I'm late to this sci-fi classic: Ringworld by Larry Niven. Niven has, especially through the series of the Ringworld books, become one of the most renowned and respected writers of the genre, often listed as a successor of Golden Age authors like Bradbury, Asimov and Clarke.

Up to now, I have just read book one from the year 1970. There are eight more to cover. But I'm not fully drawn into it - probably not yet. I really liked the worldbuilding a lot, a full ring around a star. The description of the structure and its implications is awesome. I also liked the Pratchet'esque back stories of the alien races Niven used.

But in the end, the storyline couldn't hold up. It took too long to build up and felt rushed at the end. I think it also tinkered too much with the dimensions and distances.

I will surely continue reading, the other publications happened much later - Ringworld Engineers, the second part came out in 1980. So I hope the dynamics will be a bit better and more modern.