Ringworld

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Larry Niven: Ringworld (1973, Little, Brown Book Group Limited)

287 pages

English language

Published Nov. 7, 1973 by Little, Brown Book Group Limited.

ISBN:
978-0-7221-6391-7
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The ' (1970–2004), by science fiction author Larry Niven, is a part of his Known Space set of stories. Its backdrop is the Ringworld, a giant artifact 600 million miles in circumference around a sun. The series is composed of four standalone science fiction novels, the original award-winning book and its three subsequent sequels: 1970: Ringworld 1980: The Ringworld Engineers 1996: The Ringworld Throne 2004: Ringworld's Children The core series was developed with three side series of prequels set in the same Ringworld universe, and written in collaboration: 1988–2009: Man-Kzin Wars (by various edited by Niven) 2007–2010: Fleet of Worlds (by Niven and Edward M. Lerner) 2010-2011: Juggler of Worlds (by Niven and Edward M. Lerner)

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I started this read because the book is supposed to be a seminal sci-fi classic. It won awards, so it's supposed to be excellent.

I have learned that awards don't point to good books. They point to books that win awards. Moving forward I will likely be relying on popular opinion from my book-loving partner and here on Goodreads.

Blah. At least it's over.

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  • Fiction, science fiction, general
  • Ringworld (imaginary place), fiction

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