num_pages: 354
description: In the decade since its first appearance, Ringworld has become the most talk-about locale in Known Space and made the name of Larry Niven synonymous with ingenious, inimitable SF.The Ringworld Engineers sees the return of Louis Wu (now hooked on electrical extacy as a wirehead) and the aging Kzin warrior Speaker-to-Animals, while introducing the Hindmost, puppeteer mate of Nessus. Together the bizarre crew seek to avert tragic cataclysm in the Ringworld system.The Ringworld Engineers confirms Larry Niven's reputation as one of the foremost living writers of SF.Cover Illustration: Peter A. Jones.
language: English
title: The Ringworld Engineers
titlecomplete: The Ringworld Engineers
characters: Chmeee, Teela Brown, Louis Gridley Wu, The Hindmost
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Adventure, Speculative Fiction, Space Opera, Science Fiction Fantasy, Space, Novels, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 31959
series: Known Space (Publication Order), Ringworld and Before the Discovery of Ringworld, Ringworld, Known Space
awards: awardedAt: 347184000000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 347184000000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Orbit Books