The plot which you can get from the back cover of the book itself, so im not spoiling anything involves a colony of humans that the puppeteers have kept in the fleet of worlds, and the various complications that arise from having us damn unpredictable monkeyderived omnivores at such close range to the cowardly herbivorous aliens. Theta fleet engineering has many technical manuals and guides that are available to read or download. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Fleet of worlds fleet of worlds audiobook, by larry niven. The main body of the work occurs after the flight of the puppeteers. Kirsten quinnkovacs is among the best and brightest of her people. The fleet of worlds subseries, consisting of this book and its four sequels, is named for its opening book. In response, the rebel worlds gather their starships to face the terrifying threat, and this time humanity is asked to stand with them. Fleet of worlds by larry niven overdrive rakuten overdrive. Fleet of worlds audiobook by larry niven, edward m. Fleet of worlds has 6 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Eventually, their sun converted from a yellow dwarf to a red giant, so the puppeteers moved the fleet of worlds, the five planets, to their systems oort cloud. As noted in the ringworld books, the puppeteers are fleeing the core of their galaxy, which exploded.
Fleet of worlds series 5 book series kindle edition. Called the nations premier naval reference book, combat fleets of the world is internationally acknowledged as the best onevolume reference to the world s naval and paranaval forces. Known space is the fictional setting of about a dozen science fiction novels and several collections of short stories written by larry niven. Updated regularly since 1976, it has come to be relied on for allinclusive, accurate, and uptodate data on the ships, navies, coast guards, and naval aviation arms of more than 170 countries and.
Juggler of worlds known space, book 2 by edward m lerner and larry niven book cover, description, publication history. Latest edition of combat fleets of the world naval. The nook book ebook of the the complete fleet of worlds. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fleet of worlds. Fleet of worlds is a book in larry nivens known space series. See the complete fleet of worlds series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Fleet of worlds 2007 is an sf novel in the known space universe, following ringworlds children. Ringworlds children and fleet of worlds by larry niven. Fleet of worlds fleet of worlds series book 1 kindle edition by larry niven, edward m. A ship crewed by humans exploring space, long pass. In this followup book to fleet of worlds, larry niven and edward m.
Stephan martiniere when a chain reaction of supernovae explosions at the core of the galaxy unleashes a deadly wave of radiation that will sterilize the entire galaxy, the citizensaccompanied by kirsten quinnkovacs. It is set shortly after the events of the short story at the core. The naval institute guide to combat fleets of the world. Fleet of worlds known space by larry niven, edward m.
Under the guiding eye of nessus, their citizen mentor, they explore for any possible dangers in the fleets pathand uncover longhidden truths that will shake the foundations of worlds. Fleet of worlds series 4 book series kindle edition. Much like isaac asimov, his books follow a set of rules, which include. Edward m lerner when a chain reaction of supernovae explosions at the core of the galaxy unleashes a deadly wave of radiation that will sterilize the entire galaxy, the citizensaccompanied by kirsten quinnkovacs. Its intended to stand alone, but i think it will mostly appeal to people who have read nivens previous known space novels and stories. The first third of the book is spent on sloppily reminiscing about events in both fleet of worlds, as well as ringworld series, and contains a number of spoilers. Lerner to take a closer look at the events leading up to nivens first ringworld novel.
This first of five novels in the nivenlerner fleet of worlds series, fleet of worlds is a prequel to larry nivens bestselling classic ringworld and is set in his celebrated known space universe, 200 years before the discovery of ringworld. Larry niven teams up with fellow science fiction writer edward m. This is a subseries of larry nivens known space universe and eventually merges with the ringworld series. There is no data available for dashboardcriteriafield. These resources have been used by our engineers to create the specifications and information on this website. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc. Lerner, fleet of worlds takes a closer look at humanpuppeteer citizen relations. The authors try to conclude various story strands in both series, and this book s own narrative doesnt really get going until towards the middle. The prologue of the book starts about 400 years before the main events take place. Someone must scout ahead, and kirsten and her crew eagerly volunteer. Juggler of worlds is the second book in the fleet of worlds series. Lerner, fleet of worlds takes a closer look at humanpuppeteer citizen relations and the events leading up to nivens first ringworld novel. Fleet of worlds is a science fiction novel by american writers larry niven and edward m.
Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Fleet of worlds it is two hundred years before the discovery of the ringworld. Juggler of worlds fleet of worlds series book 2 ebook. Fleet of worlds fleet of worlds series book 1 ebook. Lerner return to known space, with all its interstellar and interspecies intrigue. Lerner, a sequel to their fleet of worlds it is set in the known space universe. This discounted ebundle of the known space series includes. Lerner, fleet of worlds takes a closer look at humanpuppeteer citizen relations and the events leading up to nivens first.
