The Smoke Ring

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:none
gptkbp:author gptkb:Larry_Niven
gptkbp:awards gptkb:none
gptkbp:character_development Alderson's growth
Rim's challenges
gptkbp:conflict human vs. environment
human vs. alien species
gptkbp:critical_reception generally positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced science fiction literature
inspired discussions on space exploration
contributed to the genre's popularity
gptkbp:follows gptkb:The_Integral_Trees
the inhabitants of the Smoke Ring
the journey of Alderson
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Author
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Smoke Ring
gptkbp:illustrator gptkb:none
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Isaac_Asimov
gptkb:Arthur_C._Clarke
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Larry_Niven's_Known_Space_universe
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Known_Space
gptkbp:isbn 978-0345376614
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character Rim
Alderson
a group of humans
a human named ' The Smoke Ring'
gptkbp:motif gptkb:Cloud_Computing_Service
gptkb:technology
gravity
rings
gptkbp:narrative_style third-person
gptkbp:page_count gptkb:368
gptkbp:plot survival strategies
discovery of the Smoke Ring
exploration of the gas giant
interaction with alien species
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:none
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:1976
gptkb:1987
gptkb:1990
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Bantam_Books
gptkbp:reader_demographic young adults
adults
gptkbp:series gptkb:The_Smoke_Ring_series
gptkbp:setting a gas giant planet
a gas torus
gptkbp:successor gptkb:none
gptkbp:symbolism survival as a theme
the Smoke Ring as a habitat
the gas giant as a challenge
gptkbp:theme gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:survival
societal structure
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ringworld
gptkb:Larry_Niven
gptkb:Known_Space
gptkb:The_Known_Space_series
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4