Lucifers hammer is a postapocalyptic science fiction novel by larry niven and jerry pournelle, first published in 1977. A comic book adaptation was published by innovation comics in 1993. Hjl earned college degrees in engineering, metallurgy, and education and has worked as technical editor for five international technical journals and. Niven and lerner continue with the rozencrantz and guildenstern approach begun in fleet of worlds. Larry niven is the new york times bestselling author of such classic science fiction novels as ringworld and destinys road. Click to read more about lucifers hammer by larry niven. Buy lucifer s hammer by larry niven, jerry pournelle online at alibris. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Protector known space series by larry niven, paperback. The longawaited conclusion of the heorot series from genre legends larry niven, jerry pournelle, and steven barnes avalon was thriving. The chances that lucifer s hammer would strike the earth headon were one in a million. Lucifer s hammer is a science fiction postapocalypsesurvival novel by american writers larry niven and jerry pournelle that was first published in 1977. His bestknown works are ringworld 1970, which received hugo, locus, ditmar, and nebula awards, and, with jerry pournelle, the mote in gods eye 1974 and lucifers hammer 1977.
This is a yahoo group for discussing the works of larry niven not as high trafficked as the main list you might like to consider this if you cant keep up with the other one. Jack cohen who has agreed to help us construct a new ecological creature to be part of a short novel involving some of the characters from beowulf s children. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lucifers hammer. The rest of which is about the aftermath, the collapse of society and the. The chances that lucifers hammer would strike the earth headon were one in a million. Lucifers hammer is a fullon 1970s disaster film, full of polyester flared slacks and unfortunate hair. Download lucifers hammer ebook in epub, mobi and pdf. Monumental devastation will sweep across the globe if the newlydiscovered hamnerbrown comet collides with the one major obstacle in its path. Larry niven and jerry pournelle booklist larry niven and jerry pournelle message board. Buy lucifers hammer unabridged by niven, larry, pournelle, jerry, vietor, marc isbn. He is the author of ten novels and has written for a wide range of publications, including a weekly column for the scottish sunday mail.
Larry niven is a wellknown american scifi author who has been writing for the last 50 or so years and is best known for his ringworld sciencefiction series which has received several awards, including the hugo, locus, ditmar, and nebula awards. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lucifer s hammer. For millionaire tim hamner, the comet is a ticket to immortality. Pdf lucifers hammer book by larry niven free download.
In this story, the coldest place concerned is the dark side of mercury, which at the time the story was written was thought to be tidally locked with the sun it was found to rotate in a 2. Lucifers hammer by larry niven, jerry pournelle alibris. The narration is good, though sometimes the narrator lacks the ability to make voices easily distinguishable, but thats a minor gripe. Lucifer s hammer by pournelle, jerry niven, larry as the great hamnerbrown comet, dubbed lucifer s hammer by the press, approaches earth, various business executives, politicians, criminals, journalists, and scientists await the impending cataclysm and its general and personal effects with decidedly differing feelings. Some of larrys books and short stories are available in various ebook formats, including kindle, which can be downloaded from online publishers by clicking the links below. The book has light fading to the top and bottom of te cloth spine and the two rear outer corners are lightly bumped. Cleveland plaindealer the gigantic comet had slammed into earth, forging earthquakes a thousand times too powerful to measure on the richter scale, tidal waves thousands of feet high.
A classic novel of known spacephssthpok the pak had been traveling for most of his thirtytwo thousand years. For the survivors, everyones nightmare becomes true. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 629 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. Lucifer s hammer is a postapocalyptic science fiction novel by larry niven and jerry pournelle, first published in 1977. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle.
Lucifer s hammer spends exactly the right amount of time building toward the cataclysm, and then continues to grip the reader all the way through. Doctor jerry pournelle reaches from across the divide to speak with fans and argue with foes. The rest of which is about the aftermath, the collapse of society and the various factions that vie for power. Lucifers hammer kindle edition by niven, larry, pournelle, jerry. A comet strikes the earth, causing enough damage and disruption that civilization collapses overnight worldwide. Some of larry s books and short stories are available in various ebook formats, including kindle, which can be downloaded from online publishers by clicking the links below.
It was nominated for the 1976 hugo and nebula awards for best novel. Nearly twenty years before the blockbuster asteroid strikes earth movies such as deep impact and armageddon, larry niven and jerry pournelle wrote this much superior tale of the distruction of an asteriod impact. Lucifer s hammer kindle edition by niven, larry, pournelle, jerry. Larry niven quote of the day, lucifers hammer to doubt. The main characters of this science fiction, fiction story are tim hamner, eileen hamner.
