It includes a timeline thats since been added to, and some of the early. Timeline of americas wars roswell remembers memorial day. Four wars between humanity and kzinti, or human kzin wars, were fought in the late 21st century. Now i know, there are a lot of books in the known space universe and i am wondering what the best order is to read them in. This means that earth ran into an interstellar war just a few decades out of world war iii. The man kzin wars is a collection of 3 novellas written by either himself or cowritten by his scifi author buddies of the era. The first man kzin war must have been around 2064 to give enough time to fight four wars. Winner of a nebula award and five hugo awards, sf legend niven remains among the foremost writers of the new century. One member of their species was referred to as a berikazin in alan dean fosters adaptation of tas. The war no longer seems to be over, and while returning to his home unit, randys convoy is ambushed.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading man kzin wars xiv man kzin wars series book 14. The mankzin wars is a series of military science fiction short story collections, as well as the eponymous conflicts between mankind and the kzinti that they detail. Share your thoughts, experiences and the tales behind the art. List verified daily and newest books added immediately. Im a big space opera scifi fan, and an equally big larry niven fan.
They are in fact interesting, though there are a few stinkers in there, and theres often more going on than just humans and kzin. The man kzin wars is a series of military science fiction short story collections and is the name of the first collection, as well as the eponymous conflicts between mankind and the kzinti that they detail. If youre still reading by now, and you want to tackle the man kzin war collections and novels, go ahead. But there are several extremely good stories buried in these books. For example, i wish i could use the dates hewitt specifies for the second, third and fourth man kzin wars, but the date specified for the end of the fourth war in the relatively recent, canonical flybynight man kzin wars ix, 2003 makes hewitts dates for the third and fourth wars impossible, and his date for the second rather questionable. I recently decided to reread a bunch of larry niven stories from his known space series, but was at a complete loss about the read order of the various stories, short stories and novels that encompass the timeline. The mankzin wars refer to a series of interstellar conflicts between humans and kzinti, including four wars and many major incidents, spanning 300 years from the mid24th to the mid27th centuries. Man kzin wars xii by larry niven editor cover art by stephen hickman. Some of the books in the series have been brilliant, some terrible, but overall theyve been quite entertaining. Timeline of the polarisverse by davemetlesits on deviantart. Larry nivens known space science fiction timeline site. The rest of the third millennium grand unified timeline. Each interstellar species in known space has its own independent sphere of influence, and interaction is mainly peaceful and based upon trade. Here are all the larry niven books in reading order for his work over the last 50 or so years.
See the complete mankzin wars series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. In the late 1980s, niven opened up this gap in the known space timeline, and the stories of the mankzin wars volumes fill in that history, joining the two settings. Buy mankzin wars xii book online at low prices in india. Star trek the mankzin wars in star trek discussion and. It includes all of nivens known space stories, as well as the man kzin wars. In his log at the end of the episode, spock states that the weapon might have caused a war between man and kzinti. The man kzin wars refer to a series of interstellar conflicts between humans and kzinti, including four wars and many major incidents, spanning 300 years from the mid24th to the mid27th centuries.
Dec, 2019 according to sulu, the man kzin wars in the trek verse happened around 200 years before the tos era. In war and in uneasy peace, kzin and humans continue their adventures with a masterful addition to the man kzin wars shared universe created by larry niven. Reading the larry niven books in order involves, however, picking up his fleet of worlds, heorot, and man kzin wars book series as well. The dy500 series is the most advanced of these vessels and is best equipped. Star trek the mankzin wars in star trek discussion. Kzin and human clash again in this allnew report from the frontlines of the top selling space war in science fiction. I would read the man kzin wars series after other books. This is the order of larry niven books in both chronological order and publication order. Timetoasts free timeline maker lets you create timelines online. These are extremely uneven, and their status in the known space canon is doubtful. After the startide of the century, a grand burst of solar wind, cripples the defences of the sol system, the kzinti almost succeed in.
