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 beowulfs children series. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Larry niven has coauthored almost a dozen new works, with a wide variety of collaborators. His footfall, coauthored with jerry pournelle, was a new york times bestseller. The series centers on an interstellar war between humanity and an alliance of aliens known as the covenant. In 1966 larry niven created the ultimate tourist with his awardwinn. To ask other readers questions about footfall, please sign up. Larry niven is the multiple hugo and nebula awardwinning author of the ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces. Footfall is a story that takes place in the 1980s when a hostile alien spaceship visits the earth. After the fall in the free fall environment of the smoke ring, the descendants of the crew of the discipline no longer remembered their earth rootsor the existence of sharls davis kendy, the computer. Like much of nivens work, the story is heavily influenced by the setting. Larry nivens most popular book is starborn and godsons heorot. In the coming years, we will make decisions regarding our human spaceflight program that will lead to one of two familiar futures.
When they bring their talents together the effect is fantastic and, in my opinion, very rereadable. It befell in the days of uther pendragon, when he was king of all england, and so reigned, that there was a mighty duke in cornwall that held war against him long time. It was published in 1985 and i would have given it 5 stars at the time but it suffers the fate of nearly every sf story set in the very near future it become anachronistic to the extent that suspension of disbelief sets in. Audible audiobooks audible membership best sellers new releases audible. Niven and pournelle are one of the seamless entertainment teams that makes it look a great deal easier than it is. Much like isaac asimov, his books follow a set of rules, which include. To start with let me first say that i love larry niven s books. Follow david niven and explore their bibliography from s david niven author page. Audiobooks written by larry niven, jerry pournelle.
The world has become homogeneous everyone on earth uses the sa. See our list of larry mckeever narrated audio books. To avoid captivity and slaughter, rus towns including the beloved capital suzdal must be abandoned, people fleeing by train or by foot to the. The ringworld throne by larry niven larry niven has great ideas but, in my opinion, hes weak with characters and plot. Tom clancy they first appear as a series of dots on astronomical. Larry niven is a prolific american science fiction writer. Footfall by larry niven and jerry pournelle book cover, description, publication history.
His footfall, coauthored with jerry pournelle, was a new york. With jerry pournelle, he is the author of the alltime sf classic the mote in gods eye, and subsequent books in the series, as well as the novels in the heorot series. Lerner ringworld 05 fate of worlds return from the ringworld audiobook duration. The integral trees is a 1984 science fiction novel by larry niven first published as a serial in analog in 1983. Beneath copper falls unabridged audio book on mp3cd. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. It collects several of nivens known space short stories from his golden age of the late1960s, including the beowulf shaeffer stories. Jerry pournelle is an essayist, journalist, and science fiction author. Download or stream not long before the end by larry niven. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
Larry niven hugo and nebula awardwinning creator of known space, home to gil hamilton, beowulf shaeffer. I have listened and read many audiobooks in the past year, but i am still looking for one that doesnt have some awkward romance in it. The most prolific partnership in his long career has been with his friend jerry pournelle in addition to the writers mentioned above, larry has also written stories and essays with mike flynn, david drake and even isaac asimov. Although outofprint, neutron star is a book worth getting for any fan of science fiction. The smoke ring was home to a variety of plant and animal lifeforms evolved to thrive in conditions of continual free fall. Written by larry niven, jerry pournelle, narrated by macleod andrews. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. I enjoyed books like a song of ice and fire, but i am looking for something else. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. One of the famed american science fiction writers of our time is larry niven whose real names are laurence van cott niven.
