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174 relations: A Gift from Earth, Acronym, Albinism, All the Myriad Ways, Alpha Centauri, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Antimatter, Arcology, Asimov's Science Fiction, Asteroid belt, Astronomical unit, At the Core, Baja California Peninsula, Bandersnatch (Known Space), Belter (Niven), Beta Hydri, Beta Lyrae, Betrayer of Worlds, Blue giant, Brain transplant, Brainwashing, Bussard ramjet, California, Cat o' nine tails, Cetacea, Common Era, Convergent Series (short story collection), Crashlander, Dangerous Visions, Death by Ecstasy, Destroyer of Worlds (novel), Dolphin, Earth, Edward M. Lerner, Eel, Elf (Middle-earth), Epsilon Indi, Europa (moon), Extraterrestrial life, Faster-than-light, Fate of Worlds, Flatlander (short story collection), Flatlander (short story), Fleet of Worlds, Fomalhaut, Frame story, Frederik Pohl, Future history, Galactic Center, Galaxy Science Fiction, ..., Galileo (magazine), General Products, Genetic engineering, Gil Hamilton, Gravity, Grendel (short story), Hibernation, Hominidae, Hominids of the Ringworld, Homo habilis, Homo sapiens, Human taxonomy, Humanoid, Hyperdrive, If (magazine), Impact crater, Inconstant Star, Inertia negation, Internet Speculative Fiction Database, Interstellar war, J. R. R. Tolkien, Jotoki, Juggler of Worlds, Jungle, Jurisdiction, Klemperer rosette, Known Space, Kzin, Lambda Serpentis, Larry Niven, Light-year, Limbic system, List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs, Longevity, Louis Wu, Luyten's Star, Man-Kzin Wars, Margrave, Mars, Martian, Melanin, Mercury (planet), Militia, Milky Way, Monomolecular wire, Moon, Morlock, N-Space (short story collection), Nereid (moon), Neutrino, Neutron Star (short story collection), Neutron Star (short story), Neutronium, Norman Spinrad, Nuclear fission, Nuclear fusion, Organ transplantation, Organlegging, Outsider (Known Space), P Eridani, Pak Protector, Parabolic reflector, Paranoid schizophrenia, Pierson's Puppeteers, Planets in science fiction, Plateau, Playgrounds of the Mind, Procrustes (short story), Procyon, Protector (novel), Race of the future, Ragweed, Ringworld, Ringworld's Children, Roc (mythology), Science fiction, Sessility (motility), Shared universe, Sirius, Sleeper ship, Solar sail, Solar System, Star Trek, Stasis (fiction), Suicide, Sun, Supercomputer, Sweet potato, SX Phoenicis, Symbiosis, Tales of Known Space, Tau Ceti, Teela Brown, Telepathy, Telephone booth, Teleportation, Thallium, The Borderland of Sol, The Defenseless Dead, The Handicapped, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, The Patchwork Girl, The Ringworld Engineers, The Ringworld Throne, The Slaver Weapon, The Soft Weapon, The Time Machine, Tidal force, Tnuctip, Torus, Transplant rejection, Ultraviolet, United Nations, Uranus, Velocity, Venus, Virus, Weapon of mass destruction, Wirehead (science fiction), World of Ptavvs, Worlds of Tomorrow (magazine), 3rd millennium, 51st World Science Fiction Convention, 61 Ursae Majoris. Expand index (124 more) »
A Gift from Earth
A Gift From Earth is a science fiction novel by American writer Larry Niven, first published in 1968 and set in his Known Space universe.
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Acronym
An acronym is a word or name formed as an abbreviation from the initial components in a phrase or a word, usually individual letters (as in NATO or laser) and sometimes syllables (as in Benelux).
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Albinism
Albinism in humans is a congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes.
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All the Myriad Ways
All the Myriad Ways is a collection of 14 short stories and essays by science fiction author Larry Niven, originally published in 1971.
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Alpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri (α Centauri, abbreviated Alf Cen or α Cen) is the star system closest to the Solar System, being from the Sun.
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Analog Science Fiction and Fact
Analog Science Fiction and Fact is an American science-fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930.
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Antimatter
In modern physics, antimatter is defined as a material composed of the antiparticle (or "partners") to the corresponding particles of ordinary matter.
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Arcology
Arcology, a portmanteau of "architecture" and "ecology",.
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Asimov's Science Fiction
Asimov's Science Fiction (ISSN 1065-2698) is an American science fiction magazine which publishes science fiction and fantasy named after science fiction author Isaac Asimov.
