Kelldicott's review
The Integral Trees by Larry Niven
Brilliant idea, just brilliant. I know some readers criticize Niven's tendencies towards recycling ideas, positing that he's simply rehashing his basic premise of creating an "oddly shaped world" thingy and thereby seeking success off the back of his huge bestseller, the sci-fi masterpiece "Ringworld", but "the Integral Trees" is equally graceful and luscious in detail, another heavyweight stunner of impressive imaginative scope. I loved it, and the sequel. Totally great, believable sci-fi, akin to Kim Williams' "Mars" trilogy or Arthur C. Clarke's "Rendezvous With Rama".
