The Smoke Ring
Book • 1987
"The Smoke Ring" is a 1987 science fiction novel by Larry Niven and a sequel to "The Integral Trees", continuing the exploration of the Smoke Ring environment, a gas torus orbiting a neutron star.
The story delves further into the adaptations and cultures of the human descendants living within this zero-gravity region.
Niven explores the complexities of their society, the challenges they face, and the unique ecological systems that have evolved.
The Smoke Ring serves as a setting for examining themes of survival, adaptation, and the consequences of technological advancement in an extraordinary environment.
The story delves further into the adaptations and cultures of the human descendants living within this zero-gravity region.
Niven explores the complexities of their society, the challenges they face, and the unique ecological systems that have evolved.
The Smoke Ring serves as a setting for examining themes of survival, adaptation, and the consequences of technological advancement in an extraordinary environment.
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