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Author
Series
Ringworld series volume 3
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Louis Wu, two hundred years old but still considering himself a young adventurer, becomes one of the first humans to set foot on the Ringworld, and odd events follow closely behind as he contends with the destruction of incoming spacecraft and a large gathering of vampires.
Author
Series
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"Since fleeing the supernova chain reaction at the galactic core, the cowardly Puppeteers of the Fleet of Worlds have--just barely--survived one crisis after another. The rebellion of their human slaves. The relentless questing of the species of Known Space. The spectacular rise of the starfish-like Gw'oth. The onslaught of the genocidal Pak. Now fresh disaster looms, as though past crises have returned and converged. Who can possibly save the Fleet...
Author
Series
Ringworld series volume 4
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Explorer Louis Wu, an Earth-born human who was part of the first expedition to Ringworld, becomes enmeshed in interplanetary and interspecies intrigue as war, and a powerful new weapon, threaten to tear the Ringworld apart forever. Now, the future of Ringworld lies in the actions of its children: Tunesmith, the Ghould protector; Acolyte, the exiled son of Speaker-to-Animals, and Wembleth, a strange Ringworld native with a mysterious past. All must...
Author
Series
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
"Worlds closer to the galatic core than Known Space are --or were-- home to intelligent speciers. Some learned of the core explosion in time to flee. Destroyer of Worlds opens in 2670, ten years after Juggler of Worlds closes; with refugee species fleeing in an armada of ramscoops in the direction of the Fleet of Worlds. The onrushing aliens are recognized as a threat; they have left in their trail a host of desolated worlds: some raided for supplies,...
5) Ringworld
Author
Series
Ringworld series volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novel, Ringworld remains a favorite among science fiction readers.
The artifact is a vast circular ribbon of matter, some 180 million miles across, with a sun at its center. Pierson's puppeteers—strange, three-legged, two-headed aliens—discovered this "Ringworld" in a hitherto unexplored part of the galaxy. Curious about the immense structure, but frightened by the prospect of
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