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A new place is being built, a world of huge dimensions, encompassing millions of miles, stronger than any planet before it. There is gravity, and with high walls and its proximity to the sun, a livable new planet that is three million times the area of the Earth can be formed. We can start... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Nessus: a Pierson's puppeteer with a mental illness, who enlists Louis Wu, Teela Brown, and Speaker-to-Animals on a mission to investigate the Ringworld
- Louis Wu: A 200-year-old man, bored with life and looking for adventures
- Teela Brown: a young human female also chosen for this mission
- Speaker-To-Animals: A Kzin (member of the feline warrior race) chosen for his diplomatic skills
- Halrloprillalar: A female member of the Ring Builder race
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
In the nighttime heart of Beirut, in one of a row of general-address transfer booths, Louis Wu flicked into reality.
Table of Contents edit
1. Louis Wu
2. And His Motley Crew
3. Teela Brown
4. Speaker-To-Animals
5. Rosette
6. Christmas Ribbon
7. Stepping Discs
8. Ringworld
9. Shadow Squares
10. The Ring Floor
11. The Arch of Heaven
12. Fis-of-God
13. Starseed LUre
14. INterlude, with Sunflowers
15. Dream-Castle
16. The Map Room
17. The Eye of the Storm
18. The Perils of Teela Brown
19. In The Trap
20. Meat
21. The Girl from Beyond the Edge
22. Seeker
23. The God Gambit
24. Fist-of-God
Glossary edit
- Tasp: a device that induces a state of extreme pleasure in the pleasure center of the brain at the push of a button; it is used as a method of debilitating its target and is extremely addictive. If the subject cannot, for whatever reason, get access to the device, intense depression can result, often to the point of madness or suicide.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 10 in Ringworld. (standard series)
Followed by Ringworld Engineers.
This book is in Known Space. (universe)
This is book 60 of 70 in Science Fiction Masterworks. (publisher edition list)
This is book 8 of 10 in Science Fiction Masterworks Hardcover Series. (publisher edition list)
This is book 44 of 99 in National Public Radio's Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy. (authoritative list)
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 2 of 10 in Top 100 Sci-Fi Books. (community list)
This book is in Significant Speculative Fiction (Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror). (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Larry Niven (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1970
ISBN: 0-345-02046-4
Page Count: 342
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1970
ISBN: 0-345-02046-4
Page Count: 342
Awards edit
- Hugo (1971: Best science fiction novel)
- Nebula (1970: Best Novel, #1)
- Locus Science Fiction Award (1971, Winnner)
- Seiun Award (1979: Best Foreign Language Novel)
- Ditmar Award (1972: Best International Fiction)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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