 Algis Budrys said in 1968 that Niven becoming a top writer despite the New Wave was evidence that "trends are for second-raters".In addition to the Nebula award in 1970 and the Hugo and Locus awards in 1971 for "Ringworld", Niven won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story for "Neutron Star" in 1967.He won the same award in 1972, for "Inconstant Moon", and in 1975 for "The Hole Man".