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Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the circumstellar disc in the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter.
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Astronomical unit
The astronomical unit (symbol: au, ua, or AU) is a unit of length, roughly the distance from Earth to the Sun.
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At the Core
"At the Core" is an English language science fiction short story written in 1966 by Larry Niven.
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Baja California Peninsula
The Baja California Peninsula (Lower California Peninsula, Península de Baja California) is a peninsula in Northwestern Mexico.
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Bandersnatch (Known Space)
The Bandersnatch (plural bandersnatchi) is a fictional alien species in Larry Niven's Known Space universe.
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Belter (Niven)
In Larry Niven's fictional Known Space universe, a Belter refers to a resident of the Asteroid Belt around Sol, sometimes known as the Sol Belt to differentiate it from Alpha Centauri's Serpent Swarm.
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Beta Hydri
Beta Hydri (β Hyi, β Hydri) is a star in the southern circumpolar constellation of Hydrus.
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Beta Lyrae
Beta Lyrae (Latinized from β Lyrae, abbreviated Beta Lyr, β Lyr), also named Sheliak, is a binary star system approximately from the Sun in the constellation of Lyra.
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Betrayer of Worlds
Betrayer of Worlds is a science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner, set in the Known Space series.
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Blue giant
In astronomy, a blue giant is a hot star with a luminosity class of III (giant) or II (bright giant).
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Brain transplant
A brain transplant or whole-body transplant is a procedure in which the brain of one organism is transplanted into the body of another.
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Brainwashing
Brainwashing (also known as mind control, menticide, coercive persuasion, thought control, thought reform, and re-education) is the concept that the human mind can be altered or controlled by certain psychological techniques.
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Bussard ramjet
The Bussard ramjet is a theoretical method of spacecraft propulsion proposed in 1960 by the physicist Robert W. Bussard, popularized by Poul Anderson's novel Tau Zero, Larry Niven in his Known Space series of books, Vernor Vinge in his Zones of Thought series, and referred to by Carl Sagan in the television series and book Cosmos.
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California
California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.
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Cat o' nine tails
The cat o' nine tails, commonly shortened to the cat, is a type of multi-tailed whip that originated as an implement for severe physical punishment, notably in the Royal Navy and Army of the United Kingdom, and also as a judicial punishment in Britain and some other countries.
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Cetacea
Cetacea are a widely distributed and diverse clade of aquatic mammals that today consists of the whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
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Common Era
Common Era or Current Era (CE) is one of the notation systems for the world's most widely used calendar era – an alternative to the Dionysian AD and BC system.
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Convergent Series (short story collection)
Convergent Series is a collection of science fiction and fantasy short stories by American writer Larry Niven, published in 1979.
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Crashlander
Crashlander is a fix-up novel by American writer Larry Niven, published in 1994 and set in his Known Space universe.
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Dangerous Visions
Dangerous Visions is a science fiction short story anthology edited by American writer Harlan Ellison and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon.
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Death by Ecstasy
"Death by Ecstasy" is a science fiction novella by American writer Larry Niven, set in the Known Space universe.
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Destroyer of Worlds (novel)
Destroyer of Worlds is a science fiction novel by American writer Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner, set in the Known Space series.
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Dolphin
Dolphins are a widely distributed and diverse group of aquatic mammals.
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Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.
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Edward M. Lerner
Edward M. Lerner (born 1949) is an American author of science fiction, techno-thrillers, and popular science.
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Eel
An eel is any ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes, which consists of four suborders, 20 families, 111 genera and about 800 species.
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Elf (Middle-earth)
In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Elves are one of the races that inhabit a fictional Earth, often called Middle-earth, and set in the remote past.
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Epsilon Indi
Epsilon Indi (ε Indi, ε Ind) is a star system approximately 12 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Indus consisting of a K-type main-sequence star, ε Indi A, and two brown dwarfs, ε Indi Ba and ε Indi Bb, in a wide orbit around it.
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Europa (moon)
Europa or as Ευρώπη (Jupiter II) is the smallest of the four Galilean moons orbiting Jupiter, and the sixth-closest to the planet.
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Extraterrestrial life
Extraterrestrial life,Where "extraterrestrial" is derived from the Latin extra ("beyond", "not of") and terrestris ("of Earth", "belonging to Earth").
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Faster-than-light
Faster-than-light (also superluminal or FTL) communication and travel are the conjectural propagation of information or matter faster than the speed of light.
