Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Footfall Footfall Jerry Pournelle,Larry Niven 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 … OL10587701W
The Legacy of Heorot The Legacy of Heorot Jerry Pournelle,Larry Niven,Steven Barnes Life in a colony on a newly settled planet. OL10587704W
The Mote in God's Eye The Mote in God's Eye Jerry Pournelle,Larry Niven,L.J. Ganser Science fiction classic about the rise, fall and subsequent rise of a civilization where the peak catastrophe is known as the "crazy eddy point". Introduces the concept of frictionless toilets that d… OL15331302W
Inferno Inferno Jerry Pournelle,Larry Niven From back cover Pocket paperback May 1976: INTO THE FANTASTIC ABYSS OF AN INGENIOUS, LIVING HELL An unearthly voice hisses unholy welcome. And the late, great Allen Carpentier begins his one-w… OL15331303W
Far Frontiers Far Frontiers Jerry Pournelle,Jim Baen This is the first volume of a "magazine" published in paperback book format. It presented science fiction short stories, science fact stories, and book reviews, along with editorial introductions. … OL15546264W
The houses of the Kzinti The houses of the Kzinti Jerry Pournelle 592 p. ; 18cm OL1840431W
Starswarm Starswarm Jerry Pournelle,Lloyd James From the back cover: Kip has a secret. A young boy who lives with his uncle at the remote Starswarm station, Kip has heard a voice in his head for as long as he can remember. The voice, an artif… OL1840467W
Janissaries Janissaries Jerry Pournelle,Keith Szarabajka Reluctantly volunteering for a dangerous mission, Captain Rick Galloway and his men are cut off in hostile territory when the CIA pulls out their support, an event that is further complicated when an… OL1840475W
King David's spaceship King David's spaceship Jerry Pournelle Four levels of technology collide in this fascinating sci-fi thriller about a Renaissance general racing to extract the secrets of space flight from a forgotten library guarded by barbarians on horse… OL1840476W
Infinite Stars Infinite Stars Brian Herbert,A. C. Crispin,Alastair Reynolds,Charles E. Gannon,Linda Nagata,David Weber,Edmond Hamilton,Anne McCaffrey,Lois McMaster Bujold,Jerry Pournelle,Robert Silverberg,Poul Anderson,Elizabeth Moon,Leigh Brackett,Orson Scott Card,Jack Campbell,Larry Niven,Kevin J. Anderson,Catherine Asaro,Jody Lynn Nye,William C. Dietz,Cordwainer Smith,David Drake,Jean Johnson,Bryan Thomas Schmidt,Nnedi Okorafor,Bennett R. Coles,Dave Bara Presents a collection of short stories set in such fan-favorite universes as "Ender's Game," "Dune," and the "Honor Harrington" universe. Space opera: an introduction / by Robert Silverberg -- Fl… OL19724205W
Oath of fealty Oath of fealty Jerry Pournelle,Larry Niven (Back cover) A few years after tomorrow, above a ruined Los Angeles where crime, violence, pollution and poverty still rule the streets, a Utopia rises. Todos Santos. A thousand-foot-high single-st… OL510422W
Man Kzin Wars III Man Kzin Wars III S. M. Stirling,Jerry Pournelle,Poul Anderson,Larry Niven Contains - Madness Has its Place by Larry Niven - The Asteroid Queen by J.E. Pournelle and S.M. Stirling - Inconstant Star by Poul Anderson *Known Space* setting created by Larry Niven OL8262133W