Larry Niven is one of the top ten science fiction writers, on a par with Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke. Having made his debut in 1964 with the story “The Coldest Place,” over half a century he has written dozens of successful works that skillfully combine scientific discoveries and futurological predictions with exciting adventures. Many of these works formed the epic cycle “Known Space”. It describes the history of the future: having overcome the earth's gravity, humanity wages a constant struggle for survival and development - exploring nearby planets and asteroids, encountering hostile aliens, sending transports with colonists to inhospitable stars. For his achievements in the genre of science fiction, Larry Niven was awarded the title of "Grand -master". He was awarded the Hugo Award five times and the Nebula Award twice. In addition, he is the recipient of the Locus Award, the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Robert E. Heinlein Award, and others. Almost all of the works included in the collection are published either in new or revised and expanded translations. Includes :The Coldest Place, copyright © 1964 by Galaxy Publishing Corporation for Worlds of If, December 1964. Calm in Hell, copyright © 1965 by Mercury Press, Inc., for The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1965. I'll wait! "Wait It Out", copyright © 1968 for Futures Unbounded. Eye of an Octopus, copyright © 1966 by Galaxy Publishing Corporation for Galaxy Magazine, February 1966. How the Heroes Die, copyright © 1966 by Galaxy Publishing Corporation for Galaxy Magazine, October 1966. The Jigsaw Man, copyright © 1967 by Harlan Ellison for Dangerous Visions. At the Bottom of a Hole, copyright © 1966 by the Galaxy Publishing Corporation for Galaxy Magazine, December 1966. Intent to Deceive, copyright © 1968 as “The Deceivers” by Galaxy Publishing Corporation for Galaxy Magazine, April 1968. Cloak of Anarchy, copyright © 1972 by The Condé Nast Publications, Inc., for Analog, March 1972. Aggressors "The Warriors", copyright © 1966 by Galaxy Publishing Corporation for Worlds of If, February 1966. "Madness Has Its Place", copyright © Larry Niven, August 1990. The Gift of the EarthWhen the Tide Comes "There Is a Tide", copyright © 1968 by Galaxy Publishing Corporation for Galaxy Magazine, July 1968. Safe at Any Speed, copyright © 1967 by Mercury Press, Inc., for The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1967.