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crew member of a ship that had brought back goods from worlds abandoned by the
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to be "excellent and entertaining ... woven together very skillfully and proceed at a pretty smooth pace." While praising the novel generally, he faulted Niven for relying on inconsistencies regarding evolution in his extrapolations to support his fictional premises.
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1189:"Back to the Hugos: Ringworld by Larry Niven | Sam Jordison"
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1523:– Condensed version of information found at
1457:"The Annotated Pratchett File v9.0 - Strata"
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715:, was also planned, but never completed.
16:1970 science fiction novel by Larry Niven
1443:"Ringworld: The Graphic Novel, part one"
964:takes place on a ring much like Niven's.
593:(or even gives the unit as m/s ), while
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1328:. Space.com. 2000-11-06. Archived from
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1552:Encyclopedia of Known Space: Ringworld
859:Ringworld: The Graphic Novel, Part One
823:Tor/Seven Seas (same joint venture of
671:based on this setting was produced by
883:to be a "piss-take/homage/satire" of
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1557:Physical parameters of the Ringworld
740:In 2017 Paradox Interactive added a
637:structures of the video game series
479:making it similar to the concept of
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3551:Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
1767:Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch
1326:"Ringworld Movie Around the Corner"
1150:"1971 Award Winners & Nominees"
1126:"1970 Award Winners & Nominees"
865:was released on November 10, 2015.
704:Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch
643:. Such a mini-Ringworld appears in
5022:Fiction about astronomical objects
785:reported that it was developing a
492:certain types of bulletproof vests
443:trait that can be strengthened by
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4497:Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea
3599:Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
1477:Perry, Douglass C. (2007-03-17).
922:"All in Fun" by Jerry Oltion, in
475:nearly equal in magnitude to the
1379:Patrick Sauriol (6 April 2004).
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4952:American science fiction novels
4092:(1989–1997, 1999, 2017–present)
3999:Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
3220:Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
843:original English-language manga
753:In 2021 Mobius Digital added a
4967:Novels set in the 29th century
2927:(aka: The Forever Machine) by
2726:Collections by Niven or others
2667:Star Trek: The Animated Series
2644:Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex
2607:The Return of William Proxmire
1423:Birnbaum, Debra (2017-09-28).
744:called "Utopia" to their game
678:The Ringworld Roleplaying Game
483:. This makes it an example of
291:, is disabled by an automated
211:series. All the novels in the
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5032:Fiction about xenoarchaeology
4712:The Yiddish Policemen's Union
3635:The Yiddish Policemen's Union
1508:"The Halo Author that Wasn't"
1216:. August 2004. Archived from
925:Fantasy & Science Fiction
849:, with the script written by
713:Ringworld: Within ARM's Reach
226:in 1970, as well as both the
5027:Fiction about megastructures
3089:The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
2621:What Good Is A Glass Dagger?
576:students attending the 1971
5017:Fiction about teleportation
4947:1970 science fiction novels
4389:The Claw of the Conciliator
3160:To Your Scattered Bodies Go
806:Universal Cable Productions
731:The open source video game
501:per 3 days, ~122
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4997:Fiction about terraforming
4982:Novels about impact events
3023:The Man in the High Castle
3011:Stranger in a Strange Land
2278:The California Voodoo Game
146:Locus Award for Best Novel
4915:The Saint of Bright Doors
4490:Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
4354:The Fountains of Paradise
4234:The Left Hand of Darkness
4210:The Einstein Intersection
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3839:A Desolation Called Peace
3516:To Say Nothing of the Dog
3267:The Fountains of Paradise
3136:The Left Hand of Darkness
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2366:Building Harlequin's Moon
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1751:Games based on the series
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718:The video game franchise
707:was released in 1992 and
568:After the publication of
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4820:All the Birds in the Sky
2999:A Canticle for Leibowitz
1568:The Physics of Ringworld
877:intended his 1981 novel
833:Seven Seas Entertainment
4992:Exploratory engineering
4962:English-language novels
4557:The Terminal Experiment
3680:The City & the City
2497:The Best of Larry Niven
2449:Playgrounds of the Mind
2401:The Flight of the Horse
1970:The Ringworld Engineers
1676:The Ringworld Engineers
1240:The Ringworld Engineers
1178:, March 1971, pp.112–13
991:The Ringworld Engineers
841:) published a two-part
711:in 1994. A third game,
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559:The Ringworld Engineers
385:Sam Jordison described
170:The Ringworld Engineers
31:Paperback first edition
4957:Ballantine Books books
4605:Parable of the Talents
3815:A Memory Called Empire
3740:The Three-Body Problem
2924:They'd Rather Be Right
2805:The Sword in the Stone
2237:Starborn & Godsons
1351:"Ringworld Movie News"
1306:store.steampowered.com
1302:"Outer Wilds on Steam"
1282:store.steampowered.com
652:Star Trek: Lower Decks
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403:General Products hulls
5007:Novels by Larry Niven
4844:The Calculating Stars
4096:Best Young Adult Book
3792:The Calculating Stars
3616:Robert Charles Wilson
3539:A Deepness in the Sky
3073:...And Call Me Conrad
3035:Here Gather the Stars
3004:Walter M. Miller, Jr.
