Subj : Good Older Fantasy & Sci-
To   : Ogg
From : Boraxman
Date : Sun May 11 2025 22:34:00

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 Og> Hello Boraxman!

 Og> ** On Friday 09.05.25 - 23:23, Boraxman wrote to Ogg:

 Og>> Ringworld, by Niven.

 B> *snip*

 B> Did you read any or the Ringworld sequels?  I read the next
 B> one in the series, Ringworld Engineers.  After that, not
 B> sure if its worthwhile to continue on.

 Og> I seem to remember starting #2 (Ringworld Engineers) ..but I
 Og> never finished it for some reason.

 Og> And.. I didn't even realized that #3 (Ringworld Throne) even
 Og> existed until now.


 B> A great book, by Niven and Pournelle is "The Mote in God's
 B> Eye".  This was quite thought provoking and raised
 B> questions about how our behaviour, our instincts doom us,
 B> make us resigned to a paricular fate.

 Og> That's another I remember starting.  But I don't recall
 Og> finishing it.

It starts off slow and uneventful, but really picks up about a third
of the way through, as if the authors change...
 
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