George Lucas has always been something of a packrat when it comes to the bigger world of science fiction. Critics have charged him with borrowing from some of science fiction’s best-known stories, ...

Ringworld by Larry Niven was published in 1970 to huge acclaim, winning both Hugo and Nebula awards; it's been in print ever since. It came out when humans had just landed on the moon and it looked ...

It was quite an experience, moving from the technicolour magical realism of Michel Nieva’s wild dystopia, Dengue Boy, to Larry Niven’s slice of classic science fiction, Ringworld, first published in ...

Larry Niven’s Hugo-winning novel from 1971 has a surprising amount in common with network television’s biggest sci-fi hit. But what’s really interesting is how Ringworld differs from Lost. Now, the ...