Ringworld's Children
- 284
- Pages
- about 5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
A quick, idea-packed final round awaits Louis Wu in “Ringworld’s Children”, the fourth Ringworld novel. Rival alien powers wage war around the vast structure, and Larry Niven’s cast must once again find a way to save it. Some readers enjoy the bold ideas yet find the run of improbable events a stretch, and the familiar rescue formula does not win everyone over.
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About the book
Ringworld's Children is a 2004 science fiction novel by American writer Larry Niven, the fourth in the Ringworld series set in the Known Space universe. It describes the continuing adventures of Louis Wu and companions on Ringworld.
Reading order · Ringworld series
Full order & progress →- RingworldStart here
7.77.7 / 10 - The Ringworld Engineers
7.57.5 / 10 - The Ringworld Throne
7.27.2 / 10 - Ringworld's ChildrenThis book
7.47.4 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.8 across 93 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 39% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 6.7 | 15 | 16% |
| Google Books | 7.0 | 10 | 11% |
| Hardcover | 6.7 | 68 | 73% |
Frequently asked
How long is Ringworld's Children?
It has 284 pages — shorter than 81% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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