2523:The Borderland of Sol
2457:Bridging the Galaxies
2350:The Descent of Anansi
2186:The Mote in God's Eye
1564:at Worlds Without End
1238:Niven, Larry (1980).
1095:Orbital (The Culture)
1080:Bishop Ring (habitat)
970:The Book of Boba Fett
647:The Book of Boba Fett
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4972:Hard science fiction
4942:1970 American novels
4856:A Song for a New Day
4849:Mary Robinette Kowal
4777:Kim Stanley Robinson
4681:Lois McMaster Bujold
4581:The Moon and the Sun
4538:Kim Stanley Robinson
4509:Stations of the Tide
4478:Lois McMaster Bujold
4449:Speaker for the Dead
4282:Rendezvous with Rama
4198:Flowers for Algernon
3963:Rendezvous with Rama
3863:Some Desperate Glory
3797:Mary Robinette Kowal
3592:Lois McMaster Bujold
3497:Kim Stanley Robinson
3473:Lois McMaster Bujold
3461:Kim Stanley Robinson
3434:A Fire Upon the Deep
3427:Lois McMaster Bujold
3415:Lois McMaster Bujold
3351:Speaker for the Dead
3184:Rendezvous with Rama
2964:A Case of Conscience
2537:The Defenseless Dead
2342:The Flying Sorcerers
2213:The Legacy of Heorot
2084:The Magic May Return
1986:Ringworld's Children
1978:The Ringworld Throne
1917:Tales of Known Space
1801:Pierson's Puppeteers
1690:Ringworld's Children
1683:The Ringworld Throne
1582:Aspects of Ringworld
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1278:"Stellaris on Steam"
1172:"Galaxy Bookshelf",
1007:Ringworld's Children
999:The Ringworld Throne
962:William R. Forstchen
958:The Alexandrian Ring
919:based on the series.
896:Halo: Combat Evolved
892:first-person shooter
477:strong nuclear force
246:in 2850 AD, a bored
4987:Known Space stories
4920:Vajra Chandrasekera
4825:Charlie Jane Anders
4270:The Gods Themselves
3951:The Gods Themselves
3939:The Lathe of Heaven
3172:The Gods Themselves
2829:Beyond This Horizon
2654:TV episodes written
2586:The Magic Goes Away
2393:All the Myriad Ways
2307:A World Out of Time
2270:The Barsoom Project
2108:The Seascape Tattoo
2076:The Magic Goes Away
2067:The Magic Goes Away
2035:Destroyer of Worlds
1773:Return to Ringworld
1724:Destroyer of Worlds
1031:Destroyer of Worlds
853:and the artwork by
759:"Echoes of the Eye"
709:Return to Ringworld
426:Slaver stasis field
263:Pierson's puppeteer
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5037:Planetary romances
5012:Space colonization
4748:Blackout/All Clear
4078:Best Fantasy Novel
3692:Blackout/All Clear
3647:The Graveyard Book
3165:Philip José Farmer
3094:Robert A. Heinlein
3016:Robert A. Heinlein
2992:Robert A. Heinlein
2945:Robert A. Heinlein
2912:The Demolished Man
2882:Robert A. Heinlein
2334:Co-authored novels
2315:The Integral Trees
2286:The Moon Maze Game
2221:Beowulf's Children
2043:Betrayer of Worlds
1933:The Patchwork Girl
1732:Betrayer of Worlds
1588:2016-01-24 at the
1573:2018-04-18 at the
1530:2009-02-20 at the
1385:The Sci Fi Channel
1154:Worlds Without End
1130:Worlds Without End
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4784:Ancillary Justice
4729:Ursula K. Le Guin
4610:Octavia E. Butler
4586:Vonda N. McIntyre
4502:Ursula K. Le Guin
4461:The Falling Woman
4401:No Enemy But Time
4347:Vonda N. McIntyre
4299:Ursula K. Le Guin
4263:Robert Silverberg
4258:A Time of Changes
4239:Ursula K. Le Guin
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4090:Best Horror Novel
4028:Vonda N. McIntyre
3980:Ursula K. Le Guin
3944:Ursula K. Le Guin
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3851:Nettle & Bone
3728:Ancillary Justice
3303:Foundation's Edge
3291:Downbelow Station
3249:Vonda N. McIntyre
3201:Ursula K. Le Guin
3141:Ursula K. Le Guin
3113:Stand on Zanzibar
3044:Clifford D. Simak
2987:Starship Troopers
2877:Farmer in the Sky
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2662:The Slaver Weapon
2425:Convergent Series
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1893:A Gift from Earth
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4676:Paladin of Souls
4640:The Quantum Rose
4562:Robert J. Sawyer
4514:Michael Swanwick
4485:The Healer's War
4454:Orson Scott Card
4442:Orson Scott Card
4359:Arthur C. Clarke
4294:The Dispossessed
4287:Arthur C. Clarke
4215:Samuel R. Delany
4193:Samuel R. Delany
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4084:Best First Novel
3975:The Dispossessed
3968:Arthur C. Clarke
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3756:The Fifth Season
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3587:Paladin of Souls
3580:Robert J. Sawyer
3356:Orson Scott Card
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3272:Arthur C. Clarke
3196:The Dispossessed
3189:Arthur C. Clarke
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4796:Annihilation
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4760:Among Others
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