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Fate of Worlds
Fate of Worlds (2012) is a science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner.
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Flatlander (short story collection)
Flatlander is a 1995 collection of stories by American writer Larry Niven, all set in Known Space.
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Flatlander (short story)
"Flatlander" is an English language science fiction short story written in 1967 by Larry Niven.
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Fleet of Worlds
Fleet of Worlds is a science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner, part of Niven's Known Space series.
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Fomalhaut
Fomalhaut, also designated Alpha Piscis Austrini (α Piscis Austrini, abbreviated Alpha PsA, α PsA) is the brightest star in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus and one of the brightest stars in the sky.
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Frame story
A frame story (also known as a frame tale or frame narrative) is a literary technique that sometimes serves as a companion piece to a story within a story, whereby an introductory or main narrative is presented, at least in part, for the purpose of setting the stage either for a more emphasized second narrative or for a set of shorter stories.
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Frederik Pohl
Frederik George Pohl Jr. (November 26, 1919 – September 2, 2013) was an American science-fiction writer, editor, and fan, with a career spanning more than 75 years—from his first published work, the 1937 poem "Elegy to a Dead Satellite: Luna", to the 2011 novel All the Lives He Led and articles and essays published in 2012.
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Future history
A future history is a postulated history of the future and is used by authors of science fiction and other speculative fiction to construct a common background for fiction.
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Galactic Center
The Galactic Center is the rotational center of the Milky Way.
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Galaxy Science Fiction
Galaxy Science Fiction was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published from 1950 to 1980.
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Galileo (magazine)
Galileo Magazine of Science & Fiction was a science and science fiction magazine published out of Boston, Massachusetts.
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General Products
In Larry Niven's fictional Known Space universe, General Products is a Pierson's Puppeteers company which produces various spacecraft components.
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Genetic engineering
Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification or genetic manipulation, is the direct manipulation of an organism's genes using biotechnology.
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Gil Hamilton
Gilbert Gilgamesh Hamilton is a fictional character in the Known Space universe created by Larry Niven.
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Gravity
Gravity, or gravitation, is a natural phenomenon by which all things with mass or energy—including planets, stars, galaxies, and even light—are brought toward (or gravitate toward) one another.
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Grendel (short story)
"Grendel" is an English language science fiction short story written in 1968 by Larry Niven.
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Hibernation
Hibernation is a state of inactivity and metabolic depression in endotherms.
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Hominidae
The Hominidae, whose members are known as great apes or hominids, are a taxonomic family of primates that includes eight extant species in four genera: Pongo, the Bornean, Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutan; Gorilla, the eastern and western gorilla; Pan, the common chimpanzee and the bonobo; and Homo, which includes modern humans and its extinct relatives (e.g., the Neanderthal), and ancestors, such as Homo erectus.
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Hominids of the Ringworld
The Hominids of the Ringworld, like the humans of Larry Niven's other works about the Known Space fictional universe, are descendants of the species called the Pak, whose "breeder" stage resembled Homo habilis, and who utilize a symbiotic virus (which grows inside a plant called Tree-of-Life) to then develop into a hyper-intelligent Protector stage.
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Homo habilis
Homo habilis was a species of early humans, who lived between roughly 2.1 and 1.5 million years ago.
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Homo sapiens
Homo sapiens is the systematic name used in taxonomy (also known as binomial nomenclature) for the only extant human species.
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Human taxonomy
Human taxonomy is the classification of the human species (systematic name Homo sapiens) within zoological taxonomy.
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Humanoid
A humanoid (from English human and -oid "resembling") is something that has an appearance resembling a human without actually being one.
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Hyperdrive
Hyperdrive is a name given to certain methods of traveling faster-than-light (FTL) in science fiction.
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If (magazine)
If was an American science-fiction magazine launched in March 1952 by Quinn Publications, owned by James L. Quinn.
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Impact crater
An impact crater is an approximately circular depression in the surface of a planet, moon, or other solid body in the Solar System or elsewhere, formed by the hypervelocity impact of a smaller body.
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Inconstant Star
Inconstant Star is a science fiction novel by Poul Anderson.
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Inertia negation
Inertia negation is a hypothetical process causing physical objects with mass to act as if they were of lower mass or were massless.
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Internet Speculative Fiction Database
The Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB) is a database of bibliographic information on genres considered speculative fiction, including science fiction and related genres such as fantasy fiction and horror fiction.
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Interstellar war
An interstellar war involves a warfare between combatants from different planetary systems.
