Mine doesn't look like either of those, the number on the top is Ballentine/ 33392:

What is that book on the right?

robertmo wrote:

What is that book on the right?

Hmm, I see a book on the left and I see the game boxes slip cover on the right 😉

Correct, that is just the cover for the box on the right.

Edit - found someone selling the same book if you are interested:

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL … 6tn%3Dringworld

jthieme, thanks so much! If I can bother you again, I'm curious if your copy contained any registration card or catalog?

robertmo wrote:

What is that book on the right?

The book on the left is the Larry Niven's Hugo and Nebula award winning Novel "Ringworld" from his 'Known Space" series. It is a fairly famous SF story. It is what the game was based on. It is also what Halo was based on. The novel was far better than the game.

yeah, i read that and builders and know there is nothing more as the throne is said to be poor. But i guess the need for more made me see more 😉
Didn't know halo was based on that.

Anyway The Witcher novel (and stories) are far better than any other book 😉

Hater Depot wrote:

jthieme, thanks so much! If I can bother you again, I'm curious if your copy contained any registration card or catalog?

It appears that it did have a registration card attached to the disk exchange card but I must have sent it in as it's missing and I can see the perforations where it was detached. My box also has 7 3.5" floppies and some foam on the bottom to keep everything from rattling around.

robertmo wrote:

yeah, i read that and builders and know there is nothing more as the throne is said to be poor. But i guess the need for more made me see more 😉

Actually there is more:
Ringworld's Children (2004)
is said to be better than the throne

And 4 months after this thread was started there was a next one released:
Fate of Worlds (2012) 😀