Series
Fleet of Worlds
Edward M. Lerner & Larry Niven · 5 novels · 2007–2012
Fleet of Worlds opens a run of Known Space prequels co-written by Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner, centered on the liberation of the human colony New Terra from the control of the Pierson's Puppeteers — the famously cowardly aliens who steer their fleet of five worlds away from any hint of danger. The series introduces a new Known Space species, the Gw'oth, across its run and eventually catches up to and continues past the original Ringworld novel in its fifth book, Fate of Worlds.
Summary by Loreful, from public sources
Reading order
The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
- Omnibus editions(1 edition)
Map
Fleet of Worlds at the centre, its books fanned around what holds them. Pick anything for its details, and zoom out for similar series in orbit — the reading order above lists the same books as text.
Stats
By decade
- 2000s3
- 2010s2
Shape
Mood
Bright and intense: 60% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 44%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book5 of 5 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- Juggler of Worldsdarkest
- Fate of Worlds: Return from the Ringworldbrightest
- Fleet of Worldscalmest
- Betrayer of Worldsmost intense