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January 25, 2025 31 mins
Award-winning science fiction author Larry Niven discusses the Ringworld Trilogy, his long-time collaboration with Jerry Pournelle, and new upcoming novels with co-author Steven Barnes. Larry Niven is the multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of the Ringworld series and co-author of numerous New York Times bestsellers including Inferno, The Mote in God's Eye, Footfall, and Lucifer's Hammer. In addition to writing, Niven has served as adviser to Ronald Reagan on the creation of the Strategic Defense Initiative antimissile policy through the Citizens' Advisory Council on National Space Policy, and advised the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on to future trends affecting terror policy through the SIGMA think tank. Niven attended the California Institute of Technology and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics from Washburn University in Kansas, along with graduate work in Mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles. LINKS & RESOURCES: Larry Niven (Official Homepage) https://www.larryniven.net Larry Niven (Amazon Books & Bio) https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B000APNCCI Larry Niven (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Niven
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