The Ringworld Throne - Larry Niven

nCome back to the Ringworld . . .

the most astonishing feat of engineering ever encountered. A place of untold technological wonders, home to a myriad humanoid races, and world of some of the most beloved science fiction stories ever written nThe human, Louis Wu; the puppeteer known as the Hindmost; Acolyte, son of the Kzin called Chmeee . .

. legendary beings brought together once again in the defense of the Ringworld. n nSomething is going on with the Protectors.

Incoming spacecraft are being destroyed before they can reach the Ringworld. Vampires are massing. And the Ghouls have their own agenda--if anyone dares approach them to learn.

n nEach race on the Ringworld has always had its own Protector. Now it looks as if the Ringworld itself needs a Protector. But who will sit on the Ringworld Throne?

n nNiven's work has been an intriguing and consistent universe, and this book is the keystone of the arch. . .

. His] technique is wonderfully polished, his characters and their situations are nicely drawn . .

. wraps up (maybe) a corner of a very interesting universe.--San Diego Union-Tribune n