Legacy of Heorot - Softcover

Larry Niven; Jerry Pournelle; Steven Barnes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671649280 ISBN 13: 9780671649289

Publisher: Pocket Books, 1988

Synopsis

Bestselling science fiction superstars Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle combine their talents with those of Steven Barnes in an extraordinary adventure of humankind's first outpost in the farthest reaches of space. Light years from Earth, colonists land on a planet they name Avalon. It seems like a paradise--until native creatures savagely attack. It will take every bit of intelligence, courage, and military-style discipline to survive.

About this title

About the Author:

Larry Niven is the multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of the 'Ringworld' series, as well as many other science fiction masterpieces. His Footfall, coauthored with Jerry Pournelle, was a New York Times bestseller. He lives in Chatsworth, California.

Jerry Pournelle is the author of the popular Janissaries and CoDominium series and the coauthor of several bestselling science fiction novels, including Lucifer's Hammer, The Mote in God's Eye, and the New York Times bestseller Footfall. He has advanced degrees in engineering, political science, statistics, and psychology and, in addition to his career as a fiction writer, has for many years written columns on both politics and technology.

Steven Barnes is a prolific author and scriptwriter who has been nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, Cable ACE, and Endeavour awards. His work for television includes episodes of The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Stargate SG-1, and Andromeda. A lifelong student of human-performance technologies, he holds black belts in judo and karate, has an instructor certificate in Circular Strength Training, and is a trained hypnotherapist.

Review:

''Outstanding! . . . The best ever, by the best in the field . . . The ultimate combination of imagination and realism. '' --Tom Clancy

''The Legacy of Heorot is well written, action packed, and tension filled . . . Makes Aliens look like a Disney nature film.'' --Washington Post

''Page-turning action and suspense, good characterization, and convincing setting . . . May be the best thing any of those authors has written.'' --Denver Post

''Spine-tingling ecological tale of terror . . . A story as relentless as the great white shark of Jaws.'' --Locus

''Entertaining . . . The novel is best in its sympathetic treatment of the once formidable scientists who wake from cold sleep with impaired mental powers.'' --Publishers Weekly

''The book's tough realism and complex characters make the story seem frighteningly real; it reads much like a Stephen King horror novel.'' --School Library Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0671649280
• ISBN 13: 9780671649289
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 383