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| Author | Larry Niven |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Dean Ellis |
| Language | English |
| Series | Ringworld storyline from Known Space |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
Publication date | October 1970 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback), audiobook |
| Pages | 342 pages |
| Awards | Locus Award for Best Novel (1971) |
| ISBN | 0-345-02046-4 |
| Followed by | The Ringworld Engineers, 1979 |
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, an enormous rotating ring, an alien construct in space 186 million miles (299 million kilometres) in diameter. Niven later wrote three sequel novels and then cowrote, with Edward M. Lerner, four prequels and a final sequel; the five latter novels constitute the Fleet of Worlds series. All the novels in the Ringworld series tie into numerous other books set in Known Space. Ringworld won the Nebula Award in 1970,[1] as well as both the Hugo Award and Locus Award in 1971.[2]
- ^ "1970 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ^ "1971 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-07-20.