Larry Niven groups up with fellow technology fiction writer Edward M. Lerner to take a closer go through the events leading up to Niven’s initial Ringworld novel.

Kirsten Quinn-Kovacs is among the very best and brightest of her people. She gratefully acts the gentle race that rescued her ancestors from a dying starship and nurtures them still. Only if the Citizens understood where Kirsten’s people originated from!

A chain result of supernovae in the galaxy’s primary has unleashed a influx of lethal rays which will sterilize the galaxy. The Citizens flee, acquiring with them their planets, the Fleet of Worlds. Someone must scout forward, and Kirsten and her crew eagerly volunteer. Under the guiding eye of Nessus, their Resident mentor, they attempt to look for any possible hazards in the Fleet’s path-and uncover long-hidden truths that may shake the foundations of worlds.