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J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, (Tolkien pronounced his surname, see his phonetic transcription published on the illustration in The Return of the Shadow: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part One. Christopher Tolkien. London: Unwin Hyman, 1988. (The History of Middle-earth; 6). In General American the surname is also pronounced. This pronunciation no doubt arose by analogy with such words as toll and polka, or because speakers of General American realise as, while often hearing British as; thus or General American become the closest possible approximation to the Received Pronunciation for many American speakers. Wells, John. 1990. Longman pronunciation dictionary. Harlow: Longman, 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.
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Jotoki
The Jotoki (singular Jotok) are a fictional alien race from Larry Niven's Known Space books.
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Juggler of Worlds
Juggler of Worlds (2008) is a science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner, a sequel to their Fleet of Worlds.
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Jungle
A jungle is land covered with dense vegetation dominated by trees.
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Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from the Latin ius, iuris meaning "law" and dicere meaning "to speak") is the practical authority granted to a legal body to administer justice within a defined field of responsibility, e.g., Michigan tax law.
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Klemperer rosette
A Klemperer rosette is a gravitational system of heavier and lighter bodies orbiting in a regular repeating pattern around a common barycenter.
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Known Space
Known Space is the fictional setting of about a dozen science fiction novels and several collections of short stories written by Larry Niven.
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Kzin
The Kzinti (singular Kzin) are a fictional, very warlike and bloodthirsty race of cat-like aliens in Larry Niven's Known Space series.
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Lambda Serpentis
Lambda Serpentis (λ Ser, λ Serpentis) is a star in the constellation Serpens, in its head (Serpens Caput).
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Larry Niven
Laurence van Cott Niven (born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer.
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Light-year
The light-year is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances and measures about 9.5 trillion kilometres or 5.9 trillion miles.
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Limbic system
The limbic system is a set of brain structures located on both sides of the thalamus, immediately beneath the cerebrum.
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List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs
The following two lists include all the known stars and brown dwarfs that are within of the Sun, or were/will be within in the astronomically near past or future.
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Longevity
The word "longevity" is sometimes used as a synonym for "life expectancy" in demography.
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Louis Wu
Louis Gridley Wu, a fictional character, is the protagonist in the Ringworld series of books, written by Larry Niven.
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Luyten's Star
Luyten's Star (GJ 273) is a red dwarf in the constellation Canis Minor located at a distance of approximately from the Sun.
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Man-Kzin Wars
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.
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Margrave
Margrave was originally the medieval title for the military commander assigned to maintain the defense of one of the border provinces of the Holy Roman Empire or of a kingdom.
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Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System after Mercury.
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Martian
A Martian is a native inhabitant of the planet Mars.
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Melanin
Melanin (from μέλας melas, "black, dark") is a broad term for a group of natural pigments found in most organisms.
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Mercury (planet)
Mercury is the smallest and innermost planet in the Solar System.
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Militia
A militia is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a nation, or subjects of a state, who can be called upon for military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of regular, full-time military personnel, or historically, members of a warrior nobility class (e.g., knights or samurai).
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Milky Way
The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System.
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Monomolecular wire
Monomolecular wire is a type of wire consisting of a single strand of strongly bonded atoms or molecules, like carbon nanotubes.
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Moon
The Moon is an astronomical body that orbits planet Earth and is Earth's only permanent natural satellite.
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Morlock
Morlocks are a fictional species created by H. G. Wells for his 1895 novel, The Time Machine, and are the main antagonist.
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N-Space (short story collection)
N-Space is a collection of short stories by American science fiction author Larry Niven released in 1990.
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Nereid (moon)
Nereid is the third-largest moon of Neptune.
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Neutrino
A neutrino (denoted by the Greek letter ν) is a fermion (an elementary particle with half-integer spin) that interacts only via the weak subatomic force and gravity.
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Neutron Star (short story collection)
Neutron Star is a collection of science fiction short stories by American writer Larry Niven, published in April 1968.
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Neutron Star (short story)
"Neutron Star" is an English language science fiction short story by American writer Larry Niven.
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Neutronium
Neutronium (sometimes shortened to neutrium, also referred to as neutrite) is a hypothetical substance composed purely of neutrons.
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Norman Spinrad
Norman Richard Spinrad (born September 15, 1940) is an American science fiction author, essayist, and critic.
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Nuclear fission
In nuclear physics and nuclear chemistry, nuclear fission is either a nuclear reaction or a radioactive decay process in which the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts (lighter nuclei).
