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1970 science fiction novel by Larry Niven
Ringworld is a 1970 science fiction novel by Larry Niven, set in his Known Space universe and considered a classic of science fiction literature. Ringworld
Ringworld
1979 novel by Larry Niven
The Ringworld Engineers is a 1979 science fiction novel by American writer Larry Niven. It is the first sequel to Niven's Ringworld and was nominated
The_Ringworld_Engineers
1996 novel by Larry Niven
The Ringworld Throne is a science fiction novel by American writer Larry Niven, first published in 1996. It is the direct sequel to his previous work
The_Ringworld_Throne
Science fiction novel series by Larry Niven
sequels: 1970: Ringworld 1979: The Ringworld Engineers 1996: The Ringworld Throne 2004: Ringworld's Children The companion novels to the Ringworld series are
Ringworld_series
American science fiction writer (born 1938)
April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer. His 1970 novel Ringworld won the Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. With Jerry Pournelle he
Larry_Niven
2004 novel by Larry Niven
Ringworld's Children is a 2004 science fiction novel by American writer Larry Niven, the fourth in the Ringworld series set in the Known Space universe
Ringworld's_Children
Science fiction tabletop role-playing game
The Ringworld science fiction role-playing game was published by Chaosium in 1984, using the Basic Role-Playing system for its rules and Larry Niven's
Ringworld_(role-playing_game)
Science fiction with concern for scientific accuracy
1970 novel Ringworld the topsoil would have slid into the seas in a few thousand years. Niven fixed these errors in his sequel The Ringworld Engineers
Hard_science_fiction
Fictional character created by Larry Niven
protagonist in Larry Niven's Ringworld book series. Louis Wu was born in 2650 to Carlos Wu and Sharrol Janss. When he appears in Ringworld, Louis is 6′2″ (188 cm)
Louis_Wu
Fictional universe created by Larry Niven
events and places outside of the region called "Known Space" such as the Ringworld, the Pierson's Puppeteers' Fleet of Worlds and the Pak homeworld. The
Known_Space
1993 video game
Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch is a 1993 video game by Tsunami Games for DOS. It is based on Larry Niven's Ringworld novel series. A sequel, Return
Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch
Ringworld:_Revenge_of_the_Patriarch
meets a Ringworld native called Seeker, and decides to remain with him on the Ringworld while the remainder of the crew departs. In The Ringworld Engineers
List of Known Space characters
List_of_Known_Space_characters
Fictional species
of the Ringworld expedition on more than one occasion. The Puppeteers also influenced species on the Ringworld. After discovering the Ringworld, the Puppeteers
Pierson's_Puppeteers
Fictional species in works of Larry Niven
also appear in several of Niven's later novels, notably those set in the Ringworld. Destroyer of Worlds depicts a confrontation between the Pak and the Puppeteers
Pak_Protector
Ringworld Companion is a 1984 role-playing game supplement published by Chaosium for Ringworld. Ringworld Companion is a supplement in which descriptions
Ringworld_Companion
Fictional alien ethnic group
a significant role in Niven's Hugo and Nebula award-winning Ringworld (1970) and Ringworld Engineers (1980), giving considerably more background on the
Kzin
2001 video game
the Pillar of Autumn exits slip-space and its crew discovers a large ringworld structure of unknown origin. The Covenant pursues the Pillar of Autumn
Halo:_Combat_Evolved
Series of military SF short story collections
volumes. Niven, along with John Hewitt (one of the main writers for the Ringworld RPG) composed a "Bible" for aspiring writers, including several pages
Man–Kzin_Wars
Hypothetical megastructure around a star
sphere concept include a single circular band in Larry Niven's 1970 novel Ringworld, a half sphere in the 2012 novel Bowl of Heaven by Gregory Benford and
Dyson_sphere
Form of megascale engineering
orbit of Mars or Jupiter. A stellaser is a star-powered laser. In the Ringworld series by Larry Niven, a ring a million miles wide is built and spun (to
Astronomical_engineering
Shaeffer (1994 collection) Ringworld Ringworld (1970)—Nebula Award, 1970 Hugo and Locus SF Awards winner, 1971 The Ringworld Engineers (1979)—Hugo and
Larry_Niven_bibliography
2021 video game
against a mercenary organization, known as the Banished, on the Forerunner ringworld Zeta Halo. Unlike previous mainline entries in the series, the multiplayer
