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Ringworld
by Larry Niven
I had read for a while that this book was some kind of modern science fiction classic and wanted to know why. I had seen it and heard of it years ago, but only in more recent years have I started to read older and more respected old SF authors such as Heinlein, Asimov, and Niven now.
I had just before this, been reading Arthur C Clarke, and there are some similarities certainly, and it was from the same period.
In some ways, it is like Arthur C Clarke with better or more interesting or entertaining characters. It is quickly obvious that it is not a modern sci-fi novel, but with this book the characters quickly drawn the reader into the tale. A small group featuring aliens and a human lead, set off to explore and find the Ringworld of the title. It is an epic and witty tale, with much serious hard sci-fi detail relating to real physics in space and with spacecrafts and more but Niven did know how to put together a good group of interesting characters and captivating adventures. A good read, and may soon consider reading some of the related books in the series.
I had just before this, been reading Arthur C Clarke, and there are some similarities certainly, and it was from the same period.
In some ways, it is like Arthur C Clarke with better or more interesting or entertaining characters. It is quickly obvious that it is not a modern sci-fi novel, but with this book the characters quickly drawn the reader into the tale. A small group featuring aliens and a human lead, set off to explore and find the Ringworld of the title. It is an epic and witty tale, with much serious hard sci-fi detail relating to real physics in space and with spacecrafts and more but Niven did know how to put together a good group of interesting characters and captivating adventures. A good read, and may soon consider reading some of the related books in the series.