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Footfall

By: Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle
Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
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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.

©1986 Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle (P)2010 Audible, Inc.
Adventure Science Fiction Space Opera Fiction Solar System

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“Nobody does it better than Niven and Pournelle. I loved it!” (Tom Clancy)
"Rousing – the best of the genre.” ( The New York Times Book Review)
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I never tire of reading or listening to footfall this is the 4 th time
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Brilliant ScFi at its best .Nobody write about Aliens like Niven and Pournelle the best .

Footfall

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This novel has dated a bit but still has a great pace and brilliant ideas.

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