Chris,
If you haven't read the Ringworld series you may want to start with
"Ringworld" before reading its sequel "Ringworld Engineers". And if you
haven't read much of Niven you may want to track down a copy of "Tales of
Known Space" to fill in the back story leading up to Ringworld.
Charlie
On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 4:48 PM, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> I have a copy of that which I bought decades ago while working for
> Doubleday. It goes on the "must read" stack. While looking for it I found
> that I have a paperback copy of "Ringworld Engineers".
>
> I'm writing this while watching the second of the "Count Yorga"
> movies, which really aren't that bad. Almost on a par with Vincent Price
> horror flicks.
>
> >
> > One of his better ones, but my favorite is "The Mote in God's Eye" that
> >he co-authored with Jerry Pournelle.
> >
> >> I just read that part last night where they agreed to start that
> >> project. It's a pretty good novel.
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Cool. Current speed indicates it will leave our system, but if it
> slows
> >> >down, time to start building "Archangel".
> >> >
> >> >Charlie (who read Footfall many years ago)
> >> >
> >> >> WOW! Just when I'm in the middle of reading "Footfall" by Larry
> >> >> Niven and Jerry Pournelle this shows up. We have 15 years to prepare
> >> >> for the invasion by baby elephants. :{D
> >> >>
> >> >> http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-42053634
> >> >
> >>
> >
>
> Chris
>
> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
> - Hunter S. Thompson
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