Ringworld by Larry Niven
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Book Reviews of Ringworld
Book Review: RINGWORLD: To Cool To Be True?
Summary: 5 Stars
Is it true that an author, in this case Larry Niven, can come up with a great idea for a book? It sure is! I happen to read this book at LEAST once a month. Ringworld is just like a big brew of pure sci-fi with a dash of romance. If you like sci-fi books, this is the one for you! Ever heard of puppeters? Probably, but most of the ones you know don't have 3 legs! This book is filled with aliens and you never know when when will be your friend one moment and turn on you the next. Technology is so advanced in this book, you'll never guess what happens next, you have to read.Book Review: Niven at his best
Summary: 5 Stars
After reading some other customer reviews to get a feel for the kind of people who'd even write one, I almost just quit. I can't believe the number of people who gave Niven's best work less than 3 stars...but then, there's no accounting for tastes. I urge you, if you've written one of those poor reviews or if you read them, to give the book a shot. The first hundred pages or so are, I admit, a wee bit hard to get through, but it really picks up right around there. A great book that will never stop being a classic, no matter what some would have you believe.Book Review: One of the greats
Summary: 5 Stars
I happen to LIKE Niven's way of portraying his characters, his 2D glimpses inside their minds. You are required to fill in the blanks, from clues only, just as you would have to in the real world. I am in awe of his ability to create such a landscape and then back it up (and yes, their are glitches, but he has mentioned them since in several places) with hard science. This book I have re-read at least ten times, and it never pales. I think this book either grabs you or you just don't get it and toss it. Too bad for you in the latter case.Book Review: Incredibly Imaginative!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This was an awesome read! I read it when I was in high school. I thought it was awesome then. This was the first Larry Niven book that I read. It turned me on to some of his other works.I compare the Ringworld series to the Rama series by Arthur C. Clarke.
This series is just incredible. The whole concept of a civilization being so advanced that they can manipulate their solar system.... Wow!
I plan on re-reading the entire Ringworld series one after the other....
Buy/Borrow this book as soon as you can.....
Book Review: Absolute genius!
Summary: 5 Stars
I rank Larry Niven up there with the other great science-fiction authors. His "Ringworld" books adding themselves to works by other such sci-fi masters: "Childhood's End", "Rendezvous with Rama", "Stranger in a Strange Land" as well as the more modern cyberpunk works like "Neuromancer", "Mona Lisa Overdrive", "Snow Crash", "Prey", and "Cyber Hunter". All are must-reads for any hardcore science-fiction and cyberpunk collector.