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Ringworld

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Random House Publishing Group, Mar 12, 1982 - Fiction
For use in schools and libraries only. A two-headed creature and a large, red-furred carnivore are among the members of a party that arrives to explore a mysterious world created in the shape of a ring.

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Hackneyed character development. - Goodreads
The 'plot' irritated me. - Goodreads
The writing irritated me. - Goodreads
The worst part of "Ringworld" is the characterization. - Goodreads
The only other female character is a prostitute. - Goodreads
The characterisation was ok but not that great. - Goodreads

Review: Ringworld (Ringworld #1)

User Review  - James Davis - Goodreads

Ringworld was my introduction to the Known Space setting, and it really sold me. My first exposure to Larry Niven was through some of his collaborations with Jerry Pournelle. I read Inferno twice ... Read full review

Review: Ringworld (Ringworld #1)

User Review  - Truculent Sheep - Goodreads

Starts out strong, then degenerates into soap opera, eugenics, racism and the author's peculiar attitude towards women and sex. Read full review

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Contents

LOUIS WU
1
AND HIS MOTLEY CREW
15
TEELA BROWN
30
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About the author (1982)

Larry Niven received his B.A. in mathematics in 1962. During his first year of writing, all he received were rejection slips, but his first novel, World of Ptavvs (1966), was a success and launched his career. Niven has won five Hugos and one Nebula award, testimony that his colleagues in the science fiction world respect his work. Perhaps Niven's most well-known creation is Ringworld, a distant planet that may be taken as a metaphor for Earth, as it was once great but has since fallen into decay.

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