Show #34: Pre-show Discussion
Show #34 will be discussion about “Ringworld”, the Larry Niven classic, winner of both the Hugo and Nebula awards for 1970.
Did you know that Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner have co-authored “Fleet of Worlds”, a book that will be on shelves Oct 16, 2007, and while not a prequel, has direct ties to “Ringworld” and one of its main characters?
Check out Dragon Page “Cover to Cover” in a couple weeks to hear an interview with Edward Lerner about that, and other “Ringworld” related stories coming up.
I really enjoyed the book Ringworld. What I liked about it was it’s at the time unique combination of hard sci-fi and a great sense of humor. I think in some ways the book was the precursor to Red Dwarf.
Oh, and there’s also a pre-show discussion thread at the Forums.
Resources:
Audible.com: Ringworld
Wikpedia Entry: Ringworld
Not sure if you were being tongue in cheek or not, I just found this site, but I think you’re confusing Discworld with Ringworld. If you did it on purpose, then please feel free to ignore me. thanks
Arrrghh, never mind. It’s been a long time since I read Ringworld, I really don’t remember it being as humorous as it apparently is.
I’m re-reading Ringworld for the first time in over 15 years. I can’t believe much of it I have forgotten and strangely, for a Niven book, I am really struggling now. Either my tastes have changed or the new style of writing is really much more gripping.
Hakan, you are not alone in wondering if your tastes have changed… as you’ll hear in the next show
I loved the stories and more the grand Idea of it. I do agree with Hakan and Summer, I find niven can be hard to read in places.
I do however, still find myself daydreaming about the ring world and the idea of a grand space adventure, built on hard scifi, not fluff.