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- Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks; MP3 Una edition (15 Oct 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1455126608
- ISBN-13: 978-1455126606
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 13.7 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,618,095 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'His tales have pulse-pounding narrative drive. Niven is a true master!' Frederik Pohl
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Ringworld: the most stunning artifact in known space, an articficial world with three million times Earth's surface area. Who built it? And where are they? In this stunning sequel to Larry Niven's Hugo and Nebula award-winning novel, Louis Wu (now a near-hopeless lirehead hooked on electrical ecstasy), the aged Kzin warrior, Speaker-to-Animals, and the Hindmost, puppeteer mate of mad Nessus, return to Ringworld. Their aim is to prevent cataclysm. IN the process, they find themselves learning Ringworld's incredible secrets...
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Ringworld Engineers is the sort of book that fans of Larry Niven would have pestered him via internet had it been around at the time Ringworld came out.
It takes the original ideas of Ringworld book and expands them subtly, working it into a small but important number of the other books Larry had written previously. This is important because what fans of SF really want is for the story to make sense and fill us with wonder, in this case Ringworld Engineers certainly does that with a little hep from the other books of Known Space.
Larry Niven even managed to work in some of the issues of the day such as Racism and Drug Addiction, which were popular causes of moral panic at the time, especially of the white conservative establishment.
A worthy continuation of the Ringworld story, perhaps slightly less original than the first, but entertaining none the less.
It takes the original ideas of Ringworld book and expands them subtly, working it into a small but important number of the other books Larry had written previously. This is important because what fans of SF really want is for the story to make sense and fill us with wonder, in this case Ringworld Engineers certainly does that with a little hep from the other books of Known Space.
Larry Niven even managed to work in some of the issues of the day such as Racism and Drug Addiction, which were popular causes of moral panic at the time, especially of the white conservative establishment.
A worthy continuation of the Ringworld story, perhaps slightly less original than the first, but entertaining none the less.
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As sequels go Ringworld engineers is a good book, but it's not as engaging a read as Ringworld. Most of the characters from the original are back for this follow-up, but it does feel very much like it was never intended and it's an add on rather than the conclusion of, or continuation of the first. After reading some of the reviews for later books i decided not to go any further than this book as I didnt want to ruin what is essentially a great story. If you liked ringworld, then you will like this, if you though ringworld was ok, but nothing special then i wouldnt bother.
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I first read Larry Niven's Ringworld'Forty years ago and I passed it on to my son who was twelve years old at that time and like myself he became an avid SF fan.
So when the chance came to read it again i was delighted and i phoned my son and he asked me to save 'Ringworld and Ringworld Engineers'for when he next visits me.I am sure i am not alone in marvelling at the tremendous scope of Niven's imagination.
I would definitly recomend to any SF fan to read this book.
So when the chance came to read it again i was delighted and i phoned my son and he asked me to save 'Ringworld and Ringworld Engineers'for when he next visits me.I am sure i am not alone in marvelling at the tremendous scope of Niven's imagination.
I would definitly recomend to any SF fan to read this book.
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Terrible follow up to Ringworld
While Ringworld was a great book - adventure, suspense, that didnt reveal everything and kept you thinking, this is one of the worst sequels ever written. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Shantnu Tiwari
The best of the best
This is the sequel to Ringworld. It is an absolute must to read. One of the best books I have read.
This is truly vintage Larry Niven and one of the reasons he's so popular.
This is truly vintage Larry Niven and one of the reasons he's so popular.
Published on 22 Sep 2003 by Benny
Don't smile at a Kzin
Ringworld is just too Tanj big not to go back to! Louis Wu and Chmee (formerly Speaker to Animals) are kidnapped by the ousted Hindmost Pupateer to help it find some left over... Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2003 by rapier69
Not quite as good as Ringworld
This is a very good book with plenty of ideas and a good plot, although its not quite as good as its predecessor.
Published on 9 Aug 2000
An exellent book that deserves to be a bestseller
The Ringworld engineers is a fantastic book in evey sense of th word. The plot keeps you gripped to the edge of your seat, the characters are imaginative and well designed and the... Read more
Published on 7 April 2000
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