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Nuclear fusion
In nuclear physics, nuclear fusion is a reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei come close enough to form one or more different atomic nuclei and subatomic particles (neutrons or protons).
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Organ transplantation
Organ transplantation is a medical procedure in which an organ is removed from one body and placed in the body of a recipient, to replace a damaged or missing organ.
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Organlegging
Organlegging is the name of a fictional crime in the Known Space universe created by Larry Niven.
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Outsider (Known Space)
The Outsiders are a fictional alien race in Larry Niven's Known Space series.
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P Eridani
p Eridani (6 Eri, DUN 5) is a binary star system in the constellation of Eridanus (the River) whose distance is approximately 26 light-years.
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Pak Protector
Pak Breeders and Pak Protectors are two developmental stages of fictional life in Larry Niven's Known Space universe.
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Parabolic reflector
A parabolic (or paraboloid or paraboloidal) reflector (or dish or mirror) is a reflective surface used to collect or project energy such as light, sound, or radio waves.
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Paranoid schizophrenia
Paranoid schizophrenia is the most common type of schizophrenia.
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Pierson's Puppeteers
Pierson's Puppeteers, often known just as Puppeteers, are a fictional alien race from American author Larry Niven's Known Space books.
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Planets in science fiction
Planets in science fiction are fictional planets that appear in various media of the science fiction genre as story-settings or depicted locations.
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Plateau
In geology and physical geography a plateau (or; plural plateaus or plateaux),is also called a high plain or a tableland, it is an area of a highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain that is raised significantly above the surrounding area, often with one or more sides with steep slopes.
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Playgrounds of the Mind
Playgrounds of the Mind is a collection of short stories by American writer Larry Niven, published in 1991.
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Procrustes (short story)
"Procrustes" is an English-language science fiction short story written in 1994 by Larry Niven.
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Procyon
Procyon, also designated Alpha Canis Minoris (α Canis Minoris, abbreviated Alpha CMi, α CMi), is the brightest star in the constellation of Canis Minor.
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Protector (novel)
Protector is a 1973 science fiction novel by American writer Larry Niven, set in his Known Space universe.
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Race of the future
The race of the future is a theoretical composite race which will result from ongoing racial admixture.
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Ragweed
Ragweeds are flowering plants in the genus Ambrosia in the aster family, Asteraceae.
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Ringworld
Ringworld is a 1970 science fiction novel by Larry Niven, set in his Known Space universe and considered a classic of science fiction literature.
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Ringworld's Children
Ringworld's Children is a 2004 science fiction novel by American writer Larry Niven, the fourth in the Ringworld series set in the Known Space universe.
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Roc (mythology)
The Roc (from ruḵ) is an enormous legendary bird of prey in the popular mythology of the Middle East.
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Science fiction
Science fiction (often shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction, typically dealing with imaginative concepts such as advanced science and technology, spaceflight, time travel, and extraterrestrial life.
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Sessility (motility)
In biology, sessility (in the sense of positional movement or motility) refers to organisms that do not possess a means of self-locomotion and are normally immobile.
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Shared universe
A shared universe or shared world is a set of creative works where more than one writer (or other artist) independently contributes a work that can stand alone but fits into the joint development of the storyline, characters, or world of the overall project.
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Sirius
Sirius (a romanization of Greek Σείριος, Seirios,."glowing" or "scorching") is a star system and the brightest star in the Earth's night sky.
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Sleeper ship
A sleeper ship is a hypothetical type of crewed spacecraft in which most or all of the crew spends the journey in some form of hibernation or suspended animation.
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Solar sail
Solar sails (also called light sails or photon sails) are a proposed method of spacecraft propulsion using radiation pressure exerted by sunlight on large mirrors.
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Solar System
The Solar SystemCapitalization of the name varies.
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Star Trek
Star Trek is an American media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry.
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Stasis (fiction)
A stasis or stasis field, in science fiction, is a confined area of space in which time has been stopped or the contents have been rendered motionless.
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Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death.
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Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System.
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Supercomputer
A supercomputer is a computer with a high level of performance compared to a general-purpose computer.
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Sweet potato
The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.
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SX Phoenicis
SX Phoenicis (SX Phe) is the prototype SX Phoenicis variable, a type of pulsating variable, in the constellation Phoenix.
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Symbiosis
Symbiosis (from Greek συμβίωσις "living together", from σύν "together" and βίωσις "living") is any type of a close and long-term biological interaction between two different biological organisms, be it mutualistic, commensalistic, or parasitic.
