And so we return to ringworld, with louis wu and speakertoanimals, who have both. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 288 pages and is available in paperback format. In ringworld s children, louis discovers that teela became a protector on one of the maps of pak in the. Louis wu and some carefully selected companions are sent hurtling across space in a loaned superadvanced spaceship to investigate an astronomical phenomenon by a puppeteer, part of a race of superadvanced but supercowardly aliens. Is it just me or is ringworld by larry niven hard to read. Humans have allied themselves with a race of giant catlike creatures, but and i as a dog person really do think this way you should never trust a cat. Now he and speakertoanimals are going back, captives of the hindmost, a deposed puppeteer leader. Louis wu, the principal and human protagonist, functions as an everyman character, which serves the didactic purpose of the novel well. Presumably fistofgod was created after that recording but before the fall of the citybuilders and their exodus into space with 95% of the attitude jets. In the first book louis cannot find fistofgod in the map room they discover, because the map room is replaying old recordings from when citybuilder civilization was at its highest.
Ringworld is a 1970 science fiction novel by larry niven, set in his known space universe and considered a classic of science fiction literature. This study guide consists of approximately 48 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of ringworld. Niven later added three sequel novels and then cowrote, with edward m. The ringworld itself, launched into hyperspace by supergenius pak protector tunesmith, has vanished. Pdf ringworld book by larry niven free download 288 pages. When he appears in ringworld, louis is 62 188 cm tall. Its not quite as confusing as rt, goes into the origin of the ringworld and is almost entirely about louis wu and his associates.
One mark of a good officer was the ability to make quick decisions. The third book in the series, ringworld throne, takes place after a cataclysmic threat to the ring has been averted by earth spaceman louis wu and friends, at the expense of the lives of many inhabitants. Ringworld tells the story of louis wu and his companions on a mission to the. I think the cover lady on louis wus arm must just be a generic space. Without flatlander bodypaint, his brown eyes show no discernible slant and his yellowbrown skinned features are a blended fusion of earths many races. The hindmost, an alien watcher exiled from his own world, calls wu s. See more ideas about larry niven, science fiction art, sci fi art. The most overwhelming thing in the whole story is the scale of the ringworld as the characters come to grasp with it. Born a flatlander, louis is best known among his friends for inventing the sabbatical going off alone in a spaceship outside the boundaries of known space until one can tolerate human company again. Skip the rest of the writeup if you havent read the books.
Free download or read online ringworld pdf epub book. Louis gridley wu, a fictional character, is the protagonist in the ringworld series of books, written by larry niven. It starts with an overview of the humankzin war and proceeds to the puppeteer, nessus, recruiting louis wu and others on a secret mission, which is to explore you get exactly what the title says. Louis gridley wu, a fictional character, is the protagonist in the ringworld series of books, written by larry niven louis wu was born in 2650 to carlos wu and sharrol janss. He is known as one of the flatlanders, and at over six feet tall he literally stands out in a crowd. Its been 20 years since the quixotic and worldsweary louis wu discovered the ringworld. Seeking a challenge, and all too capable of handling it. Our fourth crew member had better be a psychiatrist. Their destination is the ringworld, an artificially constructed ring with high walls that hold 3 million times the area of earth. Ringworld tells the story of louis wu and his companions on a mission to the ringworld, a rotating wheel space station, an alien construct in space 186 million miles in diameter. The known space universe began in 1966 with larrys debut novel, world of ptavvs. Explorer louis wu, an earthborn human who was part of the first expedition to ringworld, becomes enmeshed in interplanetary and interspecies intrigue as war and a powerful new weapon threaten to tear the ringworld apart forever.
