Footfall
 

Footfall

by Larry Niven

"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... (read more)

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G Brett Miller
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Like several others here, I prefer Lucifer's Hammer. But Footfall is definitely worth reading.

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