 | The integral trees | 1983 | ||
| 24 | The Magic may return | 1983 | ||
| 25 | More Magic | 1984 | ||
| 26 | Niven's laws | 1984 | ||
| 27 | Footfall | 1985 | ||
| 28 | Limits | 1985 | ||
| 29 | The smoke ring | 1987 | ||
| 30 | The Legacy of Heorot | 1987 | ||
| 31 | Smoke Ring | 1988 | ||
| 32 | The Barsoom project | 1989 | ||
| 33 | N-Space | 1990 | ||
| 34 | Fallen angels | 1991 | ||
| 35 | The California voodoo game | 1991 | ||
| 36 | Playgrounds of the Mind | 1991 | ||
| 37 | Man-Kzin Wars IV | 1991 | ||
| 38 | The Man Kzin Wars (Man Kzin Wars, Book 1) | 1991 | ||
| 39 | The gripping hand | 1993 | ||
| 40 | Crashlander | 1994 |
Larry Niven reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with Inconstant moon (1900). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Larry Niven — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Larry Niven books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1900–1994.
What is the newest Larry Niven book?
Crashlander, published in 1994.