Footfall (del Rey Book) - Softcover

Niven, Larry; Pournelle, Jerry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345323440 ISBN 13: 9780345323446

Publisher: Del Rey Books, 1996

Synopsis

"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

About this title

From the Back Cover

"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

From the Inside Flap

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 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

Edition details

• Publisher: Del Rey Books
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345323440
• ISBN 13: 9780345323446
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 608