If you loved following Louis Wu and his companions on their perilous mission to save Ringworld, you'll be swept up by Tau Zero, which puts the crew of the starship Leonora Christine on a desperate, all-or-nothing journey across the cosmos. The relentless drive to reach their goal—and survive against astronomical odds—delivers the same tension and excitement.

Enjoyed watching Louis, Speaker-to-Animals, and the others navigate the alien mysteries of Ringworld? In The Mote in God's Eye, you'll meet an equally compelling ensemble of naval officers, scientists, and diplomats as they confront the enigmatic Moties and grapple with first contact, each bringing their own perspectives and expertise to the mission.

If the deep, plausible engineering challenges and speculative technology of Ringworld fascinated you, Red Mars will captivate you with its meticulous depiction of terraforming, habitat construction, and the social science behind colonizing Mars. Robinson’s attention to scientific and technical detail rivals Niven’s worldbuilding.

If you were enthralled by the intricate societies and vast history woven into Ringworld, A Deepness in the Sky will immerse you in a galaxy teeming with technological marvels, alien civilizations, and epic conflicts. Vinge’s Qeng Ho traders and the mysterious Spiders make for a universe as complex and vivid as Niven’s.

Drawn to the grand, universe-shaping stakes of Ringworld? Foundation delivers an epic saga of civilization's collapse and rebirth across the stars, following psychohistorian Hari Seldon and a cast of visionaries as they battle to preserve knowledge and guide humanity’s fate on a scale as sweeping as Niven’s.