Ringworld Novels

The Ringworld series is a series of

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...

novels written by American author Larry Niven. It is part of his Known Space set of stories. Its backdrop is the Ringworld, a giant artifact 600 million miles in circumference around a star. The series is composed of five standalone

novels, the original award-winning book and its four sequels: * 1970: '' Ringworld'' * 1980: ''

The Ringworld Engineers ''The Ringworld Engineers'' is a 1979 science fiction novel by American writer Larry Niven. It is the first sequel to Niven's ''Ringworld'' and was nominated for both the Hugo Award, Hugo and Locus Awards in 1981. Origin In the introduction to ...

'' * 1996: ''

The Ringworld Throne ''The Ringworld Throne'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Larry Niven, first published in 1996. It is the direct sequel to his previous work '' The Ringworld Engineers'' (1980). He wrote it as a replacement after being unable to fini ...

'' * 2004: ''

Ringworld's Children ''Ringworld's Children'' is a 2004 science fiction novel by American writer Larry Niven, the fourth in the Ringworld series set in the Known Space universe. It describes the continuing adventures of Louis Wu and companions on Ringworld. Plot summ ...

'' * 2012: '' Fate of Worlds'' (by Niven and

Edward M. Lerner Edward M. Lerner (born 1949) is an American author of science fiction, techno-thrillers, and popular science. As of 2022 he has twenty-three published books: eleven solo novels (three in his InterstellarNet universe), six collections, five nov ...

) ''Fate of Worlds'' is also a sequel to the four books of the Fleet of Worlds series, set in the same "Known Space" universe and all written by Niven and Edward M. Lerner: * 2007: '' Fleet of Worlds'' * 2008: '' Juggler of Worlds'' * 2009: '' Destroyer of Worlds'' * 2010: '' Betrayer of Worlds'' {{Authority control Known Space Science fiction book series Fiction set in the 29th century