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"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... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Harry: Add a description of this character.
- Wes Dawson
- Larry Niven: Hugo awarding winning science fiction author.
- Roger Brooks
- Jerry Pournelle: Award winning science fiction author
- Jeri Wilson
- Jenny
- Gillespie
- Pavel Bondarev
- Greeley
- Melissa
- Jack Clyboume
- Dmitri
- Michael
- Curtis
- Alice
- Rogachev
- Isadore
- Arvid
- George
- David Coffey
- Takpusseh
- Linda
- Nikolai
- Reynolds
- Crichton
- Harpanet
- John Fox
- Halverson
- Kevin
- Tashayamp
- Max Rohrs
- Carrie Woodward
- Carter
- Petrovskiy
- Ken
- Shavyrin
- Lorena
- Marty
- Miranda
Quotes edit
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“God was knocking, and he wanted in bad”
Setting & Locations edit
- Kansas
- Bellingham
- United States
- Washington
- South Africa
- Moscow
- White House
- Los Angeles
- Soviet Union
- Carlotta
- California
- Russia
- Brick
- Colorado Springs
- Moon
- Indian Ocean
- Garden
- Hawaii
- Earth
- Dighton
- Houston
- Soviet Kosmograd
- Thuktun Flishithy
- Kremlin
- New York
- Franklin
- America
- Topeka
- Chief Of Staff
- San Fernando Valley
- Germany
- Message Bearer
First Sentence edit
Within its broad array of nested rings, the planet was a seething storm.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Larry Niven (Author)
- Jerry Pournelle (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1985
ISBN: 0345323475
Page Count: 495
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1985
ISBN: 0345323475
Page Count: 495
Awards edit
- Locus Science Fiction Award (Finalist, 1986)
- Seiun Award (1989: Best Foreign Language Novel)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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