Halo_Infinite
2012 science fiction novel by Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner
Fate of Worlds: Return From the Ringworld is a science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner. It was first published in hardcover
Fate_of_Worlds
2011 video game remaster
a lifeboat for the surface of the ringworld, while Keyes directs the Autumn to "land" on the ring. On the ringworld, Master Chief rallies human survivors
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
Halo:_Combat_Evolved_Anniversary
Very large artificial object
series of novels beginning with Ringworld centered on, and originated the concept of a ringworld, or Niven ring. A ringworld is an artificial ring with a
Megastructure
Fictional parasitic alien
as such a threat that the ancient Forerunners constructed artificial ringworld superweapons known as Halos to contain it and, as a last resort, to kill
Flood_(Halo)
Singaporean author and artist
novel adaption of New York Times bestselling Larry Niven's sci-fi novel Ringworld and a 32-page Pope Benedict manga comic where 300,000 copies were distributed
Sean_Lam
2015 American TV series or program
125n1. Lesnick, Silas (April 10, 2013). "Syfy to Adapt Childhood's End, Ringworld, The Lotus Caves and More!". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved March 29, 2016
Childhood's_End_(miniseries)
2007 science fiction novel by Niven & Lerner
Worlds (2010) Fate of Worlds: Return from the Ringworld (2012) The first four novels are prequels to Ringworld. The last one is a sequel. Niven, Larry; Lerner
Fleet_of_Worlds
Video game series
a hollowed-out world called Solipsis. The planet eventually became a ringworld called "Halo", in turn giving the game its title. As the development team
Halo_(franchise)
2019 video game
After initial prototyping, the coin world was scrapped in favor of the ringworld of the final version, with the raft retained but the water monster replaced
Outer_Wilds
Hypothetical rotating space habitat
displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Orbital (The Culture) Ringworld, 1970 Larry Niven science fiction novel Rotating wheel space station Rain
Bishop_ring_(habitat)
Planet in the shape of a toroidal or doughnut shape
constructible megastructure in self-suspension, such as a Dyson sphere, ringworld, Stanford torus or Bishop Ring. At sufficiently large enough scales, rigid
Toroidal_planet
Space settlement concept
science-fiction author Larry Niven proposed a larger-scale concept in his novel Ringworld. Then, three years before O'Neill proposed his cylinder, Arthur C. Clarke
O'Neill_cylinder
Type of gravitational system
introducing the actual rosettes. In Larry Niven's novel Fleet of Worlds in the Ringworld series, the Puppeteers' eponymous "fleet of worlds" is arranged in such
Klemperer_rosette
1976 novel by Terry Pratchett
and Pratchett's 1981 sci-fi novel Strata spoof parts of Larry Niven's Ringworld. The holiday of Hogswatch, which appears in the Discworld books, is celebrated
The_Dark_Side_of_the_Sun
American television series
author Martha Wells : Platform Decay, the family road trip from hell... on Ringworld. Retrieved May 24, 2026 – via YouTube. "Apple TV+ Debuts Trailer for Murderbot
Murderbot_(TV_series)
American filmmaker (born 1970)
2011. Card, Orson Scott (August 8, 2004), Infringement, Watts, Plum, Ringworld, and Even More Books, Hatrack River (hatrack.com), archived from the original
M._Night_Shyamalan
Hypothetical artificial solar megastructure
artificial astronomical megastructure, similar to the ring in Larry Niven's Ringworld and the Dyson sphere. The disk is a giant platter with a thickness of
Alderson_disk
ancient race known as the Forerunner play a central role—particularly the ringworlds known as Halos, built to contain the threat of the parasitic Flood. The
List_of_Halo_characters
Plot device in science fiction
MacGuffin – Story plot device Megastructure – Very large artificial object Ringworld – 1970 science fiction novel by Larry Niven Kaveney, Roz, 1981, Foundation:
Big_Dumb_Object
2000 video game
Famitsu gave it a score of 24 out of 40. In a review submitted to "the ringworld", a fansite dedicated to Ring, contributors C. Gavlas and K. Gavlas called
The_Ring:_Terror's_Realm
Concept in fiction or futuristic applications
1969 under the title The Organleggers, and a main character in the book Ringworld Engineers is a former wirehead trying to quit. Also in the Known Space
Wirehead_(science_fiction)
