| Edition |
1st mass market ed. |
| Description |
xxv, 581 p. ; 17 cm. |
| Note |
"A Del Rey book." |
| Summary |
The earth faces a terrible challenge from alien invaders from space in this novel by the authors of Mote in God's Eye (1975). They first appear as a series of dots on astronomical plates, heading from Saturn directly toward Earth. Since the ringed planet carries no life, scientists deduce the mysterious ship to be a visitor from another star. The world's frantic efforts to signal the aliens go unanswered. The first contact is hostile: the invaders blast a Soviet space station, seize the survivors, and then destroy every dam and installation on Earth with a hail of asteriods. Now the conquerors are descending on the American heartland, demanding servile surrender--or death for all humans. |
| Subject |
Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Science fiction.
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| Added Author |
Pournelle, Jerry, 1933-2017.
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| ISBN |
0345323440 |
|
9780345323446 |
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