The State Books in Order
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The State books in publication order
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A World Out of Time
by Larry Niven
1976
After centuries in frozen storage, Jerome Corbell awakens in another man's body under an authoritarian government. Assigned an interstellar mission, he takes control of his ship and embarks on a journey that carries him far beyond familiar time.
The Integral Trees
by Larry Niven
1983
Descendants of a lost spaceship crew live on enormous trees floating in a breathable gas ring around a neutron star. A struggling community faces environmental dangers while the ship's computer watches for an opportunity to regain contact.
The Smoke Ring
by Larry Niven
1987
Humans living on a floating tree encounter another society within the gas ring surrounding a neutron star. Meanwhile, the computer aboard their ancestral spaceship seeks renewed contact, bringing questions about their origins and independence into focus.
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