Order of Ringworld Books
Ringworld is a hard science fiction series that is part of the Known Space universe, created by American novelist Larry Niven. The series involve big science, theoretical physics, detective fiction and adventure. The universe includes Ringworld, the Ringworld prequels, the Man-Kzin series and several standalone novels.
The Known Space universe began in 1966 with Larry’s debut novel, World of Ptavvs. Below is a list of Larry Niven’s Known Space and Ringworld books in order of when they were originally published (and in chronological order):
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Publication Order of Ringworld Books
(By: Larry Niven, Edward M. Lerner)
| Ringworld | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Ringworld Engineers | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Ringworld Throne | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ringworld's Children | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fate of Worlds | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Ringworld Prequel / Fleet of the Worlds Books
| Fleet of Worlds | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Juggler of Worlds | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Destroyer of Worlds | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Betrayer of Worlds | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fate of Worlds | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Known Space Books
(By: Larry Niven, Rick Sternbach, Edward M. Lerner)
| World of Ptavvs | (1966) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Gift from Earth | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Neutron Star | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Protector | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tales of Known Space | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Patchwork Girl | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Crashlander | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Flatlander | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Ringworld Graphic Novels
(By: Larry Niven)
| Ringworld: The Graphic Novel, Part One | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ringworld: The Graphic Novel, Part Two | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Note: The Ringworld Prequel series was co-authored with Edward M. Lerner.