Ebook {Epub PDF} Footfall by Larry Niven

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Footfall by Larry Niven; Jerry Pournelle and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru Footfall is a science fiction novel written by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. It was nominated for the both the Hugo and Locus Awards in , and was a No. 1 New York Times Bestseller. FOOTFALL by Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle is a classic story of alien invasion. The invading Fithp force the human race into a condition of servile surrender. In secrecy, humanity builds a battleship named MICHAEL, a nuclear powered mountain of steel to rise up into space and do battle with the aliens on their own turf.

Footfall is a science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven and Jerry www.doorway.ru book depicts the arrival of members of an alien species called the Fithp that have traveled to the solar system from Alpha Centauri in a large spacecraft driven by a Bussard ramjet. A giant rock, the "footfall", is launched towards Earth, causing even more damage. The aliens land, determined to conquer or utterly eliminate the human race. Understanding a truly "alien" culture and learning how to fight such an overwhelming power make FOOTFALL stand out as an outstanding and truly original novel. Footfall Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle Men first saw the invader as a series of dots on astronomical plates. It moved in a way that meant it was operating under power, heading from Saturn directly toward Earth.