Larry Niven

Laurence van Cott Niven is an American science fiction writer His bestknown works are Ringworld 1970 which received Hugo Locus Ditmar and Nebula awards and with Jerry Pournelle The Mote in Gods Eye 1974 and Lucifers Hammer 1977 The Science Fiction and Fantasy 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 nonrenewable resource