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Aliens explore vast sun-centered ring structure.

"Ringworld" could be a good read for science fiction enthusiasts, especially those interested in exploration of unknown areas and interactions between different alien species. Larry Niven's imaginative world-building and the unique appearance and behavior of the puppeteers and kzinti make this book an intriguing read. Reviewers have noted that the exploration and descriptions of the Ringworld itself are a standout feature of the book.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780575082540
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Date of Publication: 2009-04-02
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.95
(rated by 116515 readers)

Description

Pierson's puppeteers, strange, three-legged, two-headed aliens, have discovered an immense structure in a hitherto unexplored part of the universe. Frightened of meeting the builders of such a structure, the puppeteers set about assembling a team consisting of two humans, a puppeteer and a kzin, an alien not unlike an eight-foot-tall, red-furred cat, to explore it. The artefact is a vast circular ribbon of matter, some 180 million miles across, with a sun at its centre - the Ringworld. But the expedition goes disastrously wrong when the ship crashlands and its motley crew faces a trek across thousands of miles of the Ringworld's surface.


Author: Larry Niven
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 336
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Publication Date: 02 Apr 2009
 

Aliens explore vast sun-centered ring structure.

"Ringworld" could be a good read for science fiction enthusiasts, especially those interested in exploration of unknown areas and interactions between different alien species. Larry Niven's imaginative world-building and the unique appearance and behavior of the puppeteers and kzinti make this book an intriguing read. Reviewers have noted that the exploration and descriptions of the Ringworld itself are a standout feature of the book.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.