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First, let me say that I enjoyed this book and think it is a good and appropriately epic, if still open-ended, end to the Ringworld and Fleet of Worlds series. The only thing that I disliked was that the two main story lines stayed very separate from each other and did not feel connected. I wanted to read them both, but, as it was, it read a bit more like two separate stories that were being told in the same book, rather than a single story with multiple viewpoints. Again, since this is Niven and Lerner, both stories are great, so the overall experience is great and the book is rewarding.

I also felt like it could be a stand alone book, but, to get the full enjoyment from it, you should read the previous Fleet of Worlds books (at least Destroyer and Betrayer) and the Ringworld books (at least Ringworld's Children).

I find it handy to have the series information available in the review and it can be hard to really see on the Amazon site, here is a snippet from Wikipedia, showing the order of the books in the Fleet of Worlds series and the Ringworld series:

Fleet of Worlds (2007)
Juggler of Worlds (2008)
Destroyer of Worlds (2009)
Betrayer of Worlds (2010)
Fate of Worlds

Ringworld (1970)
The Ringworld Engineers (1980)
The Ringworld Throne (1996)
Ringworld's Children (2004)

Additionally, there is all of Known Space in Niven's list of works and a number of those contain the original stories that are rehashed in Fleet of Worlds and other fun and fantastic stories that fill the Known Space universe to the brim.


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Fate of Worlds Return from the Ringworld Known Space Larry Niven Edward M Lerner 9780765331007 Books Reviews

As a long-time Larry Niven fan, the entire "Fleet of Worlds" series has been like an excursion back to the early Known Space stories. Known Space is a future history created by Niven, encompassing a large collection of novels and short stories. When I was much younger, I read every Known Space book and short-story collection I could find.

I have NOT been a big fan of Larry Niven collaborations, except for the books (not Known Space) with Jerry Pournelle, which are mostly excellent. However, Niven and Edward M. Lerner make an excellent team. It seems to me like

Old(er) Larry Niven + Lerner = Young(er) Larry Niven

Of the books in the "Fleet of Worlds" series, the first and last (this book) are the best. This book would not be a good read as a stand-alone novel. There is too much "backstory" leading to this story.

If you are new to Niven, read "Ringworld" first; it's perhaps Niven's best known work, published way back in 1970. Then read "Protector." They are both excellent novels, and provide introductions to the key alien races. There are many other novels and short stories from the Known Space universe (including the other Ringworld novels), but at that point (if you like what you have read so far), you can begin the "Fleet of Worlds" series. If you plan to read the other Ringworld novels, read those immediately BEFORE starting on "Fate of Worlds."

The Ringworld novels are (in order)
Ringworld
The Ringworld Engineers
The Ringworld Throne
Ringworld's Children

The Fleet of World novels are (in order)
Fleet of Worlds
Juggler of Worlds
Destroyer of Worlds
Betrayer of Worlds
Fate of Worlds

"Fate of Worlds" is actually the last book for BOTH series. Chronologically, for the Known Space timeline, all the Ringworld novels fit in between "Betrayer of Worlds" and "Fate of Worlds." Although "Fate of Worlds" is currently the last Known Space book, it ends with the possibility of more stories to come.

Niven's stories are typically "hard" science fiction, meaning stories rooted in scientific concepts, not "fantasy" science fiction.
This volume is not merely the sequel to Betrayer of Worlds Prelude to Ringworld (Known Space). If you have not yet read Larry Niven's four Ringworld novels (Ringworld A Novel (A Del Rey book),The Ringworld Engineers,The Ringworld Throne and Ringworld's Children) then stop, take a deep breath, and read those four novels before you read this volume. Otherwise, you will miss some of Larry Niven's best writing and you won't understand why the Ringworld was sufficiently valuable to motivate interplanetary warfare.

Fate Of Worlds is advertised as the finale for two sets of four novels; that's a multitude of loose ends to whip, and at times the writing becomes mechanical. The authors wax eloquently on the Gw'oth love for pure mathematics while somewhat neglecting to depict the Kzinti and Trinoc cultures; and the authors IMO confuse parallel processing speed [even massively-parallel neural networks (pattern matchers)] with intelligence. But the authors hit their mark when depicting Puppeteer politics, showing timid herd animals with different priorities (usually) cooperating effectively when they'd really rather run and hide.
First, let me say that I enjoyed this book and think it is a good and appropriately epic, if still open-ended, end to the Ringworld and Fleet of Worlds series. The only thing that I disliked was that the two main story lines stayed very separate from each other and did not feel connected. I wanted to read them both, but, as it was, it read a bit more like two separate stories that were being told in the same book, rather than a single story with multiple viewpoints. Again, since this is Niven and Lerner, both stories are great, so the overall experience is great and the book is rewarding.

I also felt like it could be a stand alone book, but, to get the full enjoyment from it, you should read the previous Fleet of Worlds books (at least Destroyer and Betrayer) and the Ringworld books (at least Ringworld's Children).

I find it handy to have the series information available in the review and it can be hard to really see on the site, here is a snippet from Wikipedia, showing the order of the books in the Fleet of Worlds series and the Ringworld series

Fleet of Worlds (2007)
Juggler of Worlds (2008)
Destroyer of Worlds (2009)
Betrayer of Worlds (2010)
Fate of Worlds

Ringworld (1970)
The Ringworld Engineers (1980)
The Ringworld Throne (1996)
Ringworld's Children (2004)

Additionally, there is all of Known Space in Niven's list of works and a number of those contain the original stories that are rehashed in Fleet of Worlds and other fun and fantastic stories that fill the Known Space universe to the brim.