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Tales of Known Space
Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven is a science fiction collection by Larry Niven, collecting thirteen short stories published between 1964 and 1975 (all in Niven's Known Space future history) along with several essays by Niven and a chronology.
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Tau Ceti
Tau Ceti, Latinized from τ Ceti, is a single star in the constellation Cetus that is spectrally similar to the Sun, although it has only about 78% of the Sun's mass.
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Teela Brown
Teela Brown is a fictional character created by Larry Niven in the Ringworld novels.
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Telepathy
Telepathy (from the Greek τῆλε, tele meaning "distant" and πάθος, pathos or -patheia meaning "feeling, perception, passion, affliction, experience") is the purported transmission of information from one person to another without using any known human sensory channels or physical interaction.
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Telephone booth
A telephone booth, telephone kiosk, telephone call box, telephone box or public call box is a small structure furnished with a payphone and designed for a telephone user's convenience.
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Teleportation
Teleportation is the theoretical transfer of matter or energy from one point to another without traversing the physical space between them.
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Thallium
Thallium is a chemical element with symbol Tl and atomic number 81.
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The Borderland of Sol
"The Borderland of Sol" is an English language science fiction novelette written in 1975 by Larry Niven.
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The Defenseless Dead
"The Defenseless Dead" is a science fiction novella by American writer Larry Niven, set in the Known Space universe.
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The Handicapped
"The Handicapped" is a science fiction short story by Larry Niven, originally published in the December 1967 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction as "Handicap".
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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (usually referred to as F&SF) is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Fantasy House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press.
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The Patchwork Girl
The Patchwork Girl is a science fiction novel by American writer Larry Niven.
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The Ringworld Engineers
The Ringworld Engineers is a 1980 science fiction novel by American writer Larry Niven.
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The Ringworld Throne
The Ringworld Throne is a science fiction novel by American writer Larry Niven, first published in 1996.
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The Slaver Weapon
"The Slaver Weapon" is the fourteenth episode of the first season of the American animated science fiction television series Star Trek: The Animated Series.
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The Soft Weapon
"The Soft Weapon" is a science fiction short story by American writer Larry Niven, set in his Known Space universe.
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The Time Machine
The Time Machine is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells, published in 1895 and written as a frame narrative.
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Tidal force
The tidal force is an apparent force that stretches a body towards the center of mass of another body due to a gradient (difference in strength) in gravitational field from the other body; it is responsible for the diverse phenomena, including tides, tidal locking, breaking apart of celestial bodies and formation of ring systems within Roche limit, and in extreme cases, spaghettification of objects.
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Tnuctip
The Tnuctipun (singular Tnuctip) are a fictional extinct alien species in Larry Niven's Known Space series.
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Torus
In geometry, a torus (plural tori) is a surface of revolution generated by revolving a circle in three-dimensional space about an axis coplanar with the circle.
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Transplant rejection
Transplant rejection occurs when transplanted tissue is rejected by the recipient's immune system, which destroys the transplanted tissue.
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Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet (UV) is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength from 10 nm to 400 nm, shorter than that of visible light but longer than X-rays.
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United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization tasked to promote international cooperation and to create and maintain international order.
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Uranus
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun.
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Velocity
The velocity of an object is the rate of change of its position with respect to a frame of reference, and is a function of time.
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Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days.
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Virus
A virus is a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of other organisms.
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Weapon of mass destruction
A weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is a nuclear, radiological, chemical, biological or other weapon that can kill and bring significant harm to a large number of humans or cause great damage to human-made structures (e.g., buildings), natural structures (e.g., mountains), or the biosphere.
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Wirehead (science fiction)
Wirehead is a term used in science fiction works to denote different kinds of interaction between people and technology.
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World of Ptavvs
World of Ptavvs is a science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven, first published in 1966 and set in his Known Space universe.
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Worlds of Tomorrow (magazine)
Worlds of Tomorrow was an American science fiction magazine published from 1963 to 1967, at which point it was merged into If.
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3rd millennium
In contemporary history, the third millennium is a period of time that started on January 1, 2001, and will end on December 31, 3000 of the Gregorian calendar.
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51st World Science Fiction Convention
The 51st World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as ConFrancisco, was held September 2–6, 1993, at the ANA Hotel, Parc Fifty Five, and Nikko Hotels, and the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California, United States.
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61 Ursae Majoris
61 Ursae Majoris (61 UMa) is an orange-yellow G8 main-sequence star in the constellation Ursa Major.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Known_Space
