''Fleet of Worlds'' is a science fiction novel by American writers

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and

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, part of Niven's

Known Space Known Space is the fictional setting of about a dozen science fiction novels and several collections of short stories written by Larry Niven. It has also become a shared universe in the spin-off ''Man-Kzin Wars'' anthologies. The Internet Spe ...

series. The Fleet of Worlds (sub)series, consisting of this book and its four sequels, is named for its opening book.

Novel

The novel, co-written by Niven and

, was released in 2007 and nominated for a

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. It is set shortly after the events of the short story "

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". The novel concerns the liberation of New Terra from the Concordance of the

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. It also introduces a new intelligent species to Known Space, the

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Series

The Fleet of World series consists of five books by the same authors: *''Fleet of Worlds'' (2007), * ''

Juggler of Worlds ''Juggler of Worlds'' (2008) is a science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner, a sequel to their ''Fleet of Worlds''. It is set in the Known Space universe. Most of the book revisits earlier stories (the Beowul ...

'' (2008), * '' Destroyer of Worlds'' (2009), * ''

Betrayer of Worlds ''Betrayer of Worlds'' is a science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner, set in the Known Space series. It is a sequel to their previous novels ''Fleet of Worlds ''Fleet of Worlds'' is a science fiction nove ...

'' (2010), and * ''

Fate of Worlds ''Fate of Worlds: Return From the Ringworld'' is a science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner. It was first published in hardcover and ebook editions by Tor Books in August 2012, with paperback and trade paperback ...

: Return from the Ringworld'' (2012). The first four novels are prequels to ''Ringworld''; the last one is a sequel.

References

External links

The Incompleat ''Known Space'' Concordance
Novels by Larry Niven Known Space stories 2007 American novels 2007 science fiction novels American science fiction novels Tor Books books {{2000s-sf-novel-stub