"Footfall" by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, published by Del Rey Books, New York, stated First Edition May 1985. First Printing with digit '1' present in the digit line.

Original dust jacket with un-clipped price on the front flap; hard boards, blue cloth spine with silvery lettering on it, 6.1/2" x 9.1/2"; slightly foxed endpapers, 406 pages + 'About the Author', very good/ fine condition.

"Considered by many readers the best alien invasion novel to date, FOOTFALL was called "thought-provoking and exciting" by Library Journal and "the best of its genre" by The New York Times.

"Niven and Pournelle keep the outcome up in the air right up to the last pages."Footfall was nominated for the 1986 Hugo Award for Best Novel and the 1986 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, and was a No. 1 New York Times Bestseller.

The book depicts the arrival of members of an alien species called the Fithp that have traveled to the solar system from Alpha Centauri in a large spacecraft driven by a Bussard ramjet. Their intent is conquest of the planet Earth.

"An alien craft is approaching Earth. Attempts to communicate go unanswered. The welcoming committee of Americans and Russians at a space station is blasted, its occupants killed or captured. Soon the entire Earth, with special emphasis on the United States, is bombarded by asteroids, destroying dams, highways, and infrastructure. The message to humans: total surrender or death to all. A giant rock, the "footfall," is launched towards Earth, causing even more damage. The aliens land, determined to conquer or utterly eliminate the human race. Understanding a truly "alien" culture and learning how to confront such an overwhelming power make FOOTFALL stand out as an exciting and truly original novel." [from a review]

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