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Hace 4 días · In the dedication section in the beginning of Larry Niven's "The Ringworld Engineers", Niven writes: Freeman Dyson (Freeman Dyson!) has no trouble believing in the Ringworld (!), but can't see why the engineers wouldn't have built a lot of little ones instead.
Hace 4 días · Welcome, everyone, to BayCon 2024! We are thrilled to have you join us for a weekend of Pure Imagination, where the realms of science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction come alive.This year, we are especially excited to celebrate the theme inspired by Willy Wonka's boundless creativity and innovation.
Hace 2 días · If you want to see why “super-luck” and human reproduction are disturbing bedfellows, go read up on Teela Brown from Larry Niven’s Ringworld novels. The implications of her origin, possible psionic luck powers, and ultimate fate have been discussed at length by fans over the years, and for good reason.
Hace 2 días · By Jerry Pournelle & Larry Niven. Del Rey. 1977. This particular reflection is hard to write. Lucifer’s Hammer was and is one of my favorite books. An apocalypse story steeped in science but focused on human interactions. A story of many strong characters but also a story tied to the late 70’s.
Hace 2 días · Harlan Ellison has received the most Hugos for Best Short Story at four, Arthur C. Clarke, Larry Niven, Mike Resnick, Michael Swanwick, and Connie Willis have each won three times, and Poul Anderson, Joe Haldeman, and Ken Liu have won twice, the only other authors to win more than once.
Hace 4 días · The developers acknowledged that the Halo series' use of ring-shaped megastructures followed on from concepts featured in Larry Niven's Ringworld and Iain M. Banks' Culture series (of which Consider Phlebas and Excession were said to be particularly influential).
Hace 4 días · Oh, you thought we meant the Fourth of July? Gotcha! We weren’t inspired by the holiday, we were inspired by the movie. Given the state of things, this seemed somehow more appropriate.
