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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.

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.

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

^ Stars and Gods title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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

The Magic Goes Away

Written with
Jerry Pournelle

Inferno (1976) Lucifer's Hammer (1977) Oath of Fealty (1981) Footfall (1985) Escape from Hell (2009)
Moties	The Mote in God's Eye (1974) The Gripping Hand (1993)
Heorot	The Legacy of Heorot (1987) Beowulf's Children (1995) Destiny's Road (1997) Starborn & Godsons (2020)

Dream Park

The State

Co-authored novels

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

Essays

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

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

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