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Footfall
Footfall
Author: 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. And since no life was possible on Saturn or its moons, the ship had to be a visitor from another star. — The aliens are coming! — Mankind's frantic efforts to signal the inv...  more »
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ISBN: 373468
Publication Date: 1985
Pages: 574
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5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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drmicro avatar reviewed Footfall on + 7 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Loved the book. A truly well-wrought work about invasion of the earth by aliens. The title gives a clue to the aliens' ultimate weapon. The cast of characters is generally well-rounded, and the action is not too far beyond belief; but then, what else should a good book of fiction do, but to allow a certain suspension of belief?
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Helpful Score: 2
Also, if you're going to read this novel, don't forget to read Lucifers Hammer as well. Both are excellent books and offer highly conceptual stories with complex character development. You will not want to put it down! I was hooked from page one.

Simply one of Pournelle and Nivens' greatest conglomerative works. I loved it!
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Excellant Scifi. Invasion that is almost believable. Caught up in a war of indescribable violence and descrution are dozens of memorable characters.
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skissman avatar reviewed Footfall on + 2 more book reviews
Read this when it was first published almost 40 years ago. I decided it was time for a re-read. It stands up very, very well. An excellent alien invasion novel.
bulrush avatar reviewed Footfall on + 4 more book reviews
This was a good story with a lot of development of the alien culture, and the illustration that the aliens have their own problems too. The thing that was somewhat annoying was the very difficult to read alien names. They were also somewhat long and sometimes it was real hard to tell the different alien characters apart.
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Great apocalyptic sci-fi!
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We'll generate liftoff from earth with earth based lasers when elephants fly. Just one of many insights obtainable from this book.


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