Within the tv show and movies alone, there are prequels, sequels, time travel and alternate universes to keep. The information in this list was gleaned from a number of online sources as well as a thorough reading of all works within the knownspace universe including all of the mankzin wars stories and novels. Larry niven tales of known space, reading order the chris. The first fleet is sent out to investigate the case and hostilities start first with a few skirmishes, escalating into a fullblown war, known as the first man kzin war. The above materials will be superseded should different information be published. Man kzin wars ii briar patch dean ing this story continues where cathouse finished.
Mankzin wars ii is the second anthology in the mankzin wars series created by larry niven. Marc carlson has written the most complete niven chronology in existence. The ethics of madness places its own beginning in 2514, while nivens timeline for known space 1 indicates a date about 100 years earlier, and in canon for the man kzin wars 2 niven states that ethics takes place before the first man kzin war. Tales of humankinds centuries long conflict with feline aliens, the kzinti.
A fully illustrated book, with character bios, alien breakdowns, maps, timeline and observations of kzinti behavior. Kzinti larry nivens incorporation of his man kzin wars into trek lore, in the slaver weapon i thought i heard the k sound but each time the audio wasnt crisp enough, with him. I have read ringworld and ringworld engineers and the books appeal to me very strongly. The man kzin wars series is one of the longestrunning anthology series in science fiction, now reaching its twelfth volume with no signs of slowing down. You dont have to know a lot about the man kzin wars. Man kzin wars xiv man kzin wars series book 14 kindle edition by niven, larry, niven, larry. Is there a full directed graph for suggested order of reading of all. This book is a great little book for any fan of the man kzin wars or. In any case, kzin language is variously described as sounding like a catfight, a prolonged burst of radio static and similar expressions. In larry nivens known space universe but not in the soft weapon, the humankzinti conflicts are referred to as the man kzin wars. Lets say that, as in the known space novels, the kzin had had an interstellar empire. The first mankzin conflict must have been after 2063 since that was the when earth first encountered extraterrestrials. Provisional timeline of the earth kzin conflicts 2049 a kzinti scout discovers earth, it will fly to the kzin homeworld to report the inhabitants.
Timeline of american involvement in wars thoughtco. All of the cover art for the books in the series is drawn by stephen hickman. It has also become a shared universe in the spinoff man kzin wars anthologies. In the late 1980shaving written almost no tales of known space in more than a decade niven opened the 300year gap in the known space timeline as a shared universe, and the stories of the mankzin wars volumes fill in that history, bridging the two settings. Chronicles the continuing battle between the humans of earth and the lethal felines of kzin. The man kzin wars is a series of military science fiction short story collections and is the name of the first collection, as well as the eponymous conflicts between mankind and the kzinti that they detail the kzinti call them the wars withmen. For example, many of the earliest american wars were fought on american soil. Buy man kzin wars xii book online at best prices in india on. There is some exploration of what its doing as it approaches the shutdown point. Advice on which larry niven books to read after ringworld. The policemans daughter is set within the world of wil mccarthys novel the collapsium, out in april 2020 from baen books. These arent by niven himself, but theyre generally wellwrittennivens earliest kzin writings are pretty rough. The man kzin wars series has been my favorite escapist literature since the first one debuted 25 years ago.
The ethics of madness places its own beginning in 2514, while nivens timeline for known space 1 indicates a date about 100 years earlier, and in canon for the man kzin wars 2 niven states that ethics takes place before the first man kzin war the earlier two of those three dates must be considered incorrect, for the following reasons. See the complete man kzin wars series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Timeline of americas wars since america united as one nation, this great country surrendered its bravest to liberate the oppressed and ensure freedom for its citizens and future generations. One of the stories in the man kzin wars collections has catskinner, a sublight ship with an ai autopilot. The sixth man kzin war begins ringworld says there have been six man kzin wars, and that the last was 250 years before i.
In the very same section it is noted the ethics of madness takes place before the first war with men meaning the first man kzin war. Jan 09, 2016 all titles listed are the property of their respective owners. One of the famed american science fiction writers of our time is larry niven whose real names are laurence van cott niven. Known space is the fictional setting of about a dozen science fiction novels and several collections of short stories written by larry niven. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
The final story in this volume is cathouse and is in my opinion, the best of the 3 stories. His known space series, from which the highly successful mankzin wars books derive, is a landmark of modern science fiction, rating favorable comparison to heinleins future history series and asimovs foundation series. All titles listed are the property of their respective owners. The mankzin wars is a collection of 3 novellas written by either himself or cowritten by his scifi author buddies of the era. Timeline of the polarisverse by thefirstfleet on deviantart.