A hugo and nebula awardwinning author brings you another thrilling installment in a beloved series. View louis wus profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. To survive on the planet, which is no longer stable, he must locate the control center of the engineers who built the planet. Hugo award for best novel 1971, nebula award for best novel 1970, locus award for best novel 1971, seiun award for best foreign novel 1979 other editions 105. A place of untold technological wonders, home to myriad humanoid races, and world of some of the most beloved science fiction stories ever written. The book kicks off as a fairly pedestrian pastiche of the frequent hugo winner robert a heinlein, complete with that heinlein standard, an ageing wisecracker louis wu who has a talent for. Ringworlds children and millions of other books are available for instant access. He is sent by his friend louis wu on a very dangerous and uncertain mission. Louis gridley wu is the second of two children born to carlos wu and sharrol janss. The main characters of this science fiction, fiction story are louis gridley wu, teela brown. Revenge of the patriarch you get to control a mercenary named quinn. Ass pull the hindmost reveals to louis wu in the ringworld throne that he has a quantum computer and the nanotechbased autodoc invented by louis biological father carlos aboard his ship, without having mentioned them at all in the previous book in ringworlds children, louis discovers that teela became a protector on one of the maps of pak in the other ocean, then.
Louiss eyes had followed it down as far as they could penetrate the void mist. Twenty years after discovering ringworld, louis wu returns, the captive of a nonhuman race. And he gets twice as much sex as any of the other characters. Ringworlds children returns series protagonist louis wu to the titular world. It hasnt been easy for me to keep a positive attitude towards this book. Larry niven and four travelers come to the ringworld. Below is a list of larry nivens known space and ringworld books in order of when they were originally published and in chronological order. Winner of the hugo and nebula awards for best novel four travelers come to the ringworld. A whole new world is emerging, a world of huge dimensions, encompassing an area three million times the area of the earth. Ringworld tells the story of louis wu and his companions on a mission to the ringworld, a massive alien construct in space 186 million miles in diameter. In ringworld, 200yearold human louis wu is recruited by. This is a black and white graphic novel or manga style book of nivens ringworld. With louis help, the hindmost intends to regain his status by bringing back such extraordinary treasures from the ringworld that his fellow puppeteers.
The first edition of the novel was published in 1970, and was written by larry niven. The common knowledge section now includes a series field. This being book 2, would make her the immortal alien space prostitute halrloprillalar i forget her surname she at least, is allowed to look a bit odd. Ringworld introduction to larrys big dumb object ringworld engineers we discover the fate of the puppeteers and the ringworld. It was built by the pak, who later through infighting left it mostly protector free. The ringworld is an artificial world with a surface area three million times larger than earths, built in the shape of a giant ring shaped ribbon a million miles wide and with a diameter of 186 million miles. Download ringworld revenge of the patriarch abandonia. As conflict escalates between the various humanoid races on the ringworld, human louis wu finds himself caught between warring factions. The hindmost reveals to louis wu in the ringworld throne that he has a quantum computer and the nanotechbased autodoc invented by louis biological father carlos aboard his ship, without having mentioned them at all in the previous book. The world has become homogeneous everyone on earth uses the same language, everything is available everywhere, and all the cities have lost their unique flavor. It is inhabited by a number of different evolved hominid species, as well as bandersnatchi, martians. Ringworld, a coproduction with mgm, is based on nivens science fiction book series from the 1970s and tells the story of louis gridley wu, a bored man celebrating his 200th birthday in a. The hindmost, an alien watcher exiled from his own world, calls wus.
They find a ringworld, a ribbon millions of miles long built around a distant sun. The opening chapter of the original paperback edition of ringworld featured louis wu teleporting eastward around the earth in order to extend his birthday. But that doesnt work either, because, she was also in ringworld and not in this book because probably dead. You meet characters, discover their world, live on their side, and in the end you close the book, leaving them behind, dead or alive. This book was better than ringworld throne so i gave it 3 stars, but just barely. The ringworld throne is the third book in the ringworld series and centres on a variety of races banding together to kill a large nest of vampires on a world that is the shape of a ring.
