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Summary: An enigma
Review: It is not that bad! (Is it?) It certainly is hard work reading this and there are some weird errors in it (p248, of the Del Rey edition, has 'neoteny' backwards). What seems to have happened is that Larry Niven was writing the third volume in the Ringworld series and was making some progress (there are too some new ideas here!) and he met the author of Destiny's Road who was writing a background novel on some of Ringworld's inhabitants and they mixed their work to one heavy to digest total. As a reward Larry Niven allowed Destiny's Road to be published under his name. Who was this mysterious author? Perhaps some industrious but moderately talented young woman Larry fell in love with in his old age? An enigma, for sure.
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Summary: Eagerly Awaited...Hugely Disappointing
Review: I have never written a review before, but I am compelled to in this case. Larry Niven has always been one of my favorite authors, mainly due to his Known Space series of books and short stories. However, this book was a major disappointment...it was as if someone else wrote it. The book was a bore...poorly developed characters, sub-plots dying out, and the main plot just plodding on and on. If I didn't like the book, I just wonder what those who don't know anything about the Known Space history would make of it. Basically, Niven gave me no reason to have any interest in the characters or the plot. I hope he does better next time.
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Summary: A great conclusion for a great series
Review: Niven created the Ringworld 30 years ago and with each installment since has improved upon it. This final edition answers all the questions from previous editions including why fist-of-god hit and what happened to the original protectors and many more questions. You even get to meet Speaker-for-Animals/Chmeee's son.
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Summary: Exciting and enjoyable
Review: The Ringworld Throne was the first book in the trilogy that I read, and I thoroughly enjoyed it - perhaps due to the fact that I did not have any pre-expectations about it, as so many of the other reviewers here did.The first part of the book, which I enjoyed slightly better than the second, and which I thought made somewhat better sense, tells of the adventure of a group of Ringworld natives in their quest to free their land from the Ringworld vampires - hominid beings that are nonsentient, which feed on blood, and which lure their victims by using sexual pheromones. Niven does an excellent job of creating technologically disadvantaged characters who, nevertheless, have wit, intelligence, and considerable problem-solving skills, in stark contrast to the first Ringworld book, in which he simply portrays the Ringworld natives as brainless, stupid folk who automatically worship technology- bearing people as gods. The first part of the book is an exciting adventure in the Ringworld, while the second is more interesting on an intellectual level. It tells how Louis Wu, the Hindmost, and Acolyte, (Kzin son of Chmee) become involved in the protector-struggles on the Ringworld. As this was the first Niven book I read, I found some parts of it confusing, and one or two parts utterly incomprehensible, due to my lack of understanding of puppeteers, protectors, and kzinti. (Much of the behaviour of the characters in the second part of the book confused me, and the several discussions of events in the previous books made no sense at all to me). This did not, however, prevent me from thoroughly enjoying the book - and it is not true that the book was completely incomprehensible. The paradox which this book creates is this: If you read it without reading the other two Ringworld Books first, you will inevitably be confused to some degree. However, if you do read the other books first, you will find that the third volume falls short of your expectations. I enjoyed Ringworld Throne, as I did not know what to expect, and I do not believe it to be an inferior book to the other two - it is only different.
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Summary: What a disaster!
Review: Ringworld is one of my all-time favourites. Engineers was a decent sequel. Throne is pretty horrible. Descriptions are lack-lustre, the plot is disjointed and hard to follow. Characterisations are abysmal. The only character one feels any strong emotional involvement with is Louis Wu. Ringworld fans should still read this book if only because there is scope for a decent sequel...
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Summary: The Ringworld Dethroned?
Review: The Ringworld Throne starts off good enough but the later third of the novel seems to lose it's way. It is still a good read but could have been better with a bit more cohesion at the end, it becomes too complicated. I still give it 4 stars because the first two-thirds of the novel is very good but, to be honest, I almost gave this book 3 stars because the story just didn't pay off.
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Summary: Awful!
Review: Trust me, the best thing about this book is the cover. Although I enjoyed the first two books in the series (with my preference being the first one) I simply could not get into this book. The characters were totally undeveloped and I had no concern for any of them. Save your money and your time.
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Summary: Larry Niven's "Ring" Still Shines On
Review: Having been a fan of Mr niven's RINGWORLD since the appearance of 'The Mote around God's EYE' back in the day, i was delighted to hear about the unveiling of his THRONE. Although it lacks the seminal nature of his earlier RAMMER, it is without a doubt the best fighting-fantasy book since the Hobbit.
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Summary: A disappointing book
Review: The plot in this book seems rambling and disjointed. Various people go off on adventures for whatever reason and then fade away. I cannot imagine the publisher would have published this book if the author would have been new and unknown. Larry Niven needs to leave Ringworld and find a new setting to write about.
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Summary: Where did Larry Niven go?
Review: Larry Niven is one of my favorite authors. However, I'm beginning to wonder if space aliens have kidnapped the real Niven and replaced him with a robot. A robot with few, if any, of the real Niven's writing skills. The orginal "Ringworld" is wonderful, and "The Ringworld Engineers" is a more than worthy sequel. "The Ringworld Throne", however, is a major disappointment. How could this have possibly been written by the same author? I read this shortly after having read "Beowulf's Children" and I was equally as disappointed with that book. The original in that series, "The Legacy of Heorot" was top-notch Niven. "Beowulf's Children" didn't seem as if it could have possibly come from the same pen. Which brings me back to my original point. Space aliens, what have you done with our Larry Niven and when are you going to bring him back?
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