Ringworld

Ringworld is a Hugo and Nebula award-winning 1970 science fiction novel by Larry Niven, set in his Known Space universe. The work is widely considered one of the classics of science fiction literature. It is followed by three sequels, and it ties in to numerous other books in the Known Space universe.

Sequels and adaptations

The novel Ringworld has been followed by three sequels, The Ringworld Engineers (1980), The Ringworld Throne (1996), and Ringworld's Children (2004).

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The Ringworld Engineers - 1980 - The Ringworld Throne - 1996 - Ringworld's Children - 2004

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In the 1980s a role-playing game based on this setting was produced by Chaosium named RingworldRPG.

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1980s - Role-playing game - Chaosium - RingworldRPG

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Tsunami Games released two adventure games based on Ringworld, "Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch" in 1992 and "Return to Ringworld" in 1994.

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Adventure game - 1992 - 1994

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The Sci Fi Channel is reported to be developing a Ringworld miniseries http://www.cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Television&action=page&type_id=&cat_id=270355&obj_id=41212. There have also been reports of a movie in the early planning stages, with rumors circulating that James Cameron might direct http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/306/306997p1.html. There have also been many abortive attempts to adapt the novel to the screen.

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Sci Fi Channel - James Cameron

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The plot of the first-person shooter ' for the Microsoft Xbox also takes place on a ringworld-like structure. Given its dimensions (10,000 kilometers in diameter) it is more like Banks' Culture Orbitals than Niven's behemoth. Fans of the Halo series point more toward the sense of wonder generated by Niven's Ringworld, where the player is indeed a rather jaded human sent on a wild mission through the stars and involves a crash landing. The "Arch" Niven describes as inhabitants view the rest of the ring stretching into space is also prominently featured in Halo, and rather vividly brought to life.

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First-person shooter - Microsoft - Xbox - Culture Orbitals

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