false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1227319096m/2454413.jpg 2454413 3 For too long, the Puppeteers have controlled the fate of worlds. Now Sigmund is pulling the strings... Covert agent Sigmund Ausfaller is Earth's secret weapon, humanity's best defense against all conspiracies, real and potential - and imaginary - of foes both human and alien. Who better than a brilliant paranoid to expose the devious plots of others? He may finally have met his match in Nessus, representative of the secretive Puppeteers, the elder race who wield vastly superior technologies. Nessus schemes in the shadows with Earth's traitors and adversaries, even after the race he represents abruptly vanishes from Known Space. As a paranoid, Sigmund had always known things would end horribly for him. Only the when, where, how, why, and by whom of it all had eluded him. That fog has begun to lift... But even Sigmund has never imagined how far his investigations will take him - or that his destiny is entwined with the fates of worlds. 2461608 16 9 2008 Juggler of Worlds total:65|5:8|4:28|3:21|2:5|1:3| 65 228 104 22 2 1 false false Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 05 19:04:28 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 20 21:59:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 20:06:48 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 20:16:11 -0700 2009
For far too long, Pierson's Puppeteers have controlled the fates of worlds throughout Known Space. Now Sigmund is pulling the Puppeteers' strings, and they don't like...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 20:03:56 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 20:12:38 -0700 2009 Fleet of Worlds. I ended up being pleasantly surprised. I'm assuming this is by and large Lerner's book written in Niven's setting. If so, he seems to have found his voice a bit more, and isn't really trying to du...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 12:50:52 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 11:22:55 -0700 2009 It has been a *long* time.

After finishing the book, I did like it - I would like to give it about 3.5 stars, but as I got towards the end, I thought the writing quality went down. There were several plot tricks used (at le...more...]]> 3 0 false true Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 22:48:35 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 22:58:57 -0700 2009 Ringworld, the...more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 28 11:02:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 11:06:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 19:23:57 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 19:29:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Dec 26 12:49:14 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 12:51:59 -0800 2008
I enjoyed it, myself. Niven isn't the world's greatest prose stylist and his characterization is dismal and flat.. bu...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jan 05 12:23:37 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 17 18:53:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Thu Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 17:12:05 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 04:26:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 09:06:16 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 09:13:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 17:31:26 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 17:33:48 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 12 01:39:28 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 10 12:34:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 13 04:30:08 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 04:32:10 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Tue Dec 30 19:16:25 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 19:20:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 11:11:03 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 11:12:12 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Dec 22 18:11:08 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 18:11:29 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 18:04:31 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 13:43:44 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jun 14 08:47:39 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 20:08:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 11:28:54 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 11:31:53 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2454413