"The World Ring" ( eng. Ringworld ) - a science fiction novel by Larry Niven , published in 1970 . The book received several prestigious genre awards, numerous reissues and translations into other languages, becoming one of the best novels of Niven. The action of the novel takes place in the universe of the Known Cosmos , the author later wrote to him three sequels, with which the novel forms the same series .
| World Ring | |
|---|---|
| Ringworld | |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Author | Larry Niven |
| Original language | English |
| Date of first publication | 1970 |
| Publisher | |
| Cycle | |
| Following | Engineers Rings |
Content
Story
2850 year on the earth years. Cowardly puppeteers who migrate to the Magellanic Clouds organize a research expedition to an incredible artifact - a ring-shaped world around one of the inconspicuous stars, the inner side of which turns out to be liveable, having an area of three million times the earth's surface. The expedition spaceship crashes as a result of the automatic anti-meteorite protection of the ring, and the expedition members find themselves on this huge surface without the ability to take off on their own. As they explore the world around them, the heroes understand that the Ring civilization is in decline and there’s no need to hope for the help of the natives. In the end, they capture one of the few existing flying buildings and use it to tow their ship to a hole in the ring surface at the top of a huge mountain to throw the ship into outer space and return home on a hyperspace drive.
Expedition Members to the Ring
- Louis Wu is a bicentennial earthling, a seasoned space traveler;
- Ness is a representative of the Pearson puppets race who was hiding from Known Cosmos even before Louis was born, so mentally abnormal that he could decide on a space trip and become the formal leader of the expedition;
- The Speaker of the Animals is a representative of the militant kzin race, who did not deserve a real name, who performed diplomatic duties on Earth, for which he received his nickname;
- Tila Brown is a carefree 20-year-old dugout that is the result of a breeding project of a puppets race to breed super-lucky people.
Ring Description
Awards
- Hugo Award for the best novel for 1971 [1]
- Neboul Prize for the best novel for 1970 [2]
- Locus Award for Best NF novel for 1971 [1]
See also
- The cycle " World-Ring "
- Dyson Sphere
- Stanford torus
- Rosetta Kemplerer
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 1971 Award Winners & Nominees (Eng.) . Worlds Without End . The appeal date is January 21, 2013.
- ↑ 1970 Award Winners & Nominees (English) . Worlds Without End . The appeal date is January 21, 2013.
Links
- Information about the novel on the site " Laboratory Fiction "