Make educational timelines or create a timeline for your company website. Locklear leaves scarface, kit and boots to explore the earthlike habitat of the mysterious alien zoo, and discovers that the stasis cave on that side of the force shield is full of neanderthals. The net effect of these wars is summed up by a retrospective comment from beowulf schaeffer in the short story grendel. Russell martins chronological listing of the mankzin wars has data, speculation, and questions about the mankzin wars chronology. The unofficial companion guide to the man kzin wars is based on the first eight books. Nivens early fiction also contains many wonderful stories in the same style as known. With the help of puppeteer intervention leading to the sale of a fasterthanlight drive to humans by the outsiders, all wars were won by the humans. The first man kzin conflict must have been after 2063 since that was the when earth first encountered extraterrestrials. Battle lines were drawn and blood was spilled on u.
The man kzin wars book series by multiple authors includes books the man kzin wars, man kzin wars 2, man kzin wars 3, and several more. Some kzinti fed on the meat of humans in the course of these conflicts. In larry nivens original known space universe, which provided some source material in writing this episode, they were known as the man kzin wars, and the first such conflict was fought with sublight vessels, with the kzinti only being defeated thanks to earth acquiring fasterthanlight travel. The mankzin wars is a series of military science fiction short story collections as well as the. These stories are collected in the man kzin wars series. The information in this list was gleaned from a number of online sources as well as a thorough reading of all works within the knownspace universe including all of the man kzin wars stories and novels. There are several lists on the internet but all are incomplete and many have conflicting dates so i decided to assemble my own list and. Mccarthy is a former contributing editor for wired magazine and science columnist for the syfy channel, where his lab notes column ran for ten years. These authors have filled in even more details of the past and future of larry nivens universe.
The sixth mankzin war begins ringworld says there have been six mankzin wars, and that the last was 250 years before i. Over a century after the end of the man kzin wars, it is a pleasant period of easy interstellar tourism, using hyperdrive starships. Is there a full directed graph for suggested order of. In several different stories by other authors playing in the universe we see references to a total of five man kzin wars taking place. The wunder war is about the human resistance fighters on wunderland and more meat is put on the bones of these earth colonies too. Below is a list of larry nivens mankzin wars books in order of when they were originally released as well as in chronological order. Oct, 2007 provisional timeline of the earth kzin conflicts 2049 a kzinti scout discovers earth, it will fly to the kzin homeworld to report the inhabitants. Complete known space timeline larry niven wiki fandom. The ringworld role playing game is also considered semicanonical, given that in canon for the man kzin wars scatterbrain, niven used information from the game as part of the bible for writers of man kzin war stories, and stated that he had been extensively consulted during the games development. Over a century after the end of the mankzin wars, it is a pleasant period of easy interstellar.
Wars over the years have changed dramatically, and american involvement has varied. All uespa spacecraft are commandeered for military use. Date is a guess, although the five man kzin wars are mentioned. The mankzin wars refer to a series of interstellar conflicts between humans and. Over a century after the end of the mankzin wars, it is a pleasant period of easy interstellar tourism, using hyperdrive starships.
The mankzin wars book series by multiple authors includes books the mankzin wars, mankzin wars 2, man kzin wars 3, and several more. Tks timeline for known space, published in tales of known space 1975. I was having a hard time figuring out the order in which to read all of larry nivens known space and man kzin wars stories. Centuries ago, the kzinti were within inches of conquering mankind until the humans were able to battle back with such inner strength that the kzinti became overwhelmed. Larry niven tales of known space, reading order the. The mankzin wars is a series of military science fiction short story collections and is the name of the first collection, as well as the eponymous conflicts between mankind and the kzinti that they detail the kzinti call them the wars withmen. The kzinti the plural and adjectival form, while the singular was kzin were a felinoid species from the beta quadrant who fought wars against earth in the earth kzin wars. They will engage humankind in wars four times before being ultimately defeated in 2069.
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