Ringworld Engineers

The Ringworld Engineers by Larry Niven
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Ringworld engineers by Larry Niven

This particular novel had me thinking. At first, I thought that this particular book would not be related to the first one as a sequel but instead will go back into the past to actually see The Ringworld engineers in action. I was kind of disappointed. While the novel does describe more details of the Dyson ringworld functions, it really didn't fit my expectations.

Now that doesn't mean that I did not enjoy the book, but it was a bit bizarre. Apparently, The Ringworld is much bigger then I thought it would be. Another surprising aspect is that let me know when you're ready I have one p do we have I don't want to still Advanced civilizations on the Ringworld. I just wonder why the advanced civilizations on Ringworld were stagnant.

The floating cities seem to be a mix from "Judge Dredd" and "Escape From New York" ( the original). I guess the buildings on the floating cities are supposed to simulate Greek city-states. Then you have the "protector" who was in the past, Teela Brown. I guess eventually I am going to have to read "The Protector" before I continue with the other Ringworld novels.

In the end, it's always the human who saves the day.

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