Well I finished the series. It was good but did drag on a bit. To some extent I get worn out with series. ( )

This one was likely the very best of the Fleet books, and easily my personal favorite, despite a few back-and-forward time sequences that did little to edify, only break the stream. As it was, though, I really enjoyed having a very nice wrap up for every character, especially those from the ring world saga and how they all fit together in the very end. Also, the build up and final battle of the Fleet was pretty special. I think I'll remember that pretty fondly. lol I'm thinking of Bear's Moving Mars. And yet it all worked pretty damn well.
I did have my doubts, and there were still some hairy parts, but all told, the entire sequence was a pretty damn good tale.
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Not quite the tour-de-force you might expect when wrapping up eight previous novels in their two respective series, but still well worth reading. ( )

Finally, closure to the Ringworld saga? Or so it seems. Just a few hours since I finished this book and am already feeling withdrawal symptoms. What a guilty pleasure this series has been! 40 years of slipping out of mundane reality and entering hyper-space. But all good things must come to an end. Including the most devious aliens of all. Nuff said!
If you're a fan, this book has all the endearing elements. If you're not a fan, well, this is probably not the right book to start. ( )

One more end to the Ringworld saga. In short: the Puppeteer kidnapped humans discover the location of the Earth; political squabbling between the Puppeteers; war between the Puppeteers and other species; finally, the Puppeteers zoom away in hyperspace using advanced technology.

Overall, it was ok, but not thrilling. The last two novels in this series seem less well designed than the first three. ( )