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Lucifer's Hammer

by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle

Published: 1985-05-12
Mass Market Paperback : 640 pages

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The gigantic comet had slammed into Earth, forging earthquakes a thousand times too powerful to measure on the Richter scale, tidal waves thousands of feet high. Cities were turned into oceans; oceans turned into steam. It was the beginning of a new Ice Age and the end of civilization. ...

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(The gigantic comet had slammed into Earth, forging earthquakes a thousand times too powerful to measure on the Richter scale, tidal waves thousands of feet high. Cities were turned into oceans; oceans turned into steam. It was the beginning of a new Ice Age and the end of civilization. But for the terrified men and women chance had saved, it was also the dawn of a new struggle for survival--a struggle more dangerous and challenging than any they had ever known....
"Massively entertaining."
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"Slow moving"by Jennifer S. (see profile) 01/13/11

This book could be cut down to 250 pgs from the books current 600! It is very slow going, but once the story starts moving it is grapfic,cold and scary. Plus there are way too many characters to keep track... (read more)

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