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Ringworld is a 1970 science fiction novel by Larry Niven, set in his Known Space universe and considered a classic of science fiction literature. Ringworld tells the story of Louis Wu and his companions on a mission to the Ringworld, an enormous rotating ring, an alien construct in space 186 million miles (299 million kilometres) in diameter.
- 342 pages
- Larry Niven
- October 1970
- Ballantine Books
The Ringworld series is a series of science fiction novels written by American author Larry Niven. It is part of his Known Space set of stories. Its backdrop is the Ringworld, a giant artifact 600 million miles in circumference around a star. The series is composed of four standalone science fiction novels, the original award-winning book and ...
- Dean Ellis
- Larry Niven
- August 1970
- Science fiction
The Ringworld is an artificial world with a surface area three million times larger than Earth 's, built in the shape of a giant ring-shaped ribbon a million miles wide and with a diameter of 186 million miles. It was built by the Pak, who later through infighting left it mostly Protector free.
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Oct 1, 1970 · 122,031 ratings4,478 reviews. The artefact is a circular ribbon of matter six hundred million miles long and ninety million miles in radius. Pierson's puppeteers, the aliens who discovered it, are understandably wary of encountering the builders of such an immense structure and have assembled a team of two humans, a mad puppeteer and a kzin, a ...
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A sub-series of Larry Niven's Known Space universe, featuring a circular ribbon of matter six hundred million miles wide. Explore the adventures of Louis Wu, Nessus, Speaker-to-Animals and more in five books.
Mar 18, 2022 · Science fiction authors discuss the challenges and opportunities of turning Larry Niven's classic novel into a TV show. They critique the book's world-building, characters, and themes, and suggest some changes for the adaptation.
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May 26, 2021 · Larry Niven's legendary sci-fi novel Ringworld is coming to TV on Amazon Prime - here's what we know so far. By Martyn Casserly. Contributor MAY 26, 2021 8:47 pm BST. Larry Niven’s sci-fi classic Ringworld is being adapted by Amazon to become part of the Prime Video line-up.
