Stars and Gods

2010 collection of science fiction and non-fiction by Larry Niven

Stars and Gods

first edition of Stars and Gods

Author| Larry Niven
Cover artist| Getty Images
Language| English
Genre| Science fiction, non-fiction
Publisher| Tor Books

Publication date

| 2010
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print (hardcover)
Pages| 365 pp
ISBN| 978-0-765-30864-1

Stars and Gods is a collection of science fiction and non-fiction by Larry Niven and edited by Jonathan Strahan. It was first published in hardcover and in ebook form by Tor Books in August 2010. A trade paperback edition was followed in August 2011 from the same publisher.[1]

The book contains nine excerpts from longer works, fifteen works of short fiction, and seven short nonfictional works by Niven. A part of the book was written in collaboration with other authors, and it has a preface, fifteen introductions, and several of the pieces by the author. The book also includes an interview of Niven by Brenda Cooper.[1]

## Contents

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An asterisk indicates the piece is prefaced by an introduction by Niven.

* "Preface"
* Ringworld's Children (Chapters 1 and 2)
* Rainbow Mars (Chapters 18 and 19)*
* Escape from Hell (Seventh Circle, Third Round)* (with Jerry Pournelle)
* Burning Tower (Chapters 2 and 3)* (with Jerry Pournelle)
* Building Harlequin's Moon (Chapter 12)* (with Brenda Cooper)
* Fleet of Worlds (excerpt)* (with Edward M. Lerner)
* Juggler of Worlds (Edited Version of Chapter 59)* (with Edward M. Lerner)
* "Choosing Names"*
* "Fly-By-Night"*
* "The Hunting Park"*
* "After Mecca"
* "Cadet Amelia"
* "Cat Toy"
* "Chicxulub"
* "The Gatherers' Guild"
* "The Solipsist at Dinner"
* "Boys and Girls Together"
* "Traveler" (essay)
* "Rocket Men" (essay)
* "Wet Mars" (essay)
* Beowulf's Children (excerpt)* (with Steven Barnes and Jerry Pournelle)
* "Where Next, Columbus?" (essay)* (with Jerry Pournelle)
* Achilles' Choice (Chapters 15 and 16)* (with Steven Barnes)
* "Choosing Life"* (with Brenda Cooper)
* "Free Floaters" (with Brenda Cooper)
* "Finding Myself" (with Brenda Cooper)
* "The Missing Mass"*
* "Safe Harbor"*
* "Hooking the Reader" (essay)
* "Larry Niven Interview by Brenda Cooper in 2000 AD" (by Brenda Cooper)
* "Food Story for the Con Jose Program Book" (essay)
* "Inconstant Moon has Passed" (essay)

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Stars and Gods title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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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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