The Ringworld Engineers

1979 novel by Larry Niven
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The Ringworld Engineers

Summary

The Ringworld Engineers is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ringworld Engineers authored Larry Niven[3].
  • The Ringworld Engineers's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Ringworld Engineers's genre is science fiction[5].
  • The Ringworld Engineers followed Ringworld[6].
  • The Ringworld Engineers was followed by The Ringworld Throne[7].
  • The Ringworld Engineers's part of the series is recorded as Ringworld series[8].
  • The Ringworld Engineers's language of work or name is recorded as American English[9].
  • The Ringworld Engineers's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Ringworld Engineers's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • The Ringworld Engineers was released on December 1979[12].
  • The Ringworld Engineers's characters is recorded as Louis Wu[13].
  • The Ringworld Engineers's characters is recorded as Teela Brown[14].
  • The Ringworld Engineers's characters is recorded as Speaker-to-Animals[15].
  • The Ringworld Engineers's has edition or translation is recorded as The Ringworld Engineers[16].
  • The Ringworld Engineers's has edition or translation is recorded as Les ingénieurs de l'Anneau-Monde[17].
  • The Ringworld Engineers's has edition or translation is recorded as The Ringworld Engineers[18].
  • The Ringworld Engineers's has edition or translation is recorded as Q122082197[19].
  • The Ringworld Engineers's narrative location is recorded as Ringworld[20].
  • The Ringworld Engineers's nominated for is recorded as Hugo Award for Best Novel[21].
  • The Ringworld Engineers's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[22].
  • The Ringworld Engineers's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as Known Space[23].
  • The Ringworld Engineers's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Ringworld Engineers'}[24].
  • The Ringworld Engineers's form of creative work is recorded as novel[25].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Ringworld Engineers authored Larry Niven[3].

Publication

The Ringworld Engineers was released on December 1979[12]. Languages include American English[9] and English[10]. Its genre is science fiction[5]. Its part of the series is recorded as Ringworld series[8].

Subject and Themes

The Ringworld Engineers's part of the series is recorded as Ringworld series[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Ringworld Engineers followed Ringworld[6]. It was followed by The Ringworld Throne[7].

Why It Matters

The Ringworld Engineers ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by The Ringworld Throne
    Language of work or name American English, English
    Nominated for Hugo Award for Best Novel, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
    Takes place in fictional universe Known Space
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P7937]]: [[Q8261]], add [[:Q2629164|ISFDB]] reference"
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