Fleet of Worlds

Fleet of Worlds
First edition
Author Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner
Cover artist Stephan Martinière
Country United States
Language English
Series Known Space
Genre Science fiction
Publisher Tor Books
Publication date
October 16, 2007
Media type Hardcover
Pages 304
ISBN 0-7653-1825-3
OCLC 123767292
813/.54 22
LC Class PS3564.I9 F57 2007
Preceded by ''"At the Core"
Followed by Juggler of Worlds
Fleet of Worlds
Known Space location
Created by Larry Niven
Genre Science fiction
Type Planet
Race(s) Pierson's Puppeteers
Notable characters Nessus, Hindmost, Chiron

Fleet of Worlds is a science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner, part of Niven's Known Space series. [1] The Fleet of Worlds (sub)series, consisting of this book and its four sequels, is named for its opening book.

Novel

The novel, co-written by Niven and Edward M. Lerner, was released in 2007 and nominated for a Prometheus Award. It is set shortly after the events of the short story "At the Core". The novel concerns the liberation of New Terra from the Concordance of the Pierson's Puppeteers. It also introduces a new intelligent species to Known Space, the Gw'oth.

Series

The Fleet of World series consists of five books by the same authors:

The first four novels are prequels to Ringworld; the last one is a sequel.[6]

References

  1. Niven, Larry; Lerner, Edward (2007), Fleet of Worlds, New York: Tor Books, ISBN 978-0-7653-1825-1
  2. Niven, Larry; Lerner, Edward (2008), Juggler of Worlds, New York: Tor Books, ISBN 978-0-7653-1826-8
  3. Niven, Larry; Lerner, Edward (2009), Destroyer of Worlds, New York: Tor Books, ISBN 0-7653-2205-6
  4. Niven, Larry; Lerner, Edward (2010), Betrayer of Worlds, New York: Tor Books, ISBN 0-7653-2608-6
  5. Niven, Larry; Lerner, Edward (2012), Fate of Worlds: Return from the Ringworld, New York: Tor Books, ISBN 0-7653-3100-4
  6. "Summary Bibliography: Larry Niven". www.isfdb.org.
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