The Ringworld Throne

Come back to the Ringworld-the most astonishing feat of engineering ever encountered. A place of untold technological wonders, home to myriad humanoid races, and world of some of the most beloved science fiction stories ever written. The human Louis Wu; the puppeteer known as the Hindmost; Acolyte, son of the Kzin called Chmeee: legendary beings brought together once again in the defense of the Ringworld. Something is going on with the protectors. Incoming spacecraft are being destroyed before they can reach the Ringworld. Vampires are massing. And the Ghouls have their own agenda-if anyone dares approach them to learn. Each race on the Ringworld has always had its own protector. Now it looks as if the Ringworld itself needs a protector. But who will sit on the Ringworld throne?

Prologue: The Map of Mount St. Helens19. The Knobby Man1. A War of ScentsPart One: The Shadow Mist2. Recovery20. Bram's Tale21. Physics Lessons3. The Gathering StormPart Two: "Dancing as Fast as I Can"22. The Net4. The People of the Night23. The Running Lesson5. The Web Dweller24. These Bones6. Snowrunner's Pass25. Default Option7. Wayspirit8. For Not Being Warvia26. The Dockyard27. Lovecraft9. Familiar Faces28. The Passage10. Stair Street29. Collier11. Guard Duty30. King12. Weaning Vampires31. The Ringworld Throne13. Sawur's Law14. Invasion15. Power16. Web of Spies17. The War against the Dark18. Costs and Schedules