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  • 200 Years Before the Discovery of the Ringworld
  • By: Larry Niven, Edward M. Lerner
  • Narrated by: Tom Weiner
  • Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (44 ratings)
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Fleet of Worlds

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Summary

Fleet of Worlds marks Larry Niven's first full novel-length collaboration within his Known Space universe, the playground he created for his best-selling Ringworld series. Teaming up with fellow SF writer Edward M. Lerner, Fleet of Worlds takes a closer look at Human-Puppeteer (Citizen) relations and the events leading up to Niven's first Ringworld novel.

Kirsten Quinn-Kovacks is among the best and brightest of her people. She gratefully serves the gentle race that rescued her ancestors from a dying starship, gave them a world, and nurtures them still. If only the Citizens knew where Kirsten's people came from.

A chain reaction of supernovae at the galaxy's core has unleashed 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.
©2007 Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner (P)2007 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Hard Science Fiction Space Opera
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Critic reviews

"Niven is an undisputed master in the field." (David Gerrold)
"For three and a half decades, nobody's done it better than Larry Niven." (Steven Barnes)
"Great storytelling is still alive in science fiction because of Larry Niven, and his finest work is the Ringworld series." (Orson Scott Card)

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Naive sci fi.

I read my first Niven books in my early twenties but age has apparently made me a cynical old man.
Nivens books are good if you believe in a happy ever after but I have long since outgrown this and become more realistic on what humanity has in store.

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Very enjoyable if a tad predictable

Having read all the Ringworld series several times this book as a prequel was enjoyable but somewhat predictable.

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