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Book Review of The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld, Bk 2)

The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld, Bk 2)
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Dynamite adventure set in the far future. In the distant past an alien people converted the planets in their solar system to an unbelievably huge ring encircling their sun. This ring was an gigantic plane of habitable space, and it became their new home. After many thousands of years their cultures decayed, and they lost their science. Now the ring is losing its stability, and all the inhabitants risk being killed by technological catastrophies. Into this incredible situation, a group of explorers from the earth of our future are stranded, and they have to figure out what is happening and how to escape. Exciting read - Niven at his best.