Larry Niven: Building Harlequin's Moon
by Anybody reading Larry Niven's new book? Building Harlequin's Moon
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0765312662/ref=wl_it_dp/102-2004225-1143346?%5Fencoding=UTF8&coliid=I1PTMOOUDFSCJ&v=glance&colid=415NZ3KC1LS6
I saw it in Borders yesterday, and the cover illustration caught my eye. I've never read a Niven book (not even Ringworld! :( ), so I don't know what to expect really. It's gotten two great reviews on amazon, which makes me want to buy it.
I love futuristic sci-fi, especially Asimov and Clarke. The story sounds really cool, and right up my alley, so I figured I'd let some of you guys know about it.
"After arriving in an inhospitable solar system, the Earth Born, colonists on an interstellar journey, need to refuel their ship, John Glenn, with antimatter. Since they lack laborers, the Earth Born construct a moon where they can build a particle collider and raise a work force, the Moon Born. Destined to be abandoned, the Moon Born struggle to gain as much knowledge and technology as they can before the Earth Born depart. Some of the technology includes artificial intelligences, whose unrestricted use caused the Earth Born to flee Earth in the first place."
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I read ringworld. It was eh. The ending left much to be desired. It was pretty good for most of the book, though. This one is probably better, because, why not? Be positive, get it, enjoy! If you'd like I'll lend you ringworld.
