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Footfall by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle · Booklabria

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Footfall

Science FictionAmerican Science fiction

Footfall

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First published: 1985
Editions: 13 in 2 languages

Synopsis

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.

Subjects: Science Fiction
American Science fiction
Life on other planets
Extraterrestrial beings
Human-alien encounters
Science Fiction - General

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Editions

13 in 2 languages

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English11 Spanish2

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