The Smoke Ring

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Author(s):

Larry Niven

First Pub:

1987

Genre(s):

Science Fiction

First Read:

Unknown

Times Read:

Never (or unknown...)

Rating:

Chapters:

See 28

Prologue - Discipline

Section One - Citizens Tree

1 - The Pond

2 - Discipline

3 - Refugees

4 - The In Tuft

5 - The Silver Suit

6 - The Appearance of Mutiny

Section Two - The Loggers

7 - The Honey Hornets

8 - The Honey Track

9 - The Rocket

10 - Secrets

11 - Happyfeet

Section Three - Civilization

12 - Customs

13 - The Termite Nest

14 - Docking

15 - Half Hand's

16 - High Finance

17 - Serjent House

18 - Headquarters

Section Four - The Dark and the Light

19 - The Dark

20 - The Library

21 - The Silver Suit

22 - Loop

23 - Beginnings

Internal ID:

278

Series:

The Integral Trees

Integral Trees*

#2 of 2

Integral Trees*

A science fiction dualogy by Larry Niven that takes place in the State / Leshy Circuit series of books. The series is also known by some as Smoke Ring.

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1) The Integral Trees
2) The Smoke Ring

The State Series

#3 of 3

The State Series

A series of science fiction books by Larry Niven. These do not appear to take place in Known Space. Sometimes referred to as the Leshy Circuit.

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1) A World Out of Time
2) The Integral Trees
3) The Smoke Ring

Copyright:

Dedication:

It is reassuring to know that the human
race is still capable of producing big,
roomy minds. This book is dedicated to
Dan Alderson.

First Sentence:

The Planet below him was hidden to Sharl's senses save for the Neutrino Screen, the Neudar.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

Kendy waited.

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Characters

Sharls Davis Kendy - (Crew of the Discipline)
Sharon Levoy - (Crew of the Discipline)
Sam Goldblatt - (Crew of the Discipline)
Claire Dalton - (Crew of the Discipline)
Dennis Quinn - (Crew of the Discipline)
Capability Jasper Gray - (Crew of the Discipline)
Carol Burnes - (Crew of the Discipline)
Michelle Michaels - (Crew of the Discipline)
Gavving - (Citizens Tree)
Minya - (Citizens Tree)
Clave - (Citizens Tree)
Jayan - (Citizens Tree)
Jinny - (Citizens Tree)
Debby - (Citizens Tree)
Anthon - (Citizens Tree)
Jeffer the Scientist - (Citizens Tree)
Lawri the Scientist - (Citizens Tree)
Mark - (Citizens Tree)
Rather - (Citizens Tree)
Jill - (Citizens Tree)
Harry - (Citizens Tree)
Qwen - (Citizens Tree)
Gorey - (Citizens Tree)
Arth - (Citizens Tree)
Ryllin - (The Refugees)
Booce - (The Refugees)
Mishael - (The Refugees)
Karilly - (The Refugees)
Wend - (The Refugees)
Carlot - (The Refugees)
Hilar Belmy - (Admiralty)
Jonveev Belmy - (Admiralty)
Raff Belmy - (Admiralty)
Radyo Mattson - (Admiralty)
Dave Kon - (Admiralty)
Mand Curts - (Admiralty)
Raym Wilby - (Admiralty)
Zakry Bowles - (Admiralty)
Adjeness Swart - (Admiralty)
Captain-Guardian Wayne Mickl - (Admiralty)
John Lockheed - (Admiralty)
Nurse Lockheed - (Admiralty)
Sectry Murphy - (Admiralty)
Grag Maglicco - (Admiralty)
Half Hand - (Admiralty)
Doheen - (Admiralty)
Jonthan - (Admiralty)

Added: 29-Dec-2002

Last Updated: 29-Mar-2023

01-Apr-1988

Del Rey

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Apr-1988

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$4.50

Pages*:

316

Cover Link(s):

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Internal ID:

13133

Publisher:

Del Rey

ISBN:

0-345-30257-5

ISBN-13:

978-0-345-30257-1

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Shelly Shapiro - Diagrams
Michael Whelan - Cover Artist

AFTER THE FALL

In the free-fall environment of the Smoke Ring, the descendants of the crew of the Discipline no longer remembered their Earth roots - or the existence of Sharls Davis Kendy, the computer-program despot of the ship. Until Kendy initiated contact once more.

Fourteen years later, only Jeffer, the Citizens Tree Scientist, knew that Kendy was still watching - and waiting. Then the Citizens Tree people rescued a family of loggers and learned for the first time of the Admiralty, a large society living in free fall amid the floating debris called the Clump. And it was likely that the Admiralty had maintained, intact, Discipline's original computer library.

Exploration was a temptation neither Jeffer nor Kendy could resist, and neither Citizens Tree nor Sharls Davis Kendy would ever be the same again...

FIRST TIME IN PAPERBACK

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First Hardcover Edition: May 1987
First Mass Market Edition: April 1988

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01-Apr-1988
Del Rey
Mass Market Paperback

Author(s)

Larry Niven
Birth: 30 Apr 1938 Los Angeles, California, USA

Notes:

Larry Niven is the pen name of Laurence van Cott Niven. He was born in 1938 in California. He received a Bachelor's of Science in mathematics from Washburn University in Kansas. His first publication was "The Coldest Place" for If in 1964. He has since written many books including those in his Tales of Known Space series which also began in "The Coldest Place".

From Beowulf's Children:

Born April 30, 1938 in Los Angeles, California. Attended California Institute of Technology; flunked out after discovering a book store jammed with used science fiction magazines. Graduated Washburn University, Kansas, June 1962: BA in Mathematics with a Minor in Psychology, and later received an honorary doctorate in Letters from Washburn. Interests: Science fiction conventions, role playing games, AAAS meetings and other gatherings of people at the cutting edges of science. Comics. Filk singing. Yoga and other approaches to longevity. Moving mankind into space by any means, but particularly by making space endeavors attractive to commercial interests. Several times we’ve hosted The Citizens Advisory Council for a National Space Policy. I grew up with dogs. I live with a cat, and borrow dogs to hike with. I have passing acquaintance with raccoons and ferrets. Associating with nonhumans has certainly gained me insight into alien intelligences.

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