description: In the first book of this award-winning series, a huge architectural ring is constructed in outer space. In time it will house the inhabitants of the dying Earth. A whole new world is emerging, a world of huge dimensions, encompassing an area three million times the area of the Earth. Ringworld has a gravitational field and high walls to preserve its atmosphere. Its proximity to the sun maintains the new planet's climate. With those kinds of resources at its disposal, humankind can begin anew -- but not without meeting the disquieting challenges of a brave new world. Breath- taking ingenious from start to finish, RINGWORLD is fast becoming a science fiction classic.
language: English
title: Ringworld
titlecomplete: Ringworld
characters: Nessus (Niven), Teela Brown, Halrloprillalar Hotrufan, Louis Gridley Wu, Speaker-to-Animals
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Adventure, Space Opera, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Space, Hugo Awards, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 119294
places: Fleet of Worlds, Ringworld
series: Known Space (Publication Order), Ringworld and Before the Discovery of Ringworld, Ringworld, Known Space
awards: awardedAt: 31564800000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 28800000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 31564800000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Seiun Award 星雲賞
category: Best Foreign Novel
publisher: Books on Tape, Inc.