Fleet of Worlds<\/i>\u00a0marks Larry Niven’s first full novel-length collaboration within his Known Space universe, the playground he created for his best-selling Ringworld series. Teaming up with fellow SF writer Edward M. Lerner,\u00a0Fleet of Worlds<\/i>\u00a0takes a closer look at Human-Puppeteer (Citizen) relations and the events leading up to Niven’s first Ringworld novel.<\/p>\n
Kirsten Quinn-Kovacks is among the best and brightest of her people. She gratefully serves the gentle race that rescued her ancestors from a dying starship, gave them a world, and nurtures them still. If only the Citizens knew where Kirsten’s people came from.<\/p>\n
A chain reaction of supernovae at the galaxy’s core has unleashed a wave of lethal radiation that will sterilize the galaxy. The Citizens flee, taking their planets, the Fleet of Worlds, with them.<\/p>\n
Someone must scout ahead, and Kirsten and her crew eagerly volunteer. Under the guiding eye of Nessus, their Citizen mentor, they explore for any possible dangers in the Fleet’s path – and uncover long-hidden truths that will shake the foundations of worlds.<\/p>\n