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Footfall
Jerry Pournelle
(Author)
Larry Niven
(Author)
Description
"NOBODY DOES IT BETTER THAN NIVEN AND POURNELLE.--Tom Clancy
They first appear as a series of dots on astronomical plates, heading from Saturn directly toward Earth. Since the ringed planet carries no life, scientists deduce the mysterious ship to be a visitor from another star.
The world's frantic efforts to signal the aliens go unanswered. The first contact is hostile: the invaders blast a Soviet space station, seize the survivors, and then destroy every dam and installation on Earth with a hail of asteriods.
Now the conquerors are descending on the American heartland, demanding servile surrender--or death for all humans.
"ROUSING . . . THE BEST OF THE GENRE."
--The New York Times Book Review
Product Details
Price
$8.99
Publisher
Del Rey Books
Publish Date
April 12, 1986
Pages
608
Dimensions
4.15 X 6.88 X 1.23 inches | 0.01 pounds
Language
English
Type
Mass Market Paperbound
EAN/UPC
9780345323446
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About the Author
Jerry Pournelle was an American polymath: scientist in the
area of operations research and human factors research, science fiction writer,
essayist, journalist, and one of the first bloggers. In the 1960s and early
1970s, he worked in the aerospace industry, but eventually focused on his
writing career. In an obituary in Gizmodo, he is described as "a tireless
ambassador for the future."
His hard science fiction writing received multiple awards.
In addition to his solo writing, he wrote several novels with collaborators
including Larry Niven. Pournelle served a term as President of the Science
Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.
Pournelle's journalism focused primarily on the computer
industry, astronomy, and space exploration. From the 1970s until the early
1990s, he contributed to the computer magazine Byte, writing from the viewpoint
of an intelligent user, with the oft-cited credo, "We do this stuff so you
won't have to." He created one of the first blogs, entitled "Chaos
Manor", which included commentary about politics, computer technology,
space technology, and science fiction.
He held paleoconservative political views, which were
sometimes expressed in his fiction. He was one of the founders of the Citizens'
Advisory Council on National Space Policy, which developed some of the Reagan
Administration's space initiatives, including the earliest versions of what
would become the Strategic Defense Initiative.
area of operations research and human factors research, science fiction writer,
essayist, journalist, and one of the first bloggers. In the 1960s and early
1970s, he worked in the aerospace industry, but eventually focused on his
writing career. In an obituary in Gizmodo, he is described as "a tireless
ambassador for the future."
His hard science fiction writing received multiple awards.
In addition to his solo writing, he wrote several novels with collaborators
including Larry Niven. Pournelle served a term as President of the Science
Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.
Pournelle's journalism focused primarily on the computer
industry, astronomy, and space exploration. From the 1970s until the early
1990s, he contributed to the computer magazine Byte, writing from the viewpoint
of an intelligent user, with the oft-cited credo, "We do this stuff so you
won't have to." He created one of the first blogs, entitled "Chaos
Manor", which included commentary about politics, computer technology,
space technology, and science fiction.
He held paleoconservative political views, which were
sometimes expressed in his fiction. He was one of the founders of the Citizens'
Advisory Council on National Space Policy, which developed some of the Reagan
Administration's space initiatives, including the earliest versions of what
would become the Strategic Defense Initiative.
Larry Niven is the multiple Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Award-winning author of science fiction short stories and novels, including the Ringworld series, as well as many other science fiction masterpieces. His Footfall, coauthored with Jerry Pournelle, was a New York Times bestseller.
Reviews
"Rousing . . . The best of the genre."--The New York Times Book Review "Nobody does it better than Niven and Pournelle. I loved it!"--Tom Clancy "Fast-paced."--The Philadelphia Inquirer
