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Known Space books in order

Larry Niven

Known Space is a series of 6 books by Larry Niven: 1,129 pages in the 5 with a known length, about 21 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

6
books
1,129
pages in 5 of them
21 hours
to read those 5
42 days
at 30 minutes a day
1 World of Ptavvs 1966 3.5 h 2 A Gift from Earth 1968 4.7 h 3 Neutron Star 1966 5.2 h 4 All the Myriad Ways 1971 3.3 h 5 Protector 1973 4.1 h
The Patchwork Girl 1980 length not known

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. 1

    World of Ptavvs 1966 3.5 h

    "GET OUT OF MY MIND!"

  2. 2

    A Gift from Earth 1968 4.7 h

    No Place for Bleeding Hearts The world named Mount Lookitthat was never meant for humans—it was shrouded in lethal mists.

  3. 3

    Neutron Star 1966 5.2 h

  4. 4

    All the Myriad Ways 1971 3.3 h

    All the Myriad Ways is a collection of 14 short stories and essays by science fiction author Larry Niven, originally published in 1971.

  5. 5

    Protector 1973 4.1 h

    From the back cover: The Mission of Phssthpok Phssthpok the Pak had been traveling for most of his 32,000 years -- his mission, to save, develop and protect the group of Pak…

  6. The Patchwork Girl 1980 length not known

How much is left

After book 1, World of Ptavvs about 17 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 2, A Gift from Earth about 13 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 3, Neutron Star about 7 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 4, All the Myriad Ways about 4 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length

Reading the whole series

About 20 hours 42 minutes

5 of 6 books, 1,129 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

42 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.