Comedic subgenre of science fiction
science fiction - for example Strata (1982) a parody of Larry Niven's Ringworld[,] a classic science fiction series. Portals: Literature Speculative fiction
Science_fiction_comedy
Fictional universe created by Iain M. Banks
Bishop ring. Unlike a ringworld or a Dyson sphere, an orbital does not enclose the star (being much too small). Like a ringworld, the orbital rotates to
The_Culture
Conceptual artificial ring around the Earth
orbital ring. The Star Trek novel Ring Around the Sky features a decrepit ringworld in orbit above the planet, Kharzh'ulla, connected by a series of space
Orbital_ring
Science fiction by Emily Tesh
Brunner (1969) 1970s The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1970) Ringworld by Larry Niven (1971) To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer
Some_Desperate_Glory_(novel)
1971 science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin
v t e Locus Award for Best Novel Ringworld by Larry Niven (1971) The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin (1972) The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov (1973)
The_Lathe_of_Heaven
Video game publisher
1993) Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch (1993) Blue Force (1993) Protostar: War on the Frontier (1993) Man Enough (1993) Return to Ringworld (1994)
Tsunami_Games
Fictional character in the Halo video game series
Arbiter allies with the Covenant's enemies, humanity, in order to stop the ringworld Halo from being activated. The Arbiter is a playable character in Halo 2
Arbiter_(Halo)
Space station concept
mission to Mars employing a rotating spacecraft. 1970: Larry Niven's novel Ringworld and its sequels describe an open-roofed ring-shaped structure centered
Rotating_wheel_space_station
1973 novel by Harry Harrison
and his buddy, Bud Barclay. It also includes a homage to Larry Niven's Ringworld (1970). Two college students, Chuck van Chider and his friend Jerry Courtenay
Star Smashers of the Galaxy Rangers
Star_Smashers_of_the_Galaxy_Rangers
indicated World of Ptavvs, Larry Niven, Sphere, 1971, ISBN 0-7221-6387-8 Ringworld, Larry Niven, Sphere, 1973, ISBN 0-7221-6391-6 Rite of Passage, Alexei
Eddie_Jones_(artist)
1984 science fiction novel by William Gibson
Brunner (1969) 1970s The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1970) Ringworld by Larry Niven (1971) To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer
Neuromancer
1969 science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin
Brunner (1969) 1970s The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1970) Ringworld by Larry Niven (1971) To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer
The_Left_Hand_of_Darkness
Fictional alliance from the game Halo
worship of the enigmatic Forerunners and their belief that Forerunner ringworlds, known as Halos, will provide a path to salvation. After the Covenant
Covenant_(Halo)
Spacecraft designed for interstellar travel
(Halo Series) Hyperion (StarCraft) Jupiter 2 (Lost In Space) Long Shot (Ringworld) Moya (Farscape) NSEA Protector (Galaxy Quest) SDF-1 Macross (The Super
Starship
Short story by Larry Niven
a Puppeteer who later became one of the main characters of the novel Ringworld. The story is retold, from the point of view of Nessus, in Juggler of
The_Soft_Weapon
1981 novel by Terry Pratchett
though the plot and characters are modelled on a parody of the novel Ringworld by Larry Niven. Kin Arad is a human planetary engineer working for "the
Strata_(novel)
Science fiction concept
islands floating in the air. In the novel The Ringworld Engineers (1979), Louis Wu seeks a way to save the Ringworld by bartering for information in the library
Floating cities and islands in fiction
Floating_cities_and_islands_in_fiction
American film producer
TV series based on Larry Niven's novel Ringworld, as well as a two-volume manga adaptation based on Ringworld, a film adaptation of the Avalon book series
Robert Mandell (film producer)
Robert_Mandell_(film_producer)
Level in the video game Halo: Combat Evolved
shooter (FPS) video game Halo: Combat Evolved. Taking place on the Halo ringworld, it follows the Master Chief and a group of UNSC Marines as they wage
The_Silent_Cartographer
Graphic novel series
novel adaptation of New York Times bestselling Larry Niven's sci-fi novel Ringworld and Pope Benedict manga. Junzi (also known as kingB, a contemporary artist
Geungsi
1998 novel by Octavia E. Butler
Panshin (1968) The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1969) Ringworld by Larry Niven (1970) A Time of Changes by Robert Silverberg (1971) The
