In the free-fall environment of the Smoke Ring, descendants of the crew of the Discipline no longer remember their Earth roots or the existence of Sharls Davis Kendy, the computer-program despot of the ship—until Kendy initiates contact once more.\n\nFourteen years later, only Jeffer, the Citizens Tree Scientist, knows that Kendy is still watching and waiting. Here's a big object: The Smoke Ring. It is a torus of gas circling an old neutron star, created from the atmosphere of the planet within the Ring. Its radius is about 26, kilometers and it gets light from the star that both it and the neutron star circle. It holds life. Book 1. A World Out of Time. by Larry Niven. · 5, Ratings · Reviews · published · 27 editions. Jaybee Corbell awoke after more than years as . Want to Read. Shelving menu. Shelve A World Out of Time. Want to bltadwin.ru Works: The Smoke Ring, The Integral Trees, A World Out of Time.
Being so close to the high gravity of the neutron star, things in the Smoke Ring orbit the star pretty quickly. Niven gives a minimum period of 2 hours, while I get a typical period of a little less than 2 minutes (using this equation). I don't know what causes the discrepancy, unless it's a mistake on the author's part (this is the mistake I. The Smoke Ring audiobook written by Larry Niven. Narrated by Tom Weiner. Get instant access to all your favorite books. No monthly commitment. Listen online or offline with Android, iOS, web, Chromecast, and Google Assistant. Try Google Play Audiobooks today! Get the best deals for the smoke ring larry niven at bltadwin.ru We have a great online selection at the lowest prices with Fast Free shipping on many items!
In this novel, a central star ("Voy") is too close to its gas-giant planet ("Gold"), and the atmosphere of Gold has been sucked off into a gas torus, a vast ring around the star. The thicker part of the torus is breathable—this is the Smoke Ring where humans can survive. Overview. In the free-fall environment of the Smoke Ring (an immense gaseous envelope and neutron star circling a habitable cluster of plants, trees and animals), descendants of the starship Discipline's crew no longer remember their Earth roots or the existence of Sharls Davis Kendy, the computer AI controlling the ship -- until Kendy initiated contact once more, years after the crew whom the half-mad AI calls "mutineers" were abandoned on this strange world (see The Integral Trees). Here's a big object: The Smoke Ring. It is a torus of gas circling an old neutron star, created from the atmosphere of the planet within the Ring. Its radius is about 26, kilometers and it gets light from the star that both it and the neutron star circle. It holds life.
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