Betrayer of Worlds
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A prelude to the seminal science fiction classic, Ringworld
Since fleeing the supernova chain reaction at the galactic core, the cowardly Puppeteers of the Fleet of Worlds haveтАФjust barelyтАФsurvived one crisis after another: the rebellion of their human slaves, the relentless questing of the species of Known Space, the spectacular rise of the starfish-like GwтАЩoth, and the onslaught of the genocidal Pak.
Now fresh disaster looms, as though past crises have returned and converged. Who can possibly save the Fleet this time?
Louis Wu? Trapped in the Wunderland civil war, all he wants is to go homeтАФbut the only possible escape will plunge him into unknowable danger.
OlтАЩtтАЩro? The GwтАЩoth ensemble mind fled across the stars to establish a colony world free from tyranny. But some problems cannot be left behind, and other problemsтАФlike the Fleet of Worlds itselfтАФare racing straight at them.
Achilles? Despite past disgrace, the charismatic Puppeteer politician knows he is destined for greatness. He will do anything to seize powerтАФand take his revenge on everyone who ever stood in his way.
Nessus? The insane Puppeteer scout is out of ideasтАФand resourcesтАФwith only desperation left to guide him.
Their hopes and fears, dreams and ambitions are about to collide. And the winner takes тАж worlds.
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Larry Niven is the multiple Hugo, Locus, and Nebula AwardтАУwinning author of science fiction short stories and novels, including the Ringworld series, as well as many other science fiction masterpieces. His Footfall, coauthored with Jerry Pournelle, was a New York Times bestseller.
Edward M. Lerner worked in high tech and aerospace for thirty years, as everything from engineer to senior vice president, for much of that time writing science fiction as his hobby. Since 2004 he has written full-time. His novels range from near-future technothrillers, like Small Miracles and Energized, to futuristic mysteries, like The Company Man, to such traditional SF-adventure fare as Dark Secret and his InterstellarNet series. Collaborating with Larry Niven, he also wrote the space-opera epic Fleet of Worlds series of Ringworld companion novels. His 2015 novel, InterstellarNet: Enigma, won the inaugural Canopus Award тАЬhonoring excellence in interstellar writing.тАЭ His fiction has also been nominated for Locus, Prometheus, and Hugo awards. In shorter forms, his writing has appeared in anthologies, collections, and many science fiction magazines and websites. He also writes about science and technology, most notably including Trope ing the Light Fantastic: The Science behind the Fiction.
Tom Weiner, a dialogue director and voice artist best known for his roles in video games and television shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Transformers, is the winner of eight Earphones Awards and Audie Award finalist. He is a former member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
