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Ringworld

Larry Niven

1971286 pagesabout 4–7 hours
1971
first published
  • 1972Gollancz · 288 pages · ENGISBN 9780575013308
  • 1976Sphere Books · 286 pages · ENGISBN 9780030206566
  • 1990Orbit · 287 pages · ENGISBN 9781857231694
  • 1981Del Rey · 342 pages · ENGISBN 9780345293015
  • 1982Del Rey · 342 pages · ENGISBN 9780345306340
  • 1971Ballantine Books · ENGISBN 9780345220462
  • 1975Ballantine Books · 342 pages · ENGISBN 9780345247957
  • 1985Del Rey · 342 pages · ENGISBN 9780345333926

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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