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" Juggler of Worlds was extremely disapointing after reading the excellent first book in the series. Juggler was worlds was essentially retelling all the Known Space stories from another point of view. It also left out most of the good stuff from the stories it was re-telling. Once we were caught up to the current timeline in the previous book and we took up with the fleet of worlds again - the story was weird (in a bad way) and very badly forced. Like I said above Juggler of Worlds was a big disapointment from a writer I normally love. "
- Ronald, 2/16/2014
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" Juggler of Worlds follows Sigmund Ausfeller and the Puppeteer Nessus through pre-existing Known Space continuity. The narrative is slow, meandering, and patchwork. Hopefully, it's a set up for more original material in the Fleet of Worlds (sub-) series because there's little new or of interest here. The book is a sequel to Fleet of Worlds, which is required reading for understanding of this book. Juggler of Worlds also requires familiarity with a number of short stories by Larry Niven, often annoyingly so. I've read those stories, and didn't need them rehashed. "
- Chuck, 2/1/2014
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" I wanted more from a novel that tries to tie together big chunks of Niven's Known Space stories. I suspect if you don't have a love for those stories, you won't like this book much. You'd certainly find it hard to understand all that's going on. "
- Ray, 1/27/2014
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" Started out well enough, just sort of went nowhere.... ah well. "
- Christopher, 1/12/2014
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" I had a hard time getting in to this one; felt it was disjointed. Not really a sequel to Fleet of Worlds, yet still a sequel. This story started before the last one and finished after. Gaps of years between chapters, weakly drawn characters. Not one of Niven's best. "
- David, 12/11/2013
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" Entertaining, but not as good as the other books in this series. "
- Leslie, 11/23/2013
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" Hey It's Larry Niven and Known Space...nough said. Read the darned thing and smile. "
- Ashley, 10/25/2013
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" More from the Niven's Known Space universe. A worthy addition, though not top-notch, relative to say, Protector or Gil the Arm. Still, I enjoyed this very much, along with the other-side-of-the-mirror book: Fleet of Worlds. "
- Brian, 9/7/2013
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" I can't help but love Niven and his known univers books. "
- Stormdragon9, 7/28/2013
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" A decent science fiction novel, with a number of novel concepts and ideas (such as paranoia as a pre-requisite for law enforcement/investigation) along with a complex plot. A worthwhile read for sci-fi fans. "
- TheIron, 5/21/2013
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" Interesting story line, poorly written. "
- Joshua, 4/12/2013
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" Mostly boring, but a strong ending. At least we got to learn a bit more about the Outsiders! "
- Gendou, 2/2/2013
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" Larry Niven's Known Space books are like visiting old friends "
- Scott, 1/10/2013
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" The excellent second book from the second trilogy - from before Ringword. "
- Art, 9/22/2012
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" An engaging foray into Larry Niven's "Known Space" setting. It gives fans a treat by tying together many of his early short stories; Beowulf Shaeffer, of "Neutron Star," written in 1966, is a main character. Never the less, this should stand on its own for sci-fi, political thriller or mystery fans. "
- Jeff, 10/27/2010
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" Not Niven's best. Good ideas, but boring execution. "
- Brian, 8/13/2010
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" Lots of twists and turns, very interesting i enjoyed it very much and found myself re-reading chapters again and again! "
- Donald, 5/10/2010
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" Interesting fleshing out of Puppeteer motives and cultural biases. "
- Owen, 12/2/2009
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