The Ringworld EngineersClassic · Science Fiction, Fiction, Space Opera
The Ringworld Engineers
1979 · 498 pages · Fiction
22
Classic
★ 3.88 on Goodreads · 34K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 12 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Hugo Award finalist (1981). 3.88★ from 34K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
22Must-Read Score
- Readers23 out of 100 · counts 40%+11
- Critics25 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+9
- Bestseller16 out of 100 · counts 14%+2
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #125 of the 141 science fiction books we rank
- #499 of the 520 classics we rank
- #1304 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Hugo Award finalist (1981)
Reads as
Epic, Adventurous
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