I just finished a book, and i realized reading is as painful as life itself. It will be some time before anyone complains of the crowding. Louis wu was born in 2650 to carlos wu and sharrol janss. The universe includes ringworld, the ringworld prequels, the mankzin series and several standalone novels. Though the book is written in the third person, the point of view is clearly that of louis wu. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Louis wu, himself transformed into a human protector, and his puppeteer companion, hindmost, also escaped from the ringworld and now seek to reconnect with the political and military situation surrounding the puppeteer fleet. Its backdrop is the ringworld, a giant artifact 600 million miles in circumference around a sun. Aug 21, 2012 explorer louis wu, an earthborn human who was part of the first expedition to ringworld, becomes enmeshed in interplanetary and interspecies intrigue as war and a powerful new weapon threaten to tear the ringworld apart forever. Louis wu ringworld engineers by larry niven newsflash.
During louis wus second sojourn on the ringworld, he was able to save it from total. So it was a better read then rt but still no where as good as the two original novels. Louis gridely wu is the main character in the ringworld series. In some cases, as with chronicles of narnia, disagreements about order necessitate the creation of more than one series. Louis s eyes had followed it down as far as they could penetrate the void mist. Protector the backstory of the pak, which is crucial to many key points in ringworld. Thats why louis wu is a perfect candidate for the alien nessus a piersons puppeteer who wants to take a manned spaceship to explore a strange phenomenon in space. Is it just me or is ringworld by larry niven hard to. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. The long fall river, on that world, ends in the tallest waterfall in known space.
Truly, the ringworld itself is the greatest and best character in this book, and everyone else even louis wu really is playing second fiddle to the main course a structure so unimaginably complex that scientists will be and have been fueding over it for generations to come. In ringworld, 200yearold human louis wu is recruited by a twoheaded alien named nessus to join him, a catlike warrior alien named speaker, and the infinitely lucky human teela brown to explore an alien artifact. Louis gridley wu, teela brown, nessus niven, speakertoanimals, halrloprillalar hotrufan. Ringworld, in what is now its 30th anniversary of publication is a true science fiction novel. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover louis connections. Truly, the ringworld itself is the greatest and best character in this book, and everyone else even louis wu really is playing second fiddle to the main course a structure so unimaginably complex that scientists will be and have been fueding over it. Jul 02, 2010 the book kicks off as a fairly pedestrian pastiche of the frequent hugo winner robert a heinlein, complete with that heinlein standard, an ageing wisecracker louis wu who has a talent for. Its been twenty years since the quixotic and worldsweary louis wu discovered the ringworld. It leaves me with sadness, the same sadness as losing a friend, left behind with memories, but alone.
World of ptavv reveals more about the ancient slavers that ruled the galaxy. The 19702004, by science fiction author larry niven, is a part of his known space set of stories. Ringworld project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Louis wu and his companions set out to explore this ring around a sun with lots of adventures along the way. I remember how the ring looked from deep space, like a thread of blue christmas ribbon. Ring world by larry niven louis wu the thought was intolerablein 3. In time it will house the inhabitants of the dying earth. To survive on the planet, which is no longer stable, he must locate the control. The story opens when he is celebrating his 200th birthday in the year 2850.
And when it becomes apparent that the ringworld itself needs a protector, the stakes grow even higher. A return voyage to the astonishing world of larry nivens ringworld, with even more. While louis wu was raised by beowulf shaeffer, in the first ringworld novel louis seems not to. In the first book of this awardwinning series, a huge architectural ring is constructed in outer space. Louis wu, accompanied by a young woman with genes for luck, and a captured kzin a warlike species resembling 8foottall cats are taken on a space ship run by a brilliant 2headed alien called nessus. The featureless white of the void itself had grasped at his mind, and louis wu, half hypnotized, had sworn to live forever. Now, the future of ringworld lies in the actions of its children. Moving in this direction would, in fact, make local time later rather than earlier, so that wu would soon arrive in the early morning of the next calendar day. Their technology is minimal and some species are nonsentient. To create a series or add a work to it, go to a work page.
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