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Ringworld

Like The Jupiter Theft I found it difficult to visualise some of the descriptions. Having said that I can see why it's a classic. The Ringworld itself is almost stunning. I immediately ordered the sequel, which apparently "fixes" some unrealistic physical descriptions of the ring which passed me by.