All the Myriad Ways

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All the Myriad Ways is a collection of short stories and essays by science fiction author Larry Niven, originally published in 1971. It contains:

• "All the Myriad Ways"
• "Passerby"
• "For a Foggy Night"
• "Wait it Out"
• "The Jigsaw Man"
• "Not Long Before the End"
• "Unfinished Story #1"
• "Unfinished Story #2"
• "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex"
• "Exercise in Speculation: The Theory and Practice of Teleportation"
• "The Theory and Practice of Time Travel"
• "Inconstant Moon" (Made into an Outer Limits episode)
• "What Can You Say About Chocolate Covered Manhole Covers?"
• "Becalmed in Hell"

In the eponymous story contained within, Niven attempted to craft a response to stories featuring the many-worlds interpretation as a key plot point, taking the social implications of infinite realities to a depressing conclusion.

All the Myriad Ways features the essay Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex, a humorous discussion of the difficulties Superman might encounter in trying to conceive a child with Lois Lane.