Ranging from the 20th Century to the 31st, these interconnected stories trace man's expansion and colonization throughout the galaxy...completing an epic creation that stands beside Asimov's Foundation trilogy and Heinlein's popular Future History series.

A colossal vision of the future. . .by a super writer!

Becalmed in hell
Howie's spaceship had a malfunction...but it might be only psychosomatic!

Wait it out
He was trapped on Pluto...and all his assets were frozen!

The borderland of Sol
Forward possessed the ultimate weapon...but no one would ever see it!

The jigsaw man
The organ banks want you...now!

Cloak of anarchy
They were free to be anything but violent...but that wasn't enough!

- plus eight other great stories in Niven's spectacular cycle of the future...and, special for this volume, a complete Niven bibliography and a detailed chronology of all his Known Space stories!


Contents:
viii • Timeline for Known Space • (1975) • essay by Larry Niven
xi • Introduction: My Universe and Welcome to It! • (1975) • essay by Larry Niven
Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven • (1975) • interior artwork by Bonnie Dalzell
1 • The Coldest Place • [Known Space] • (1964) • shortstory by Larry Niven
7 • Becalmed in Hell • [Known Space] • (1965) • shortstory by Larry Niven
21 • Wait It Out • [Known Space] • (1968) • shortstory by Larry Niven
31 • Eye of an Octopus • [Known Space] • (1966) • shortstory by Larry Niven
41 • How the Heroes Die • [Known Space] • (1966) • novelette by Larry Niven
67 • The Jigsaw Man • [Known Space] • (1967) • shortstory by Larry Niven
81 • At the Bottom of a Hole • [Known Space] • (1966) • novelette by Larry Niven
101 • Intent to Deceive • [Known Space] • (1968) • shortstory by Larry Niven (aka The Deceivers)
111 • Cloak of Anarchy • [Known Space] • (1972) • shortstory by Larry Niven
135 • The Warriors • [Known Space] • (1966) • shortstory by Larry Niven
153 • The Borderland of Sol • [Known Space] • (1975) • novelette by Larry Niven
201 • There Is a Tide • [Known Space] • (1968) • novelette by Larry Niven
217 • Safe at Any Speed • [Known Space] • (1967) • shortstory by Larry Niven
221 • Afterthoughts (Tales of Known Space) • (1975) • essay by Larry Niven
225 • Bibliography: The Worlds of Larry Niven • (1975) • essay by uncredited
239 • About the Cover (Tales of Known Space) • (1975) • essay by Rick Sternbach