Re: An Earth-size planet is careening untethered through the galaxy,

"Cybe R. Wizard" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups alt.fan.heinlein,alt.books.arthur-clarke,rec.arts.sf.written
Organization Inner-Dementia-Null Consortium Of Wizardly Dudes
Message-ID <20201103172858.1016cfc6@WizardsTower>
On Sat, 31 Oct 2020 08:43:25 -0500
"Michael F. Stemper" <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 30/10/2020 18.03, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> > On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 15:43:45 -0700
> > a425couple <[email protected]> wrote:
> >   
> >> What Sci-Fi books have involved a planet that is free
> >> and unteathered to any sun / star?  
> 
> > Larry Niven's, "At The Core," (1966) had a whole fleet of alien
> > planets untethered to suns making a run out of the galaxy on
> > purpose because the core was exploding.  
> 
> That turns out not to be the case. In "At the Core", all we know is
> that the Puppeteers were heading out for parts unknown. It's not until
> Chapter 5 of _Ringworld_ that we find out how they're leaving.
> 
I do believe you.

At the same time I have never read any of the Ringworld series (more's
the pity I've heard) but still know of the Fleet Of Worlds and the
out-migration of the Puppeteers.  How is that possible?  Was it
mentioned in other Niven books?  I admit to having read him
only sporadically and preferring his work with Jerry Pournelle.

(and nice use of the phrase suggested to Renner for use with Blaine.
Kudos!)

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Cybe R. Wizard

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