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Two hundred years before the discovery of Ringworld…
For too long, the Puppeteers have controlled the fate of worlds. Now Sigmund is pulling the strings.
Covert agent Sigmund Ausfaller is Earth's secret weapon, humanity's best defense against all conspiracies, both real and imaginary, and all foes, both human and alien.Who better than a brilliant paranoid to expose the devious plots of others?
But Sigmund may finally have met his match in Nessus, representative of the secretive Puppeteers, the elder race who wield vastly superior technologies.Even after the Puppeteers abruptly vanish from Known Space, Nessus schemes in the shadows with Earth's traitors and adversaries.
As a paranoid, Sigmund has always known things would end horribly for him; only the when, where, how, why, and by whom of it all eluded him.But even Sigmund never imagined that his destiny would be entwined with the fates of worlds.
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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 (4 out of 5 stars)
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“[Niven and Lerner] clearly enjoy revisiting aliens familiar from Niven’s menagerie while spinning an elaborate tale of interplanetary intrigue. Their many fans will, too.”
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“Niven and Lerner…adroitly expand upon familiar ground…and, at the same time, pour it into an entirely new bottle.”
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“An excellent audio book…Weiner really shines in his reading. New listeners and Niven fans alike will enjoy this audio immensely.
— Soundcommentary.com
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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 -
" 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 -
" 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 -
" Started out well enough, just sort of went nowhere.... ah well. "
— Christopher, 1/12/2014 -
" 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 -
" Entertaining, but not as good as the other books in this series. "
— Leslie, 11/23/2013 -
" Hey It's Larry Niven and Known Space...nough said. Read the darned thing and smile. "
— Ashley, 10/25/2013 -
" 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 -
" I can't help but love Niven and his known univers books. "
— Stormdragon9, 7/28/2013 -
" 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 -
" Interesting story line, poorly written. "
— Joshua, 4/12/2013 -
" Mostly boring, but a strong ending. At least we got to learn a bit more about the Outsiders! "
— Gendou, 2/2/2013 -
" Larry Niven's Known Space books are like visiting old friends "
— Scott, 1/10/2013 -
" The excellent second book from the second trilogy - from before Ringword. "
— Art, 9/22/2012 -
" Not Niven's best. Good ideas, but boring execution. "
— Brian, 8/13/2010 -
" 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 -
" Interesting fleshing out of Puppeteer motives and cultural biases. "
— Owen, 12/2/2009
About the Authors
Larry Niven is the multiple Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Award–winning author of science fiction short stories and novels, including the Ringworld series, as well as many other science fiction masterpieces. His Footfall, coauthored with Jerry Pournelle, was a New York Times bestseller.
Edward M. Lerner worked in high tech and aerospace for thirty years, as everything from engineer to senior vice president, for much of that time writing science fiction as his hobby. Since 2004 he has written full-time. His novels range from near-future technothrillers, like Small Miracles and Energized, to futuristic mysteries, like The Company Man, to such traditional SF-adventure fare as Dark Secret and his InterstellarNet series. Collaborating with Larry Niven, he also wrote the space-opera epic Fleet of Worlds series of Ringworld companion novels. His 2015 novel, InterstellarNet: Enigma, won the inaugural Canopus Award “honoring excellence in interstellar writing.” His fiction has also been nominated for Locus, Prometheus, and Hugo awards. In shorter forms, his writing has appeared in anthologies, collections, and many science fiction magazines and websites. He also writes about science and technology, most notably including Trope ing the Light Fantastic: The Science behind the Fiction.
About Tom Weiner
Tom Weiner, a dialogue director and voice artist best known for his roles in video games and television shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Transformers, is the winner of eight Earphones Awards and is an Audie Award finalist. He is a former member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.