Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Syfy previously developed the books as a four-hour miniseries with William S. Todman Jr. and Edward Milstein as exec producers. A ...

Larry Niven’s Hugo-winning novel from 1971 has a surprising amount in common with network television’s biggest sci-fi hit. But what’s really interesting is how Ringworld differs from Lost. Now, the ...

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Somebody told me about Dyson spheres in the mid-1970s. Maybe it was Poul Anderson. Freeman Dyson’s revolutionary construction had habitats and widgetry of any description surrounding a star. Point was ...

Ok, so I recently picked up Ringworld ro read for the first time. I have no idea how I missed it, I love Larry Niven's work, but somehow never read anything before The Mote in God's Eye and The Legacy ...

(Lev Grossman writes about books here on Wednesdays. Subscribe to his RSS feed.) You know how it is with your literary heroes — you never want to stop crapping on about how great they are. (“Crapping ...

Adaptations have been around for as long as entertainment itself. When inspiration runs dry, books inevitably become a rich hunting ground for filmmakers, playwrights, and more recently, game ...

Dennis Antinori’s guide to Larry Niven’s Ringworld teems with information about its specs, but that’s not all. There’s also the equivalent of Google maps for Ringworld — it even lets you zoom in on ...

The question of just how inspired Bungie was by Larry Niven's Ringworld series has been quietly boiling in the background and bubbles up every time a new Halo comes around. Of course, burden for this ...

With sequels, the question that usually comes to mind is “why?” Further cash-in of a profitable series? A showcase of a game studio’s new technology? Or a genuine effort to continue and improve on the ...

DANGER, WILL ROBINSON! SPOILERS EVERYWHERE! OK, now that that's out of the way, can someone please explain what was going on at the end of Ringworld? I just finished it, and I'm not getting it. OK, so ...