The Ringworld Engineers
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The Ringworld Engineers

by Larry Niven

1980•Science fiction•356 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionrobots/ai/spaceadventurefresh & originalimaginarybig & variedall consuming questsolving the riddle/not as it seemshuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and inventive: an expansive science-fiction novel. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

Conversion of hardcopy paperback originally owned bu Boston Public Library. ePub version lacks material that was originally on the first page of many chapters, resulting in numerous discontinuities in the story.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionRobots/ai/spaceAdventureAll consuming questSolving the riddle/not as it seemsHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

American Science fictionLife on other planets

Details

Author
Larry Niven
Published
1980
Pages
356
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