Known Space
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Known Space is a shared science fiction universe created by Larry Niven, featuring a far-future setting with advanced human and alien civilizations, of which the Ringworld is one of the most famous locations.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Known Space canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional universe
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science fiction setting ⓘ shared universe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Larry Niven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasContinuity | shared characters across multiple works ⓘ |
| hasFictionalLocation |
Known Space region of the galaxy
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Ringworld NERFINISHED ⓘ Sol system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalOrganization |
ARM
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Conservationists ⓘ Kzinti Patriarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierson’s Puppeteer Concordance NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalSpecies |
Bandersnatchi
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Grogs NERFINISHED ⓘ Kdatlyno NERFINISHED ⓘ Kzinti NERFINISHED ⓘ Moties NERFINISHED ⓘ Outsiders NERFINISHED ⓘ Pak NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierson’s Puppeteers NERFINISHED ⓘ Thrintun NERFINISHED ⓘ Tnuctipun NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinocs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalTechnology |
Brennan’s booster spice
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gravity polarizer NERFINISHED ⓘ hyperdrive ⓘ scrith NERFINISHED ⓘ stasis field ⓘ transfer booth ⓘ |
| hasSubseries |
Beowulf Shaeffer stories
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Fleet of Worlds series NERFINISHED ⓘ Ringworld series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cosmic engineering
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evolutionary biology ⓘ xenology ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Golden Age science fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
consequences of advanced technology
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contact with alien species ⓘ far-future human civilization ⓘ genetic engineering ⓘ interstellar exploration ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Beowulf Shaeffer
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Brennan NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Wu NERFINISHED ⓘ Nessus NERFINISHED ⓘ Speaker-to-Animals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkInUniverse |
A Gift from Earth
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Crashlander ⓘ Fate of Worlds NERFINISHED ⓘ Fleet of Worlds NERFINISHED ⓘ Juggler of Worlds NERFINISHED ⓘ Neutron Star NERFINISHED ⓘ Protector NERFINISHED ⓘ Ringworld NERFINISHED ⓘ Ringworld’s Children NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ringworld Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ringworld Throne NERFINISHED ⓘ World of Ptavvs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgenre | hard science fiction ⓘ |
| timeSpanInFiction | from near future to tens of thousands of years ahead ⓘ |
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