![]() ![]() Graduated Washburn University, Kansas, June 1962: BA in Mathematics with a Minor in Psychology, and later received an honorary doctorate in Letters from Washburn. Attended California Institute of Technology flunked out after discovering a book store jammed with used science fiction magazines. Jack Williamson, author of THE HUMANOIDS and DARKER THAN YOU THINKÄ«orn Apin Los Angeles, California. "Another fine masterpiece from a master of science fiction.The Ringworld itself is a dazzling notion, carrying the future evolution of technology about as far as possible." "Fans of the original novel will not be disappointed, and newcomers will have no trouble following the plot, in this adventurous exploration of a mind-boggling landscape." "THE RINGWORLD ENGINEERS has all the inventiveness, convincing detail and narrative vivacity that have come to be associated with the works of Larry Niven." Its billions of inhabitants will die within months if Louis and his companions do not find a way to locate the Control Center of its mysterious builders, the Ringworld engineers, and fix the problem. ![]() Upon reaching the vast and mysterious Ringworld, Louis and his companions find many surprises, including that the Ringworld is unstable. The puppeteer hopes to regain status with his fellow citizens by traveling to the Ringworld to bring back treasures. Over twenty years after returning to Earth from the Ringworld, Louis Wu is kidnapped, along with a warrior kzin named Chmeee, by a Pierson's puppeteer, a brilliant 2-headed alien who calls himself the "Hindmost". ![]()
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