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Destroyer of Worlds
The Ringworld Prequels (Book 3)
- Author
- Edward M. Lerner
- Narrator
- Tom Weiner
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 10 November 2009
- Run Time
- 11 hours 1 minute
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
This book is a prequel to the Ringworld series, which is considered a classic of the science fiction genre.
Two hundred years before the discovery of Ringworld
The newly liberated humans of the Fleet of Worlds now face a new threat besides the sly Puppeteers: the Pak, a very smart and utterly ruthless species who are fleeing the exploding galactic core in an armada of ships at near light speed. The Pak are headed toward the Fleet of Worlds, having destroyed entire planets in their wake. Sigmund Ausfaller, who had been transported by the Puppeteers from Earth to the Fleet, is now sent with his human allies to reconnoiter and divert the Pak. A Pak is captured, but even a well-guarded Pak prisoner can be lethal. Sigmund and the human colonists must cope with many unpleasant surprises between the manipulative Puppeteers, the brilliant, violent Pak, and a new species called the Gw’oth, who seem to be allies but have their own agenda.
Critics Review
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“An absorbing mix of problems and puzzles and conflicts, space battles and interrogations and negotiations, shot through with fresh takes on familiar tropes and themes. It more than holds its own in the Known Space canon, which ought to be recommendation enough.”
Locus
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“The plethora of aliens and action will appeal to Niven stalwarts and fans of old-fashioned hard SF.”
Booklist
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“Good, old-fashioned SF, packed with ideas, philosophical musings, and plenty of space action.”
Library Journal
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“Old-fashioned cerebral science fiction, with a huge array of fascinating aliens, subtle interactions between them, and knotty problems for them to solve.”
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Details
- Author
- Edward M. Lerner
- Narrator
- Tom Weiner
- Duration
- 11 hours 1 minute
- Release Date
- 10 November 2009
- ISBN
- 9781483052199
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Science fiction: space opera
Synopsis
This book is a prequel to the Ringworld series, which is considered a classic of the science fiction genre.Two hundred years before the discovery of RingworldThe newly liberated humans of the Fleet of Worlds now face a new threat besides the sly Puppeteers: the Pak, a very smart and utterly ruthless species who are fleeing the exploding galactic core in an armada of ships at near light speed. The Pak are headed toward the Fleet of Worlds, having destroyed entire planets in their wake. Sigmund Ausfaller, who had been transported by the Puppeteers from Earth to the Fleet, is now sent with his human allies to reconnoiter and divert the Pak. A Pak is captured, but even a well-guarded Pak prisoner can be lethal. Sigmund and the human colonists must cope with many unpleasant surprises between the manipulative Puppeteers, the brilliant, violent Pak, and a new species called the Gw’oth, who seem to be allies but have their own agenda.
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