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This was a fun, smooth read, with an unobtrusive style, appealing characters and a unique landscape. The point-of-view protagonist, Louis Wu, is a human with three intriguing companions: a woman who might be a lucky charm, a "puppeteer," a member of a "cowardly" herbivore species, and a Kzin, a member of an aggressive feline species who had waged wars against humanity. Together they explore "Ringworld" a created world with the area of several earths. Basically the novel follows the basic quest p
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Nov 05, 2010
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A good and fun read...I was reminded at times of H G Wells' Time Machine.
I have read that this book marks the change between old and new Sci-fi. I certainly want to read more old sci-fi in that case then, and of course new...lol.
The books obviously sets up future stories, which have clearly been written by now and I will be looking these up in the future.
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I have read that this book marks the change between old and new Sci-fi. I certainly want to read more old sci-fi in that case then, and of course new...lol.
The books obviously sets up future stories, which have clearly been written by now and I will be looking these up in the future.
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