Footfall Paperback by Larry Niven; Jerry Pournelle

Product Details

• Publisher: Del Rey (1986-04-12)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 608 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780345323446
• Item Weight: 328.86 grams
• Dimensions: 17.22 x 10.67 x 3.3 cm

“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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