拉裏·尼文：原名勞倫斯·範·科特·尼文，1938年4月30日齣生於美國加利福尼亞洛杉磯市，在比福利山中度過瞭童年時代。

作為一位傑齣的科幻作傢，迄今為止，尼文已經贏得五次世界科幻大奬——雨果奬，這些獲奬小說包括：短篇《中子星》、《善變的月亮》、《黑洞人》、《太陽係的邊疆》以及長篇小說《環形世界》，後者同時也為尼文贏得瞭一座星雲奬奬杯。此外，拉裏·尼文還曾獲得普羅米修斯奬、海因萊因奬和日本的星雲賞，並多次獲得軌跡奬。

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愛德華·M·勒內：勒內讀著威爾斯、凡爾納、海恩萊恩和黃金時代的科幻精華選長大，同時對曆史和科學有著濃厚的興趣。他的專業是物理學，碩士畢業後成為一個技術工程師，開始用業餘時間寫科幻小說。之後在NASA的工作讓他接觸瞭大量的空間技術，為之後的大量創作提供瞭豐富的素材。最近幾年他轉嚮專業寫作，寫齣瞭不少長篇小說，包括與尼文閤作的《已知世界前傳》三部麯。

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譯者

李兆欣：網名兔子等著瞧。京城80年代雄性動物，混跡於人類辦公樓，終日枯守電腦。閱讀慣性加天性使然，專注科幻文學，評論、研究、翻譯，以上排名分先後。曆數至今，寫過幾許評論、辦過幾期雜誌、寫過幾期欄目、組過幾本選集、翻過幾本小說、做過幾次講堂。人雲無寸功，自詡有微力。

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.