拉里·尼文：原名劳伦斯·范·科特·尼文，1938年4月30日出生于美国加利福尼亚洛杉矶市，在比福利山中度过了童年时代。

作为一位杰出的科幻作家，迄今为止，尼文已经赢得五次世界科幻大奖——雨果奖，这些获奖小说包括：短篇《中子星》、《善变的月亮》、《黑洞人》、《太阳系的边疆》以及长篇小说《环形世界》，后者同时也为尼文赢得了一座星云奖奖杯。此外，拉里·尼文还曾获得普罗米修斯奖、海因莱因奖和日本的星云赏，并多次获得轨迹奖。

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爱德华·M·勒内：勒内读着威尔斯、凡尔纳、海恩莱恩和黄金时代的科幻精华选长大，同时对历史和科学有着浓厚的兴趣。他的专业是物理学，硕士毕业后成为一个技术工程师，开始用业余时间写科幻小说。之后在NASA的工作让他接触了大量的空间技术，为之后的大量创作提供了丰富的素材。最近几年他转向专业写作，写出了不少长篇小说，包括与尼文合作的《已知世界前传》三部曲。

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李兆欣：网名兔子等着瞧。京城80年代雄性动物，混迹于人类办公楼，终日枯守电脑。阅读惯性加天性使然，专注科幻文学，评论、研究、翻译，以上排名分先后。历数至今，写过几许评论、办过几期杂志、写过几期栏目、组过几本选集、翻过几本小说、做过几次讲堂。人云无寸功，自诩有微力。

Humanity has been faithfully serving the Citizens for years, and Kirsten Quinn-Kovacks is among the best and the brightest of the humans. She gratefully serves the race that rescued her ancestors from a dying starship, gave them a home world, and nurtures them still. If only the Citizens knew where Kirsten's people came from.A chain reaction of supernovae at the galaxy's core unleashes a wave of lethal radiation that will sterilize the galaxy. The Citizens flee, taking their planets, the Fleet of Worlds, with them.Someone must scout ahead, and Kirsten and her crew eagerly volunteer. Under the guiding eye of Nessus, their Citizen mentor, they explore for any possible dangers in the Fleet's path--and uncover long-hidden truths that will shake the foundations of worlds."Fleet of Worlds" marks Larry Niven's first novel-length collaboration within his Known Space universe, the playground he created for his bestselling Ringworld series. Teaming up with fellow SF writer Edward M. Lerner, "Fleet of Worlds" takes a closer look at the Human-Puppeteer (Citizens) relations and the events leading up to Niven's first Ringworld novel.