Dates are for the start of each story, with the obvious exception of World
of Ptaavs. (Date given for The Ringworld Throne is for the start of the main
action, exclusive of the prologue).
Stories are listed along with the title of a book in which the story is
collected; not necessarily the only such book, nor the first nor latest.
Titles are abbreviated:
* [CL] = Crashlander
* [FL] = Flatlander
* [NS] = Neutron Star
* [N-SP] = N-Space
* [P] = Protector
* [TOKS] = Tales of Known Space
Anything without such an abbreviation listed is a novel.
TOKS dateExplicit date Best date Title Collection
1975 - 2000 ====================
"The Coldest Place" [TOKS]
"Becalmed in Hell" [TOKS]
1989 1989 "Wait It Out" [TOKS]
"Eye of an Octopus" [TOKS]
2001 - 2100 ====================
2040 <2025 "How the Heroes Die" [TOKS]
2099 >2082 "The Jigsaw Man" [TOKS]
2101 - 2200 ====================
2106 2108 World of Ptaavs
2112 2112 "At the Bottom of a Hole" [TOKS]
2113 "Intent to Deceive" [TOKS]
2123 2121* "Death by Ecstasy" [FL]
2125 2123* "The Defenseless Dead" [FL]
2124 2124* "ARM" [FL]
2125 "The Adults" [Protector, 1st [P]
half]
2125* "Patchwork Girl" [FL]
2127* "The Woman in Del Rey Crater" [FL]
2135 "Cloak of Anarchy" [TOKS]
2201 - 2300 ====================
2301 - 2400 ====================
2340 2341 2341 "Vandervecken" [Protector, [P]
second half]
2410 * A Gift from Earth
2425 * "The Ethics of Madness" [NS]
2360 c. 2350* "The Warriors" [TOKS]
2425 2514 c. 2370* "Madness Has Its Place" [N-SP]
2401 - 2500 ====================
2501 - 2600 ====================
