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Doctor Who Psychology: A Madman with a Box by Travis Langley My rating: 4 of 5 stars Over the years there has been much supplementary literature or hard science literature on science fiction books and shows, for example, there are books on the science of Star Trek, on the science of Dune, on the science of Battlestar Galactica. I think I read one on the science of Krypton or Superman but that was a long time ago. I really enjoyed these type of books. During the last wizard World Comic in Philadelphia, I ran into a new type of book. Is a series of books that's called the psychology of..., for example, the psychology of Star Wars or the psychology of Doctor Who. In fact, I have one of these books and the whole title book is, "Unauthorized Doctor Who psychology A madman with a box" edited by Travis Langley. Before I bought the book my wife and I had an interesting conversation with him, and he then signed the book for us. These books are a collection of papers written by

Ringworld 's Throne and Ringworld's Children... Meh...

I am going to review both Ringworld Throne and Ringworld Children. I must admit right from the start, these follow-up books have left me disappointed. That's why I thought I should lump them together in one review. In another post, I mentioned the importance of reading Larry Niven's book "Protector". Understanding that concept of what a Protector is will eventually help one understand the follow-up book Ringworld and the short stories. Let's begin with what I understood. The follow-up books to Ringworld it's more about what is occurring on the Ringworld in a cultural sense. Apparently, all the species of hominid that live on The Ringworld are related. In fact, they're all descendants of the Pak breeders that evolved for millions of years on the ring world. What I couldn't get from these books is what forced the evolutionary change. If I understand correctly the Ringworld was developed specifically for the Pak breeders. all in all the plot of th