Parable of the Talents (novel)
Parable_of_the_Talents_(novel)
American fantasy writer (born 1996)
Panshin (1968) The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1969) Ringworld by Larry Niven (1970) A Time of Changes by Robert Silverberg (1971) The
R._F._Kuang
1967 novel by Roger Zelazny
Brunner (1969) 1970s The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1970) Ringworld by Larry Niven (1971) To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer
Lord_of_Light
Series of space opera novels by James S. A. Corey
2018). "Nope. The ring in Halo is actually taken from Larry Niven's Ringworld, and is an artificial world, not a gateway of any kind. For #TheExpanse
The_Expanse_(novel_series)
American animated television series
However, this Ringworld is infested with robotic, worm-like, energy loving bugs. Coop, in the end, ends up destroying the entire Ringworld when he destroys
Megas_XLR
2014 novel by Jeff VanderMeer
Panshin (1968) The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1969) Ringworld by Larry Niven (1970) A Time of Changes by Robert Silverberg (1971) The
Annihilation (VanderMeer novel)
Annihilation_(VanderMeer_novel)
2003 novel by William C. Dietz
produce more Halo novels. Science fiction writer Larry Niven, author of the Ringworld series of novels, was initially approached by Del Rey Books to pen a novelization
Halo:_The_Flood
Video game multiplayer map
"Ragnarok", and in Halo 5's "Basin". Taking place in a canyon on the Halo ringworld that resembles the American Southwest, it was designed for the capture
Blood_Gulch
Fictional character from the Star Trek franchise
his accommodation difficulties. However, his first field command on a ringworld proves to be a daunting task with him quietly unwilling to order his immediate
Brad_Boimler
1966 science fiction short story by Larry Niven
Sigmund Ausfaller, in Juggler of Worlds. The events are also referred to in Ringworld. Four years after the events in the other short story "Neutron Star",
At_the_Core
2008 young adult novel by Neil Gaiman
Brunner (1969) 1970s The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1970) Ringworld by Larry Niven (1971) To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer
The_Graveyard_Book
American science fiction writer (1947–2006)
Panshin (1968) The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1969) Ringworld by Larry Niven (1970) A Time of Changes by Robert Silverberg (1971) The
Octavia_E._Butler
2010 science fiction novel by Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner
Worlds, Juggler of Worlds, and Destroyer of Worlds. Set 70 years before Ringworld, it features returning character Nessus, a young Louis Wu, and the rapidly
Betrayer_of_Worlds
1973 science fiction novel by Larry Niven
in several of Niven's later works, including the later volumes of the Ringworld series and the novel Destroyer of Worlds which serves as a semi-sequel
Protector_(novel)
Series of science fiction novel reprints
0-575-07481-7 59 Dying Inside Robert Silverberg 14 April 2005 0-575-07525-2 60 Ringworld ^ Larry Niven 9 June 2005 0-575-07702-6 61 The Child Garden Geoff Ryman
SF_Masterworks
American writer (1920–2012)
Brunner (1969) 1970s The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1970) Ringworld by Larry Niven (1971) To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer
Ray_Bradbury
Novel by Michael Chabon
Brunner (1969) 1970s The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1970) Ringworld by Larry Niven (1971) To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer
The_Yiddish_Policemen's_Union
2022 fantasy novel by T. Kingfisher
Brunner (1969) 1970s The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1970) Ringworld by Larry Niven (1971) To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer
Nettle_&_Bone
British author (born 1965)
Brunner (1969) 1970s The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1970) Ringworld by Larry Niven (1971) To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer
J._K._Rowling
Claimed psychic ability
Factual Basis Behind The Ring Archived 2018-12-15 at the Wayback Machine, Ringworld.com, accessed February 23, 2006 Mind Power or Hoax? Thoughtography, accessed
Thoughtography
American science-fiction author (1920–1986)
Brunner (1969) 1970s The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1970) Ringworld by Larry Niven (1971) To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer
Frank_Herbert
1989 novel by Dan Simmons
