It was quite an experience, moving from the technicolour magical realism of Michel Nieva’s wild dystopia, Dengue Boy, to Larry Niven’s slice of classic science fiction, Ringworld, first published in ...

Somebody told me about Dyson spheres in the mid-1970s. Maybe it was Poul Anderson. Freeman Dyson’s revolutionary construction had habitats and widgetry of any description surrounding a star. Point was ...

Niven is strong on technical detail and well thought out aliens. Not so good, on humans and how they interact and mature. I like several of his works in Known space but the Ringworld sequels are not ...

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Ringworld by Larry Niven was published in 1970 to huge acclaim, winning both Hugo and Nebula awards; it’s been in print ever since. It came out when humans had just landed on the moon and it looked ...

With sequels, the question that usually comes to mind is “why?” Further cash-in of a profitable series? A showcase of a game studio’s new technology? Or a genuine effort to continue and improve on the ...