Larry mckeever narrated audio books at simply audiobooks. Oddly enough, no ones been able to tell dune visually no, im not counting lynchs dune. This volume is not merely the sequel to betrayer of worlds. Larry niven and jerry pournelle at their best larry niven and jerry pournelle have written a lot of books together, but for me this is their best. If you have not yet read larry nivens four ringworld novels ringworld. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. The artifact is a vast circular ribbon of matter, some 180 million miles across, with a sun at its center. Written by larry niven, jerry pournelle, audiobook narrated by macleod andrews. Larry niven has 471 books on goodreads with 763643 ratings. The ringworld, a huge artificial ring that surrounds a star, is nivens greatest creation and accounts for the success of his most famous novel, ringworld, which won both the hugo and nebula awards in 1970. He is a fivetime winner of the hugo award, along with a nebula and numerous others. Download audiobooks written by larry niven, jerry pournelle to your device.
He has advanced degrees in psychology, statistics, engineering, and political science. Piersons puppeteersstrange, threelegged, twoheaded aliensdiscovered this ringworld in a hitherto unexplored part of. The first book in the known space series is ringworld, and it received hugo, locus, ditmar, and nebula awards. Ringworld by larry niven in 2850 ad, louis wu is at his 200th birthday party and thinking about how bored he is. Despite being the best of the alien invasion stories i give 4 rather than 5 stars. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. 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 beowulfs children. Footfall by larry niven and jerry pournelle sffaudio. Larry niven is the author of ringworld, the coauthor of the mote in gods eye and lucifers hammer, the editor of the mankzin war series, and has written or coauthored over 50 books. His collaboration with pournelle to write the mote in gods eye was also brilliant. I listened to the audio of the book, hoping to finish in time to discuss it with the. Footfall by larry niven and jerry pournelle fantastic fiction. They first appear as a series of dots on astronomical plates, heading from saturn directly toward earth. Bestselling sciencefiction superstars larry niven and jerry pournelle combine their talents with those of rising young author steven barnes in an extraordinary adventure of humankinds first outpost in the farthest reaches of space.
Niven has also written fantasy novels, including the series. Since the ringed planet carries no life, scientists deduce the mysterious ship to be a visitor from another star. The covenant, led by their religious leaders called the prophets, worship an. Browse audiobooks written by larry niven sorted by best.
Larry niven is an american author of hard science fiction, best known for his ringworld series, which is part of the largely known space universe. Whoever can crack the dune visuals and create a film or show that fans embrace will make shocking amounts of money. Footfall audiobook by larry niven, jerry pournelle. The best books of larry niven either with or without coauthors score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it. His best known works are a collection of short stories and books informally referred to as tales of known space. The modern rendition of dune is fantastic, its almost more like a play than an audio book. Larry niven ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. Download not long before the end audiobook by larry niven. Larry niven is the multiple hugo and nebula awardwinning author of the ringworld series, as well as many other science fiction masterpieces. Colonel andrew keane and his army of civil war veterans, along with recruits from rus and roum, have lost the battle against the merki and tugar hordes. Dune is the bestselling science fiction novel of all time, and has spawned a huge franchise i think were past series at this point. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed.
Tamahome is a third, enders game, 1976, rammer by larry niven 1971, a fixup novel, infinivox, pat bottino, his most perfect short story, the novel ruins the short story sort of, the anticipation is more interesting. A novel a del rey book,the ringworld engineers,the ringworld throne and ringworlds children then stop, take a deep breath, and read those four novels before you read this volume. Halo is a military science fiction media franchise centered on a series of video games managed and developed by 343 industries, a division of xbox game studios. Phssthpok the pak had been traveling for most of his thirtytwo thousand years.
Larry niven, macleod andrews, jerry pournelle, audible studios. I am a fan of larry niven because of his use of hard science with outlandish characters and situations. With this in mind i bought footfall hoping for more of the same. Larry niven is the multiple hugo, locus, and nebula awardwinning author of science fiction short stories and novels, including the ringworld series, as well as many other science fiction masterpieces. Larry niven books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. That is because larry niven is a quality writer and jerry pournelle was an established scientist. Together niven and pournelle are the authors of many new york times bestsellers including inferno, the mote in gods eye, footfall, and lucifers hammer.