Brunner (1969) 1970s The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1970) Ringworld by Larry Niven (1971) To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer
Hyperion_(Simmons_novel)
Fan website for Halo video game series
Claude Errera (known online by the pseudonym "Louis Wu", a reference to Ringworld) and two associates as a news site for the Bungie video game Halo: Combat
Halo.Bungie.Org
Form of exploratory engineering
to megastructures on a stellar scale or larger, such as Dyson spheres, Ringworlds, and Alderson disks. Several megascale structure concepts such as Dyson
Megascale_engineering
1988 novel by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
Panshin (1968) The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1969) Ringworld by Larry Niven (1970) A Time of Changes by Robert Silverberg (1971) The
The_Healer's_War
1965 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert
Brunner (1969) 1970s The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1970) Ringworld by Larry Niven (1971) To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer
Dune_(novel)
American-Irish science fiction and fantasy author (born 1952)
Trek: The Kobayashi Alternative. Duane drew the map in Larry Niven's The Ringworld Engineers. Duane has worked in television since the early 1980s, initially
Diane_Duane
1959 novelette and 1966 novel by Daniel Keyes
Panshin (1968) The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1969) Ringworld by Larry Niven (1970) A Time of Changes by Robert Silverberg (1971) The
Flowers_for_Algernon
2006 novel by Eric Nylund
SPARTAN-IIs Fred-104, Linda-058, and Will-043 to Onyx. At the Forerunner ringworld Delta Halo, the Covenant are in the midst of a civil war, while also trying
Halo:_Ghosts_of_Onyx
1974 essay by Larry Niven
that structures such as ringworlds could be installed around the megasphere itself. Finally, Niven notes that a rotating ringworld equipped with conducting
Bigger_Than_Worlds
Turkish artist and author (born 1984)
Kösemen has also cited as influential for him includes Larry Niven's Ringworld series, Arthur C. Clarke's science fiction works, and Jack L. Chalker's
C._M._Kösemen
1965 novel by Roger Zelazny
Brunner (1969) 1970s The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1970) Ringworld by Larry Niven (1971) To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer
This_Immortal
American science fiction writer (born 1952)
Panshin (1968) The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1969) Ringworld by Larry Niven (1970) A Time of Changes by Robert Silverberg (1971) The
Kim_Stanley_Robinson
Proposed tube-like space habitat
outside it is Ouroboros, and the outermost is Wyrme. Big dumb object Ringworld Niven, Larry (March 1974). "Bigger Than Worlds". Analog. reprinted that
Topopolis
1974 military science fiction novel by Joe Haldeman
Brunner (1969) 1970s The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1970) Ringworld by Larry Niven (1971) To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer
The_Forever_War
American speculative fiction author (born 1942)
Brunner (1969) 1970s The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1970) Ringworld by Larry Niven (1971) To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer
C._J._Cherryh
2023 fantasy novel by Vajra Chandrasekera
Panshin (1968) The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1969) Ringworld by Larry Niven (1970) A Time of Changes by Robert Silverberg (1971) The
The_Saint_of_Bright_Doors
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Boy/Male
Gaelic
Handsome.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the Old Norse personal name Ãvar (see Iverson).North German : variant of Iversen.
Male
Arthurian
, (a great and successful warrior); king of the Western Britons.
Female
Italian
Italian form of Greek Philomena, FILUMENA means "friend of ease."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a player on the rote (see Root 2).English : nickname for an unscrupulous person, from Old French ro(u)tier ‘robber’, ‘highwayman’, ‘footpad’.Dutch : nickname from Middle Dutch rut(t)er ‘freebooter’, ‘footpad’, cognate with 2. Compare Reuter 2.
Girl/Female
Indian
The Lord is my father
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Latin, Slovenia, Swedish
Ambitious; Pearl
Boy/Male
Buddhist, Indian, Japanese
Mysterious Function
Boy/Male
Australian, Dutch, French
Beyond Price; Invaluable; Similar to Anthony
Male
Hindi/Indian
(नीरव) Hindi name NIRAV means "calm, quiet."
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