Ringworld book 1 · 1970
Ringworld
On his two-hundredth birthday, Louis Wu is recruited by a Puppeteer, a cowardly alien, along with a warlike Kzin and a young woman bred for luck, to explore a vast artificial ring around a distant star.
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Book facts
- Author
- Larry Niven
- Series
- Ringworld, book 1 of 4
- Published
- 1970
- Setting
- Set in space
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Ringworld
4 recurring or key characters from Larry Niven’s chart. Introduces Louis Wu, Nessus, Speaker-to-Animals and Teela Brown.
Lead 1
- Louis WuFirst appearanceTwo-hundred-year-old adventurer
Major 3
- NessusFirst appearancePierson's Puppeteer
- Speaker-to-AnimalsFirst appearanceKzin warrior, later Chmeee
- Teela BrownFirst appearanceWoman bred for luck
Also featuring these characters
Other Larry Niven books that share the most characters with Ringworld.
- Ringworld's Children2004 · Ringworld · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon