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Ringworld's Children and Fleet of Worlds Kindle Edition

by Larry Niven (Author), Edward M. Lerner (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 65 ratings
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Two masterworks of science fiction at one low price, from award-winning authors Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner!

Ringworld's Children
The Ringworld is a landmark engineering achievement, a flat band three million times the surface area of Earth, encircling a distant star. Home to trillions of inhabitants, not all of whom are human, and host to amazing technological wonders, the Ringworld is unique in all of the universe. 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. All must play a dangerous game in order to save Ringworld's population and the stability of Ringworld itself.

Fleet of Worlds
It is two hundred years before the discovery of the Ringworld. Humanity has been faithfully serving the Citizens for years, and Kirsten Quinn-Kovacks is among the best and the brightest of the humans. She gratefully serves the race that rescued her ancestors from a dying starship, gave them a home world, and nurtures them still. When a chain reaction of supernovae at the galaxy's core unleashes a wave of lethal radiation that will sterilize the galaxy, the Citizens flee, taking their planets, the Fleet of Worlds, with them. Someone must scout ahead, and Kirsten and her crew eagerly volunteer. Under the guiding eye of Nessus, their Citizen mentor, they explore for any possible dangers in the Fleet's path--and uncover long-hidden truths that will shake the foundations of worlds.

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About the Author

Edward M. Lerner worked in high tech for thirty years, as everything from engineer to senior vice president, for much of that time writing science fiction as a hobby. Since 2004 he has written full-time, and his books run the gamut from technothrillers, like Small Miracles, to traditional SF, like his InterstellarNet series, to, with Larry Niven, the grand space epic Fleet of Worlds series of Ringworld companion novels.   Ed’s short fiction has appeared in anthologies, collections, and many of the usual science fiction magazines. He also writes the occasional nonfiction article, on topics as varied as asteroid deflection, privacy (or lack thereof) in the Internet age, and the role of communications in SF.

Larry Niven is the award-winning author of the Ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces and fantasy including the Magic Goes Away series. His Beowulf's Children, co-authored with Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes, was a New York Times bestseller. He has received the Nebula Award, five Hugos, four Locus Awards, two Ditmars, the Prometheus, and the Robert A. Heinlein Award, among other honors. He lives in Chatsworth, California.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01BKKVK0W
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tor Science Fiction (March 1, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 1, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1475 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 573 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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A physicist and computer engineer, Edward M. Lerner toiled in the vineyards of high tech for thirty years, as everything from engineer to senior vice president. Then, suitably intoxicated, he began writing full time.

His novels range from near-future technothrillers, like Small Miracles and Energized, to futuristic mysteries, like The Company Man, to such traditional SF-adventure fare as Dark Secret, Deja Doomed, and his InterstellarNet series. Collaborating with Larry Niven, Lerner also wrote the space-opera epic Fleet of Worlds series.

But Ed doesn't limit himself to novels. His writings on science and technology centerpiece Frontiers of Space, Time, and Thought: Essays and Stories on The Big Questions. In Trope-ing the Light Fantastic, he examines the science *behind* the fiction. Finally, much of Ed's short fiction has been collected in Creative Destruction, Countdown to Armageddon / A Stranger in Paradise, Muses & Musings, The Sherlock Chronicles & The Paradise Quartet, and -- most recently -- the career-spanning The Best of Edward M. Lerner.

Lerner's 2015 novel, InterstellarNet: Enigma, won the inaugural Canopus Award for interstellar-themed fiction. His writing has also been nominated for Hugo, Locus, and Prometheus awards.

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Crash
4.0 out of 5 stars I love all the Niven Fleet of World novels. A worthy end to the dealings at Ringworld
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2017
I love all the Niven Fleet of World novels. A worthy end to the dealings at Ringworld
I would say that unfortunately the graphic rewrites being sold on Amazon with their harder to read look and at times bothersome illustrations are not at all to my taste . Amazon still has the original Ringworld Series and thats suggested reading. I am not a fanboy that gives 5 stars to junk as I see so very frequently with epubs. The problem is so serious that trying to chose a book by it's ratings is useless unless you look at the lower rating first. In this book one low rating says the book is a tired excuse. It does stretch but their are so many interesting new elements it's not just a rerun like so many space warfare books. I can not speak highly enough of the Fleet of Worlds Puppeteer series of books as it is rocking hard sci-fi. I hold in deep respects the greats Like Asimov, Clark, Heinlein, newer ones like Scalzi, BV Larsen, Kloos and others that really set the tone with quality books. Larry Niven at his best is one of those greats. How anyone could give 5 stars to a new author with a new space soap is beyond me. Niv
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bmerrow
2.0 out of 5 stars Two Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2016
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What one expects when revisiting a worn out story
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Purple Griffon
5.0 out of 5 stars I really like Larry Niven
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2019
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And have avoided this series for years as these are short stories from other writers set in his universe. But it turns out I was wrong to avoid it as I really liked it and am looking forward to reading more.
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D I PORTER
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent service all round
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2021
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I believe this book may have arrived a whole day late. Over a several-week window, that's completely insignificant. :) The book itself is in very good condition and for a budget-priced service represents outstanding value.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on September 1, 2017
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Loved it. Larry Niven is one of my favourite SF authors.
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Yudit
4.0 out of 5 stars Not the best ever...
Reviewed in Spain on May 13, 2019
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Not the best ever, but interesting anyway. I enjoyed most the fleet of worlds. Ringworld's children gave an end at least.
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Bob van Riezen
4.0 out of 5 stars The old series are best
Reviewed in Canada on August 4, 2018
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It is fun to go back and read the series again.
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Rikardo
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 9, 2017
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Fantastic!
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