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N-Space (short story collection)

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1990 collection of short stories by Larry Niven

This article is about the short story collection. For other uses, seen-space (disambiguation).

N-Space is acollection of short stories by Americanscience fiction authorLarry Niven released in1990.^[1] Some of the stories are set in Niven'sKnown Space universe. Also included are various essays, articles and anecdotes by Niven and others, excerpts from some of his novels, and an introduction byTom Clancy. Its sequel isPlaygrounds of the Mind.

"Introduction: The Maker of Worlds" byTom Clancy
On Niven (byDavid Brin,Gregory Benford,Wendy All,John Hertz,Steven Barnes, andFrederik Pohl)
Dramatis Personae
Foreword: Playgrounds for the Mind
fromWorld of Ptavvs
"Bordered in Black"
"Convergent Series"
"All the Myriad Ways"
from "A Gift From Earth"
"For a Foggy Night"
"The Meddler"
"Passerby"
"Down in Flames"
fromRingworld
"The Fourth Profession"
"Shall We Indulge inRishathra?" (with cartoons byWilliam Rotsler)
"Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex"
"Inconstant Moon"
"What Can You Say about Chocolate Covered Manhole Covers?"
"Cloak of Anarchy"
fromProtector
"The Hole Man"
"Night on Mispec Moor"
"Flare Time"
"The Locusts" (withSteven Barnes)
fromThe Mote in God's Eye (withJerry Pournelle)
Building "The Mote in God's Eye" (with Jerry Pournelle)
"Brenda"
"The Return of William Proxmire"
"The Tale of the Jinni and the Sisters"
"Madness Has its Place"
"Niven's Laws"
"The Kiteman"
"The Alien in Our Minds"
"Space"
Bibliography of Larry Niven

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 Wars¹
Fleet of Worlds²	Fleet of Worlds (2007) Juggler of Worlds (2008) Destroyer of Worlds (2009) Betrayer of Worlds (2010) Fate of Worlds (2012)

The Magic Goes Away

Inferno (1976) Lucifer's Hammer (1977) Oath of Fealty (1981) Footfall (1985) Escape from Hell (2009)
Moties³	The Mote in God's Eye (1974) The Gripping Hand (1993)
Heorot⁴	The Legacy of Heorot (1987) Beowulf's Children (1995) Destiny's Road (1997) Starborn & Godsons (2020)