I can highly recommend everything I have read by Niven. Many of his works are really well done fairly “hard” Sci-fi, particularly the Ringworld series (the titular object is related to Dyson spheres, and has been called a “Niven ring” in his honor). I just finished Destiny’s Road, and I couldn’t put it down. The Mote In Gods Eye is an amazing collaboration with Pournelle, and a classic to boot. The last is the only one I saw mentioned elsewhere, but if you enjoy any of these, you’ll likely enjoy the rest too.
I can highly recommend everything I have read by Niven. Many of his works are really well done fairly “hard” Sci-fi, particularly the Ringworld series (the titular object is related to Dyson spheres, and has been called a “Niven ring” in his honor). I just finished Destiny’s Road, and I couldn’t put it down. The Mote In Gods Eye is an amazing collaboration with Pournelle, and a classic to boot. The last is the only one I saw mentioned elsewhere, but if you enjoy any of these, you’ll likely enjoy the rest too.
Just finished the Mote. Nice twist on evo-psych
I just recently found out about and obtained the sequels, and I have high hopes for them too.