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bobquasit ([personal profile] bobquasit) wrote2009-01-12 10:50 am

GoodReads Review: Footfall

Footfall Footfall by Larry Niven


My review


rating: 4 of 5 stars

A large and well-written novel about an alien invasion and planetary catastrophe. Not top-notch Niven, and his tendency to use confusing polysyllabic alien names gets to be a bit much (as it often does in his work), but it's an exciting and interesting book with sympathetic characters and a well-handled plot.

It does end rather abruptly, though. I liked it better after the third or fourth re-reading.

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[identity profile] oldwolf.livejournal.com 2009-01-12 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Have you ever read The Fountains of Paradise?