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The Mote in God's Eye is a science fiction novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, first published in 1974. Set in the year 3016, it depicts humanity's first contact with an alien species called the Moties, discovered when a human expedition investigates a mysterious object that appears near a dis...
Lucifer's Hammer is a 1977 science fiction novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle detailing the catastrophic impact of a comet on Earth and the subsequent collapse of human civilization. The narrative is divided between the discovery of the comet, the initial impact event, and the desperate surviv...
Footfall is a 1985 science fiction novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle that details a large-scale alien invasion of Earth. The invaders are the Fithp, a herd-like, elephant-like alien species who travel to Earth in a generation ship and use kinetic bombardment to subjugate humanity. The narrati...
