Fleet of Worlds

Fleet of Worlds is a science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner, part of Niven's Known Space series. Fleet of Worlds can also refer to the series consisting of this book and its four sequels.

Fleet of Worlds

First edition
Author	Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner
Cover artist	Stephan Martinière
Language	English
Series	Known Space
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Tor Books
Publication date	October 16, 2007
Publication place	United States
Media type	Hardcover
Pages	304
ISBN	0-7653-1825-3
OCLC	123767292
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 22
LC Class	PS3564.I9 F57 2007
Preceded by	"At the Core"
Followed by	Juggler of Worlds

Fleet of Worlds
Known Space location
Created by	Larry Niven
Genre	Science fiction
In-universe information
Type	Planet
Race(s)	Pierson's Puppeteers
Characters	Nessus, Hindmost, Chiron

Novel

The novel, co-written by Niven and Edward M. Lerner, was released in 2007 and nominated for a Prometheus Award. It is set shortly after the events of the short story "At the Core". The novel concerns the liberation of New Terra from the Concordance of the Pierson's Puppeteers. It also introduces a new intelligent species to Known Space, the Gw'oth.

Series

The Fleet of Worlds series consists of five books by the same authors:

• Fleet of Worlds (2007)^[1]
• Juggler of Worlds (2008)^[2]
• Destroyer of Worlds (2009)^[3]
• Betrayer of Worlds (2010)^[4]
• Fate of Worlds: Return from the Ringworld (2012)^[5]

The first four novels are prequels to Ringworld. The last one is a sequel.^[6]

References

1. Niven, Larry; Lerner, Edward (2007). Fleet of Worlds. New York: Tor Books. ISBN 978-0-7653-1825-1.
2. Niven, Larry; Lerner, Edward (2008). Juggler of Worlds. New York: Tor Books. ISBN 978-0-7653-1826-8.
3. Niven, Larry; Lerner, Edward (2009). Destroyer of Worlds. New York: Tor Books. ISBN 978-0-7653-2205-0.
4. Niven, Larry; Lerner, Edward (2010). Betrayer of Worlds. New York: Tor Books. ISBN 978-0-7653-2608-9.
5. Niven, Larry; Lerner, Edward (2012). Fate of Worlds: Return from the Ringworld. New York: Tor Books. ISBN 978-0-7653-3100-7.
6. "Summary Bibliography: Larry Niven". www.isfdb.org.

External links

• The Incompleat Known Space Concordance