Footfall: A Novel

Larry Niven

ISBN 10: 0345323440 / ISBN 13: 9780345323446

Published by Random House USA Inc, 1986

About this Item

"Nobody does it better than Niven and Pournelle. I loved it!"--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 asteroids. Now the conquerors are descending on the American heartland, demanding servile surrender--or death for all humans. Praise for Footfall "Rousing . . . The best of the genre."--The New York Times Book Review "Fast-paced."--The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Footfall: A Novel
• Publisher: Random House USA Inc
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345323440
• ISBN 13: 9780345323446
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

“Nobody does it better than Niven and Pournelle. I loved it!”—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 asteroids.

Now the conquerors are descending on the American heartland, demanding servile surrender—or death for all humans.

Praise for Footfall

“Rousing . . . The best of the genre.”—The New York Times Book Review

“Fast-paced.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer

From the Back Cover

"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