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Ask Larry Niven
If you read science fiction at all, you're familiar with Larry Niven. (If you don't, his work is a great place to start.) Anyway, this is a golden opportunity to learn more about a truly innovative author. (Thanks go to Chris DiBona for arranging this interview; he met Larry during one of his TechTV appearances.) One question per post, please. We'll post Larry's answers to 10 of the highest-moderated questions shortly after he gets them back to us.
I have read several of your books, including the Ringworld series. I thought the first Ringworld was awesome! However, as you progressed through the other two, the plots seemed to center more and more around having sex with aliens.
It seemed to me that you were using "rish" way past the point of being an interesting plot twist, or a literary device to illustrate how different people are all the same inside, and even too far to set up the evil power of vampires.
It seemed to me like you needed to get out and find yourself a girlfriend!
Can you explain why you were so obsessed with inter-planetary inter-species lust?
Disclaimer: I am generally in favour of sex -- I like pictures of sex, reading about sex, having sex, etc... but just not with aliens.
I don't want to be here.
Do you advocate Rishathra and if so, could you recommend a species that is particularly good at it?
My, uh, friend wants to know...
Show me an effect without cause and then I'll believe in chaos.
Well? Who would win?
All it takes is nukes and nerves.
Just like it's spelled. What's the problem?
which of your female lead characters would you MOST want to have sex with and why??