Lucifer s hammer is a science fiction postapocalypse survival novel by american writers larry niven and jerry pournelle, first published in 1977. Buy lucifers hammer by larry niven, jerry pournelle online at alibris. Larry niven and steve barnes came over just after my morning walk and we had a conference on a notion for a new book in the avalon beowulf s children series. Inferno is a fantasy novel written by larry niven and jerry pournelle, published in 1976. The book begins by introducing quite a few characters before the calamity of the strike. The star is the first story i know of that treats the subject of a heavenly object wreaking destruction on the earth. This is the premise of the cult classic lucifers hammer by larry niven and jerry pournelle. Larry niven short stories volume 1 2003 larry niven short stories volume 2 2003 larry niven short stories volume 3 2003 the draco tavern 2006 stars and gods august 2010, isbn 0765308649 the best of larry niven november 2010, isbn 9781596063310 graphic novels and comics adaptations. Lucifers hammer by larry niven, jerry pournelle, paperback. Aug, 2012 larry niven ringworld epub book free download 1486 torrents, larry niven ringworld epub book full download. Lucifers hammer, the gigantic comet, slams into earth, shattering civilization. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Unlike other books or films the comet, in this case lucifers hammer, strikes about half way through the book. For filmmaker harvey randall, its a shot to redeem a flagging career.
I like old school stuff, but niven doesnt really do it for me. Lucifers hammer audiobook larry niven, jerry pournelle. The science fiction and fantasy writers of america named him the 2015 recipient of the damon knight memorial. Pdf lucifers hammer book by larry niven free download 629. Lucifers hammer is just a bit too the a to z of the apocalypse to warrant much of a recommendation. Jan 31, 2015 niven and pournelle start with a great idea, a since triedandtrue staple of the disaster genreearth facing an impending meteor pass.
Lucifer s hammer, the gigantic comet, slams into earth, shattering civilization. For the survivors, everyone s nightmare becomes true. Lucifers hammer was published in 1977 and chronicled the disaster following a comet you guessed it, the comet is named lucifers hammer, hyar colliding with the earth. All the peril and pathos of an epic apocalyptic masterpiece, set around the hollywood normal lives of strangely familiar characters dramatically ripped asunder and the epic levels they go to for survival. Lucifers hammer by pournelle, jerry niven, larry as the great hamnerbrown comet, dubbed lucifers hammer by the press, approaches earth, various business executives, politicians, criminals, journalists, and scientists await the impending cataclysm and its general and personal effects with decidedly differing feelings. The last thing you must do before enjoying your new audio is press start and grab a cup of coffee, while the program does its job. In 1956, he entered the california institute of technology, only to flunk out a year and a half later after discovering a bookstore jammed with used sciencefiction magazines. It was nominated for the hugo award for best novel in 1978. Lucifers hammer by larry niven and jerry pournelle.
Lucifers hammer is a postapocalyptic science fiction novel by larry niven and jerry pournelle, first. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The jacket is missing a 1x1 triangular chip bottom of the spine, 14x38 triangle top of the spine and a 34x58 triangle at the rear lower wrap around corner. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Reading the larry niven books in order involves, however, picking up his fleet of worlds, heorot, and mankzin. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the lucifers hammer, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Lucifer s hammer by larry niven, 97804492087, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Raised on the popular disaster movies from this lucifers hammer by larry niven and jerry amazon. A page turner, so to speak, which i find rare for a book of this length. Buy lucifer s hammer unabridged by niven, larry, pournelle, jerry, vietor, marc isbn.
The cold sleep colonists from earth had settled on a verdant, livable world. The story details a cometary impact on earth, an end to civilization, and the battle for the future. Larry niven ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. Reading the larry niven books in order involves, however, picking up his fleet of worlds, heorot. The novel follows the struggles of various people to. A planet beyond neptune pluto being unknown at this time collides with that planet, jolting both out of orbit and on a course toward the sun. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Lucifer s hammer is a fullon 1970s disaster film, full of polyester flared slacks and unfortunate hair. Niven is the author of numerous science fiction short stories and novels, beginning with his 1964 story the coldest place. Larry niven project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Published in 1977, lucifers hammer was the first major science fiction novel to try to deal realistically with the planetary emergency of an impact event.
The first edition of the novel was published in 1977, and was written by larry niven. We get a picture of this broad swath of individuals from southern california a documentary film producer, a senator and his daughter, an inner city hoodlum. Free download or read online lucifers hammer pdf epub book. Lucifers hammer by larry niven, 97804492087, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. On september 6, 1969, he married marilyn joyce fuzzy pink. Hugh james latimer hjl is the managing editor of survivalblog, the original blog for prepping and survival for when shtf, where he manages the blogs daytoday operations, applying his diverse technical, management, and editorial expertise. My first encounter with this phenomenon was night of the comet, a fabulous, campy film released in 1984 about two sisters who survive the earth passing through the tail of a comet. Jun 04, 2014 lucifers hammer once again, niven and pournelle collaborated on a hugonominated novel, but this time they went postapocalyptic. Its a mix of many 70s themes space, soyuz, the end of the world, communists, war, societal unrest. Larry niven ebooks epub and pdf format larry niven ebooks.
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