Fleet of Worlds
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Fleet of Worlds are both a location and a book in Larry Niven's Known Space series.
[edit] Planets
The Fleet of Worlds are the five planets of the Pierson's Puppeteer race. They consist of the actual homeworld and four agricultural worlds, arranged in a pentagonal Klemperer rosette. They moved their worlds into this formation when their home star turned into a red giant, using an inertialess, reactionless drive purchased at great price from the Outsiders. After the discovery that the core of the galaxy is exploding, the Puppeters turned the fleet towards the Magellenic Clouds, reaching a speed of 80% lightspeed.
[edit] Novel
The novel, co-written by Niven and Edward M. Lerner, is due out in 2007. It is set shortly after the events of At the Core, and will be followed by a sequel from the same team, Juggler of Worlds. Nothing else is known at this time.
