| Footfall Contributor(s): Niven, Larry (Author), Pournelle, Jerry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0345323440 ISBN-13: 9780345323446 Publisher: Del Rey Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: April 1986 Annotation: "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 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Action & Adventure - Fiction | Science Fiction - Space Opera |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00000000 |
| Series: del Rey Book |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 4.15" W x 6.88" (0.63 lbs) 608 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "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 |