Ringworld

Larry Niven

ISBN 10: 0345316754 / ISBN 13: 9780345316752

Published by A Del Rey Book, 1970

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First Edition Thus, 21st Printing (1983). Not price-clipped. Published by A Del Rey Book, 1970. 12mo. Paperback. Book is very good with spine lean and previous seller's stamp inside front cover. Covers have some light shelf wear. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ringworld
• Publisher: A Del Rey Book
• Publication Date: 1970
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345316754
• ISBN 13: 9780345316752
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: FIRST THUS.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

[Read by Tom Parker - aka - Grover Gardner]

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 meeting the builders, they set about assembling a team to explore it:

-Louis Wu, human -- old and bored with having lived too fully for too many years, seeking an adventure, and all too capable of handling it.

-Nessus, puppeteer -- a trembling coward from a species with an inbuilt survival pattern of nonviolence. This particular puppeteer, however, is insane.

-Speaker-to-Animals, kzin -- large, orange-furred, and carnivorous. The kzin are one of the most savage life-forms known.

The party's expedition, however, goes disastrously wrong when their ship crash-lands and its motley crew faces a daunting trek across thousands of miles of Ringworld territory.

(**Best Novel 1970 Nebula Award, Best Novel 1971 Hugo Award, Locus Award Winner)

About the Author

LARRY NIVEN is the multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of the 'Ringworld' series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces. His Beowulf's Children, coauthored with Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes, was a New York Times best-seller. He lives in Chatsworth, California.