Bowl of Heaven

by Gregory Benford; Larry Niven

Narrated by James R. Cheatham

This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.

Buy on Kobo Buy on Libro.fm

*This page contains affiliate links, so we may earn a small commission when you make a purchase through links on our site at no additional cost to you.

Book 1 of Bowl of Heaven

Listen to an Audio Excerpt

Pub Date Jun 17 2025 | Archive Date Jul 22 2025

Tantor Audio

General Fiction (Adult) | Sci Fi & Fantasy

Talking about this book? Use #BowlofHeaven #NetGalley. More hashtag tips!

Description

Bowl of Heaven and Shipstar collects two novels from science fiction masters Larry Niven (Ringworld) and Gregory Benford (Timescape) that weave a thrilling interstellar odyssey in the not-too-distant future.

A human expedition to colonize another star system is jeopardized by an encounter with an astonishingly immense artifact in interstellar space: a bowl-shaped structure cupping a star, with a habitable area equivalent to many millions of Earths. And which, tantalizingly, is on a direct path heading toward the same system.

Investigating the Bowl, or Shipstar, the human explorers are separated—one group captured by the gigantic structure's alien inhabitants, the other pursued across its strange and dangerous landscape—while the mystery of the Shipstar's origins and purpose propel the human voyagers toward discoveries that transform their understanding of their place in the universe.

A Note From the Publisher

Amazon Editors' Pick Best Science Fiction & Fantasy

Amazon Editors' Pick Best Science Fiction & Fantasy

Advance Praise

"If you like hard SF with mind-stretching ideas—both physical and psychological—then you definitely want to read this book." —Analog on the New York Times bestseller Bowl of Heaven