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World of Ptavvs

1966 novel by Larry Niven
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Summary

World of Ptavvs is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (288 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Larry Niven[3]
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books[4]
  • Genre: science fiction[5]
  • Place of publication: United States[6]
  • Commons category: Larry Niven[7]
  • Language of work or name: English[8]
  • Country of origin: United States[9]
  • Publication date: 1966[10]
  • Cover art by: Norman Adams[11]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: Known Space[12]
  • Title: World of Ptavvs[13]
  • Has characteristic: debut novel[14]
  • Form of creative work: novel[15]

Why It Matters

World of Ptavvs has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Larry Niven literary work United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['cs', 'en', 'pl', 'ru', 'uk']
    Bookbrainz work id → f230722e-4f86-4ad4-93d7-baea477bc8ac
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 23w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → English
    Cover art by → Norman Adams
    Takes place in fictional universe → Known Space
    Instance of → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Form of creative work: novel, add [[:Q2629164|ISFDB]] reference"
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