Being one of the sci-fi classics with “SF Masterworks” status, this has been in my too-read pile for ages, and now i’ve finally got around to reading it.
It’s a little bizarre, giant cat people and three legged, two headed aliens as well. It all seems like Larry felt that to make it more sci-fi-ish he had to make the strangest aliens he could imagine: very Seventies kitch stylee. And the ending is woeful. We go through all this adventure with our group of four with so much detail and depth and when we get to the ending and the leaving of the Ringworld we are left with nothing but vagueness.
But . . .
. . . other than the weird Seventies kitsch aliens and the woeful ending, it’s very good. One can’t help but be blown away by the concept of the Ringworld and it’s size and complexity: is this what the future may hold for us?
One thing’s for certain, i’m diving straight into The Ringworld Engineers, which is the much needed sequel to this book.
