Limits (collection)

1985 collection of short stories and essays by Larry Niven

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First edition (publ. Del Rey Books)
Cover art by Barclay Shaw

Limits is a collection of short stories and essays by science fiction author Larry Niven, originally published in 1985.

* "The Lion in his Attic" - Seventy-six years after Atlantis drowned, a sorceress and a prince learn to their dismay that not all lions eat red meat.
* "Spirals" - An early space colony loses its supply lines to budget cuts. But the colonists aren't going to give up without a fight.
* "A Teardrop Falls" - In his youth, Hilary Gage had fought men and studied the ravages of Berserkers. As a machine, he terraformed planets and lay in wait . . . .
* "Talisman" - A thief steals an enchanted talisman from a wealthy stranger, but when she tries to find the treasure he's seeking, the talisman leads her back to its previous owner.
* "Flare Time" - A professional tourist visits a planet in a three-star system. Its ecology is affected by the intense UV flares released by its normally-red suns.
* "The Locusts" - The first attempt to colonise an alien planet seems to hit a snag when all the babies are born with simian features - but there's something much bigger going on.
* "Yet Another Modest Proposal" - At last, a solution to the problem of radioactive wastes that costs nothing and yields an immodest profit.
* "Folk Tale" / "Table Manners" - A group of dog-like aliens invites a man to join them on their hunt.
* "The Green Marauder" - An ancient alien visits The Draco Tavern and tells the proprietor about the first time she came to Earth.
* "War Movie" - A drunk, bankrupt alien asks a human why her race no longer fights wars.
* "The Real Thing" - Rick Schumann of the Draco Tavern is offered a look at another interplanetary bar.
* "Limits" - Two aliens fascinated by man's fondness for defining boundaries decide to make sure he doesn't get out of the habit.

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Bibliography of Larry Niven

Known Space|

* World of Ptavvs (1966)
* A Gift from Earth (1968)
* Neutron Star (1968)
* Protector (1973)
* Tales of Known Space (1975)
* Flatlander (1976)
* The Patchwork Girl (1986)
* Crashlander (1994)

Ringworld|

* Ringworld (1970)
* The Ringworld Engineers (1979)
* The Ringworld Throne (1996)
* Ringworld's Children (2004)

Man-Kzin Wars1|

Fleet of Worlds2|

* Fleet of Worlds (2007)
* Juggler of Worlds (2008)
* Destroyer of Worlds (2009)
* Betrayer of Worlds (2010)
* Fate of Worlds (2012)

The Magic Goes Away|

* The Magic Goes Away (1976)
* The Magic May Return (1981)
* More Magic (1984)
* The Burning City (2000)
* Burning Tower (2005)
* The Seascape Tattoo (2016)

Written with
Jerry Pournelle|

* Inferno (1976)
* Lucifer's Hammer (1977)
* Oath of Fealty (1981)
* Footfall (1985)
* Escape from Hell (2009)

Moties3|

* The Mote in God's Eye (1974)
* The Gripping Hand (1993)

Heorot4|

* The Legacy of Heorot (1987)
* Beowulf's Children (1995)
* Destiny's Road (1997)
* Starborn & Godsons (2020)

Dream Park4|

* Dream Park (1981)
* The Barsoom Project (1989)
* The California Voodoo Game (1992)
* The Moon Maze Game (2011)

The State|

* A World Out of Time (1976)
* The Integral Trees (1984)
* The Smoke Ring (1987)

Co-authored novels|

* The Flying Sorcerers (1971)
* The Descent of Anansi (1982)
* Fallen Angels (1991)
* Building Harlequin's Moon (2005)
* Bowl of Heaven (2012)

Other collections|

* All the Myriad Ways (1971)
* The Flight of the Horse (1973)
* Inconstant Moon (1973)
* A Hole in Space (1974)
* Convergent Series (1979)
* Limits (1985)
* N-Space (1990)
* Playgrounds of the Mind (1991)
* Bridging the Galaxies (1993)
* Rainbow Mars (1999)
* Scatterbrain (2003)
* The Draco Tavern (2006)
* Stars and Gods (2010)
* The Best of Larry Niven (2010)

Short stories|

* "At the Core"
* "The Borderland of Sol"
* "Death by Ecstasy"
* "The Defenseless Dead"
* "Flash Crowd"
* "Flatlander"
* "Grendel"
* "The Handicapped"
* "The Hole Man"
* "The Jigsaw Man"
* "The Magic Goes Away"
* "Neutron Star"
* "Procrustes"
* "The Return of William Proxmire"
* "The Soft Weapon"
* "What Good Is A Glass Dagger?"

Essays|

* Niven's laws
* "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex"

TV episodes written|

* "The Slaver Weapon" (Star Trek: The Animated Series)
* "Downstream" (Land of the Lost)
* "Hurricane" (Land of the Lost) with David Gerrold
* "Circle" (Land of the Lost) with David Gerrold

1. Collections by Niven or others
2. With Edward M. Lerner
3. Set in the CoDominium series
4. With Steven Barnes

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