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 the story got stagnated. Yes, I know in the story the protagonist struggle to save The Ringworld first from natural disaster and then technical malfunction then by outside forces who would like to steal Ringworld technology or even destroy it. Yes, they brought back some protectors to assist. I really tried to find something useful with the story I just couldn't see it. If you did, please enlighten me.

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