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For questions about "Known Space". It is the name given to the fictional universe and setting where many of Larry Niven's most popular novels take place, including his classic Ringworld.
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How do stasis fields work in Larry Niven's Known Space?
The stasis field effectively slows the time rate inside the field -- in the first story where it appears, World of Ptavvs, by a large margin, and later (or in more advanced versions created in the dee …
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What exactly makes a General Products hull nearly indestructible?
As I recall from discussion of General Products hulls in various stories and books (Neutron Star and various short stories, then the Ringworld series), the in-universe explanation given by Nessus the …
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