Though in this one, as with the sequels, he begins a somewhat awkward fascination with inter-species sex. Niven's writing has matured by the time he penned Engineers. The hook that hangs the second novel together is whether Louis Wu and the others can save the Ringworld, while risking the lives of billions of billions. The reader doesn't know who built it or how. One of the reasons Ringworld worked so well was precisely because the collapse of civilisation gave the whole novel a sense of mystery. In particular, we learn that the Ringworld itself is under threat of destruction as its moving out of its orbit and threatens to brush against the sun. Ringworld Engineers begins the telling the story of how the 'fall' happened and who is responsible. Across millions of square miles a previously high tech civilisation has fallen apart. Readers of the first (and by far the best) of the series will know that when humans Louis Wu and Teela Brown arrive, along with the Kzin Speaker to Animals and the Puppeteer, civilisation on the Ringworld is in decline. The Ringworld Engineers is the second of Larry Niven's book about this enormous alien ring that orbits a far off planet. I've reviewed a couple of these previously (back in 2006 for Ringworld and 2007 for the finale here). While engaging in my own writing tasks I recently decided to re-read Larry Niven's Ringworld series in its entirity.

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