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Ringworld books in order

Larry Niven

Ringworld is a series of 4 books by Larry Niven: 1,358 pages, about 25 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

4
books
1,358
pages
25 hours
to read them all
50 days
at 30 minutes a day
1 Ringworld 1970 6.2 h 2 The Ringworld Engineers 1979 6.5 h 3 The Ringworld Throne 1996 7.0 h 4 Ringworld's Children 2004 5.2 h

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The books

  1. 1

    Ringworld 1970 6.2 h

    The ' (1970–2004), by science fiction author Larry Niven, is a part of his Known Space set of stories.

  2. 2

    The Ringworld Engineers 1979 6.5 h

    Conversion of hardcopy paperback originally owned bu Boston Public Library.

  3. 3

    The Ringworld Throne 1996 7.0 h

    From back cover Del Rey paperback May 1997: Come back to the Ringworld...

  4. 4

    Ringworld's Children 2004 5.2 h

    "The Ringworld: a landmark engineering achievement, a flat band three million times the surface of the Earth, encircling a distant star.

How much is left

After book 1, Ringworld about 19 hours left
After book 2, The Ringworld Engineers about 12 hours left
After book 3, The Ringworld Throne about 5 hours left

Reading the whole series

About 24 hours 54 minutes

All 4 books, 1,358 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

50 days (about 8 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.