Fleet of worlds refers to the traveling planets of the puppeteers. Lerner, fleet of worlds takes a closer look at the humanpuppeteer citizens relations and the events leading up to nivens first ringworld novel. Great story telling is still alive in science fiction because of larry niven, and his finest work is the. She gratefully serves the race that rescued her ancestors from a dying starship, gave them a home world, and nurtures them still. This series of books are meant to fill in the backstory of the ringworld books, so i would recommend reading through those first, and moving onto the fleet of worlds if you want more info. The last time they considered earth, vikings in longboats were raiding english coastlines. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read fleet of worlds.
The series is composed of five standalone science fiction novels, the original awardwinning book and its four sequels. Fleet of worlds october 16, 2007 edition open library. Fleet of worlds ebook by larry niven 9781429920032. The most famous, or infamous, adaptation is the 1938 radio broadcast that.
Book 1 was the start of what i have described as a series of 9 includes the three original ringworld books that ties together so many stray pieces from the tales of known space. Nessus, the puppeteer, decides to rescue a young louis wu from the dangerous civil war raging on wunderland. Out of the four books, its the laziest one and was rather boring. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. It must therefore be read after the four ringworld titles and after the. Fleet of worlds marks larry nivens first full novellength collaboration within his known space universe, the playground he created for his bestselling ringworld series. Juggler of worlds 200 years before the discovery of the ringworld. These include the brilliant protectors, the voice behind the citizens. Betrayer of worlds is the fourth book in the fleet of worlds prequel series to ringworld. This is one of the reasons the puppeteers were so successful at keeping the location of their homeworld a secret. It must therefore be read after the four ringworld titles and after the four fleet of worlds titles.
The war of the worlds has inspired seven films, as well as various radio dramas, comic book adaptations, video games, a number of television series, and sequels or parallel stories by other authors. Most of the book revisits earlier stories the beowulf shaeffer stories in crashlander from the points of view of sigmund ausfaller and several piersons puppeteers, and the soft weapon and parts of fleet of. Juggler of worlds known space, book 2 by edward m lerner and. Humanity has been faithfully serving the citizens for years, and kirsten quinnkovacks is among the best and the brightest of the humans.
Reading the larry niven books in order involves, however, picking up his fleet of worlds, heorot, and mankzin wars book series as well. Under the guiding eye of nessus, their citizen mentor, they explore for any possible dangers in the fleet s path. Fleet of worlds book by larry niven, edward m lerner 6. Order of larry niven books larry niven is an american author of hard science fiction, best known for his ringworld series, which is part of the largely known space universe. Lerner and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The prologue takes place about five centuries before the disappearance of the puppeteers from known space. Fleet of worlds marks larry nivens first full novellength collab. Buy a cheap copy of fleet of worlds book by larry niven. Fleet of worlds series are my favorite books from larry niven. Fleet of worlds is the first of a series of so far three books set in larry nivens known space universe, two hundred years before the events of ringworld. Since 2004 he has written fulltime, and his books run the gamut from technothrillers, like small miracles, to traditional sf, like his interstellarnet series, to, with larry niven, the grand space epic fleet of worlds series of ringworld companion novels.
Fleet of worlds series 5 book series kindle edition from book 1. Fleet of worlds, juggler of worlds, destroyer of worlds, betrayer of worlds, fate of worlds great story telling is still alive in science fiction because of larry niven, and his finest work is the ringworld series. Please note that these manuals are very treknology heavy and you might find some of them rather confusing. When a chain reaction of supernovae explosions at the core of the galaxy unleashes a deadly wave of radiation that will sterilize the entire galaxy, the citizensaccompanied by kirsten quinnkovacs, a descendant of human survivorsflee into the unknown. Lerner includes books fleet of worlds, juggler of worlds, destroyer of worlds, and several more. The ringworld series is a series of science fiction novels written by american author larry niven. It has also become a shared universe in the spinoff mankzin wars anthologies. The complete fleet of worlds larry niven macmillan.
Its backdrop is the ringworld, a giant artifact 600 million miles in circumference around a star. Here are all the larry niven books in reading order for his work over the last 50 or so years. Humanity has been faithfully serving the citizens for years, and kirsten is among the best and the brightest of the humans. Fleet of worlds novel larry niven wiki fandom powered. The fleet of worlds subseries, consisting of this book and its four sequels. This first of five novels in the nivenlerner fleet of worlds series, fleet of worlds is a prequel to larry nivens bestselling classic ringworld and is set in his celebrated known space universe. Lerner, was released in 2007 and nominated for a prometheus award. Fate of worlds is the fifth and final book in the ringworld series and the fifth and final book in the fleet of worlds series. The final book of the four prologues to ringworld, betrayer of worlds, does a very solid job of pulling together all of the narrative threads of the first three books, and not only gives us an ending worth reading, but sets up ringworld itself very nicely. One man is chosen to command earths single ship in the rebel fleet. Juggler of worlds 2008 is a science fiction novel by american writers larry niven and edward m. It is one of the most complete and comprehensive reference book of its kind with 1450 pages and over 6,000 pictures, technical drawings and illustrations. Lerner, fleet of worlds takes a closer look at the humanpuppeteer citizens relations and the events leading up to nivens first ringworld nov. The fleet of worlds sub series, consisting of this book and its four sequels.