''Ringworld's Children'' is a 2004

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novel by American writer

Larry Niven Laurence van Cott Niven (; born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer. His best-known works are '' Ringworld'' (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards, and, with Jerry Pournelle, '' The Mote in God's ...

, the fourth in the

Ringworld ''Ringworld'' is a 1970 science fiction novel by Larry Niven, set in his Known Space universe and considered a classic of science fiction literature. ''Ringworld'' tells the story of Louis Wu and his companions on a mission to the Ringworld, a ...

series set in the Known Space universe. It describes the continuing adventures of Louis Wu and companions on Ringworld.

Plot summary

The novel's plot is largely concerned with the so-called

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. All the intelligent species of Known Space are interested in the Ringworld. In the novel, they engage in a Cold War of sorts (actually begun in the previous novel, ''

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 ...

'') on the fringe of the Ringworld

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