He is known to millions as the premier modern author of rigorous, scientifically consistent hard sf, the champion of sf without a net. I still think this is the best alieninvasion story ive ever read. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Other excellent books are footfall and lucifers hammer again with. Order of larry niven and jerry pournelle books science. Since the ringed planet carries no life, scientists ded.
Footfall by larry niven and jerry pournelle webscription ebooks. Larry niven project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. His footfall, coauthored with jerry pournelle, was a new york times bestseller. A gift from earth larry niven chapter 1 the ramrobota gift from earth larry niven version 2002. Larry niven is the multiple hugo and nebula awardwinning author of the ringworld series, as well as many other science fiction masterpieces. As an example of highlevel pageturner biven, footfall still rings my chimes. And i was wondering if there is a suggested order to read their books. Plain chronological or is there any other suggestion. I am a fan of larry niven because of his use of hard science with outlandish characters and situations. Footfall kindle edition by niven, larry, pournelle, jerry.
Larry niven project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Footfall larry niven footfall is a 1985 science fiction novel by american writers larry niven and jerry pournelle. Footfall by larry niven, jerry pournelle, paperback. To start with let me first say that i love larry nivens books. Larry niven is the multiple hugo, locus, and nebula awardwinning author of science fiction short stories and novels, including the ringworld series, as well as many other science fiction masterpieces. The book is interesting in that it seems to show that the writers have a far greater understanding of. We also have a selection of larrys stories hosted with permission on our exclusives page. His collaboration with pournelle to write the mote in gods eye was also brilliant. Niven, a hugo and nebula award winner, is also the author of the ringworld series and many other novels. Larry niven has won the prestigious hugo award five times. First it is an ode to all the old hippies who have seen better days. Footfall by larry niven, 9780345323446, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Some books are in multiple formats ebook, paperback, hardbound. Larry niven has been a fulltime writer since leaving ucla in 1963.
Pournelle, jerry, 1933publication date 1986 topics science fiction, american publisher new york. The book depicts the arrival of members of an alien species called. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. They first appear as a series of dots on astronomical plates, heading from saturn directly toward earth. The new york times book footfall kindle edition by larry niven, jerry pournelle. Tom clancythey first appear as a series of dots on astronomical plates, heading from saturn directly. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Larry niven and jerry pournelle are the bestselling authors of the mote in gods eye, footfall, lucifers hammer, oath of fealty, and inferno. Larry niven is a wellknown american scifi author who has been writing for the last 50 or so years and is best known for his ringworld sciencefiction series which has received several awards, including the hugo, locus, ditmar, and nebula awards. Footfall by larry niven and jerry pournelle epub mobi.
Ballantine books borrow this book to access epub and pdf files. Each book can be read online or downloaded in a variety of file formats like mobi, djvu, epub, plain text, and pdf, but you cant go wrong using the send to kindle feature. He is a fivetime winner of the hugo award, along with a nebula and numerous others. Footfall larry niven jerry pournelle men first saw the invader as a series of dots on astronomical plates. Earth is overrun by aliens that bombard the planet with asteroids and are quickly victorious. I have never read a book strictly by pournelle so i dont know who provide which influences in this story. Larry niven is the author of ringworld, the coauthor of the mote in gods eye and lucifers hammer, the editor of the mankzin war series, and has written or coauthored over 50 books. The first book in the known space series is ringworld, and it received hugo, locus, ditmar, and nebula awards. Niven and pournelle are one of the seamless entertainment teams that makes it look a great deal easier than it is. Larry niven is also known in science fiction fandom for nivens law.
Footfall is a 1985 science fiction novel by american writers larry niven and jerry pournelle. Mote in gods eye by larry niven, 9780671741921, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Larry niven is a prolific american science fiction writer. In addition to being an acclaimed science fiction author, jerry pournelle holds degrees in engineering, psychology and political science. As you may know, people have search hundreds times for their chosen readings like this footfall larry niven, but end up in infectious downloads.
Multitudes of characters, converging plotlines, cold war intrigues, and a good old. Set in a very hard universe, it almost serves as a deconstruction and. Some of larrys books and short stories are available in various ebook formats, including kindle, which can be downloaded from online publishers by clicking the links below. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading footfall.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Larry niven books list of books by author larry niven. Pournelle, jerry, 1933publication date 1985 topics cultural literacy and humanities, reading leveladult. The earth faces a terrible challenge from alien invaders from space in this novel by the authors of mote in gods eye 1975. Reading the larry niven books in order involves, however, picking up his fleet of worlds, heorot. Soon earth, robbed of its ability to retaliate against spacebased weapons, is apparently defeated. With this in mind i bought footfall hoping for more of the same. The hole man by larry niven short story mobileread forums. In the near future, an uncommunicative alien spaceship approaches earththen, without warning, launches a devastating attack. Footfall by larry niven and jerry pournelle epub mobi ebook the book depicts the arrival of members of an alien species called the fithp that have traveled to our solar system from alpha centauri in a large spacecraft. Footfall is a classic science fiction novel by larry niven and jerry pournelle. Over the course of his career niven has added to this first law a list of nivens laws which he describes as how the universe works as far as he can tell.
His best known works are a collection of short stories and books informally referred to as tales of known space. The gripping hand by jerry pournelle and larry niven. Larry niven footfall larry niven thank you for reading footfall larry niven. Larry niven is the multiple hugo, locus, and nebula awardwinning author of science fiction short stories and. It moved in a way that meant it was operating under power, heading from saturn directly toward earth. Another sf technicolor extravaganza along the lines of the mote in gods eye 1974 and lucifers hammer 1977, but more tedious and less thoughtful than either. Footfall by larry niven and jerry pournelle webscription. Larry niven jerry pournelle and steven barnes heorot 1. Niven has also written fantasy novels, including the series. A worldwide bestseller, he is best known for the legendary ringworld series, which the encyclopedia of science fiction called the most energetic future history series ever written. When they bring their talents together the effect is fantastic and, in my opinion, very rereadable. Written by larry niven and jerry pournelle, footfall is an alien invasion novel done right. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed.
Laurence van cott niven known as larry niven is an american science fiction writer. See all books authored by larry niven, including ringworld, and lucifers hammer, and more on. There is no cause so right that one cannot find a fool following it. One of the famed american science fiction writers of our time is larry niven whose real names are laurence van cott niven. That is because larry niven is a quality writer and jerry pournelle was an established scientist. Footfall 1997 read online free book by larry niven in.
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