Ringworld

Extract: I had trouble starting this book. I had heard so many rave reviews of the book dating back to friends from the 70's. I was a little afraid of the hardness of the science fiction. The fact that a sequel was called Ringworld Engineers brought up my less than admirable feelings towards the engineering students I rubbed elbows with at the University of Colorado (the Math department and classes were located in the Engineering Center)…But by the middle of the book, I was hooked…