Niven, Larry - Niven, Larry 1938–
Niven, Larry 1938–
Niven is an American science fiction novelist and short story writer. One of the most promising of the younger practitioners of science fiction, he has the rare ability to combine stylistic proficiency with a sophisticated awareness of current scientific discoveries and trends. In this respect, Niven writes "hard" science fiction or updated space opera. Niven, who already has three Hugo Awards to his credit, has recently been writing in collaboration with Jerry Pournelle. (See also Contemporary Authors, Vols. 21-24, rev. ed.)
["The Mote in God's Eye"] is a big book—537 pages—with a theme that has intrigued writers and readers since the days of H. G. Wells: The first contact between the human race and a race of intelligent aliens. The two authors [Niven and Pournelle] have impressive credentials…. Yet 20 pages into their novel, I found myself asking, with the congenital uneasiness of all reviewers, "Could this be a...
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