Author: Larry Niven
Format: AudioBook
Reader: Tom Parker
4 of 5 stars
If asked, I would undoubtedly claim to both be a fan of and to have read a large amount of science fiction. So the realization that I had never read Larry Niven's Ringworld series came as a huge surprise. Somehow my muddled mind had crossed the Niven wires, and jumped from assumption to fact that I had indeed read them. The delusion lifted when I saw the first book of the series offered as an Audible freebie.
In some ways the plot and characterizations of Ringworld remind me of a Science Fiction treatment of Baum's Wizard of Oz stories. The main characters are placed into a strange world, are unsure of where they need to go, and yet keep pushing forward. I thought this was a great story, will very likely read it again, and am amazed that it has taken me this long to read it in the first place. There seems to be a large gap of years between the first Ringworld book and the subsequent titles, so I'm a little hesitant to approach them.
