I love the premise and plots of the Ringworld stories, but some of the elements of the societies (worlds) he created I didn't buy into and found a bit annoying.
@WyrdNet The usual: Ringworld is set 500-600 years in the future, with "transfer booths" that can transport people instantly around the earth, as well as faster than light space travel. Yet they also have telephones, money, colleges, kindergartens, government corruption, tennis courts, marriage, bridge and poker, naturally occuring psychic powers, fights to the death for public entertainment, technology with dials, and the prediction of a world pop. of 18 million by the mid 21st century, etc.
@TheForwardGaze - yeah, it's interesting how SF writers (including me) extrapolate some things and not others. But worlds in which everything is extrapolated become so bizarre, it is hard to track the character motives. A good writer can pull it off - otherwise this sort of shorthand suffices. Personally, I think government corruption and poker will be around for a long time...
@TheForwardGaze bro dint u mean that the prediction of a world population by the mid 21st century was to be 18 billion cos u put 18 million theres like near 7 billion ppl rite now : )
I'm waiting for that Ringworld movie. If Hollywood won't do it, then let the Europeans or Japanese do it, preferably Madhouse Studios.
Khultan 4 days ago
"didnt have that much of the gift?"............buddy you came up with one of the most amazing intricate universes in sci fi history.
IGNsucks 7 months ago
I have read everything this man has written, and own a healthy chunk of it too. Hands down the best Science Fiction author writting right now.
Felhaven 9 months ago
One of the most amazing sci-fi authors known to man...
organizedatheism 10 months ago
Larry Niven and Iain M. Banks. Nobody compares to these two.
SvenTviking 11 months ago
Superbly? YES!
w13rdguy 1 year ago
love the known space universe niven rules
gocatty 1 year ago
I love the premise and plots of the Ringworld stories, but some of the elements of the societies (worlds) he created I didn't buy into and found a bit annoying.
TheForwardGaze 1 year ago
@TheForwardGaze - What societal elements annoyed you?
WyrdNet 1 year ago
@WyrdNet The usual: Ringworld is set 500-600 years in the future, with "transfer booths" that can transport people instantly around the earth, as well as faster than light space travel. Yet they also have telephones, money, colleges, kindergartens, government corruption, tennis courts, marriage, bridge and poker, naturally occuring psychic powers, fights to the death for public entertainment, technology with dials, and the prediction of a world pop. of 18 million by the mid 21st century, etc.
TheForwardGaze 1 year ago
@TheForwardGaze - yeah, it's interesting how SF writers (including me) extrapolate some things and not others. But worlds in which everything is extrapolated become so bizarre, it is hard to track the character motives. A good writer can pull it off - otherwise this sort of shorthand suffices. Personally, I think government corruption and poker will be around for a long time...
WyrdNet 1 year ago
@WyrdNet You're right. It's also why I think good SF only works in print and not in movies or tv.
TheForwardGaze 1 year ago
@TheForwardGaze bro dint u mean that the prediction of a world population by the mid 21st century was to be 18 billion cos u put 18 million theres like near 7 billion ppl rite now : )
sheffguy29 1 year ago
@sheffguy29 Yeah, my mistake. I meant 18 billion.
TheForwardGaze 1 year ago
Greatest writer ever! Love the known space series of books, Protector being my favorite. What would science fiction be without Larry Niven?
nongboof 1 year ago
@nongboof Tedious?
VinnyMonster1 1 year ago