About this title: The Hindmost, an alien puppeteer, is trying to escape the Ringworld, a vast artificial habitat that surrounds the sun. Despite being confined to the Ringworld, he monitors earth's inhabitants, including explorer Louis Wu. The Hindmost and Wu unite when they learn that they both are under the surveillance of another more elusive and enigmatic power.
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Del Rey
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780345412966ISBN:0345412966
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1996-01-01
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"I believe it was Isaac Asimov who said that in true science fiction, the setting is the real protagonist. In this third Ringworld book, Niven is finally arriving at that stage; there's frustratingly little of Louis Wu (undoubtedly Niven's most interesting and compelling character) in the first half of this book, so it was slow going for me until the Ringworld itself roped me in. By that I mean that eventually I kept pushing forward, not because I cared what happened to the people, but more because I was intrigued by what they would find next, and by the ultimate fate of the world. Much the same as the last two of the original six Dune novels in that way.
Not nearly as warm, funny, or emotionally involving as the first Ringworld book, but more compelling than The Ringworld Engineers. Again, Niven's intelligence and imagination leave little to be criticized, and this series is definitely worthwhile reading for the fan of speculative fiction."
"In the Seventies I read just about everything by Niven and his science fiction companions. I suppose his works were some of the select few that actually held by interest. For the most part, I find SF boring. In the '70s, egged on by several acquaintances that fed me books and titles, I tried my best to "get into" SF. I'll admit that some of the classics really were good --- but they were good novels or stories that just happened to be SF. Niven was the one author that was purely entertainment, but still interesting (fun even!). So I see this new installment of the Ringworld series and I thought I'd try it. BIG MISTAKE! I will give Niven a little slack by admitting that he probably assumed I remembered every detail from the earlier novels, including all the little nuances of character, otherwise I would suggest that Niven has forgotten how to write a good story. Almost unreadable and definitely boring."
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