The Ringworld Engineers
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 Cover of first edition (hardcover) |
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| Author | Larry Niven |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Ringworld |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Holt, Rinehart and Winston |
| Released | 1980 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 357 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-030-21376-2 |
| Preceded by | Ringworld, (1980) |
| Followed by | The Ringworld Throne, (1996) |
The Ringworld Engineers is a 1980 science fiction novel by Larry Niven. It is the first sequel to Niven's highly popular Ringworld, and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1981.
Niven says the novel was in part written due to fan response to Ringworld, both because of its popularity, and to clear up many engineering problems in the first book left undiscussed. The primary problem is the issue of Ringwold's orbit changing relative to the star it encircles, which would eventually result in the entire structure colliding with the sun and disintegrating. The book also covers the multitude of hominid species that have evolved on the Ringworld in more depth.
| The Ringworld Series by Larry Niven |
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Ringworld | The Ringworld Engineers | The Ringworld Throne | Ringworld's Children |
