- Paperback: 524 pages
- Publisher: Del Rey; Reprint edition (Jun 23 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0345418425
- ISBN-13: 978-0345418425
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 3.2 x 21.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 499 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (70 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #945,826 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"NOBODY DOES IT BETTER THAN NIVEN AND POURNELLE.
I LOVED IT!"
--Tom Clancy
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.
"ROUSING . . . THE BEST OF THE GENRE."
--The New York Times Book Review
From the Paperback edition.
I LOVED IT!"
--Tom Clancy
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.
"ROUSING . . . THE BEST OF THE GENRE."
--The New York Times Book Review
From the Paperback edition.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Aliens attack Earth science fiction read,
By MJH ALTA (Alberta) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Footfall (Mass Market Paperback)
This book could never be made into a movie as the audience would break out laughing when they saw the aliens(little elephants). In the book it works as these 3 trunked aliens come off as being very sinister and threatening indeed. The science is facinating and is not only believable but most of it is within our grasp right now. Read this book at the beach or while relaxing in your favorite lawn chair. Next thing you know you will wonder how you got that sunburn and where all the people went and why is the sun going down, isn't it 10am in the morning!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Alien Invasion Classic,
By Dennis Duncan (Greenfield, Tennessee United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Footfall (Mass Market Paperback)
I found this book at a local used book store, and the owner said that if I liked Scifi I had to read this one. I have to say that he was right.This is a alien invasion classic. It is a little dated but that wont matter once your start reading. I couldnt put it down. I think what the aliens looked like was one of my favorite aspects of the book. They look like Elephants. The ending was heart pounding and clever also. I highley recommend this book to anyone thats into Science Fiction.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Best alien-invasion story ever written?,
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This review is from: Footfall (Mass Market Paperback)
_____________________________________I still think this is the best alien-invasion story I've ever read. Granted, it's hard to write a sensible invasion story, given that a) it's hard to think of a reason for rational aliens to invade, and b) if they did, they should win overwhelmingly. See rifles vs. spears. But it makes a great *story*, and N&P have given probably as Footfall is dragged down a bit by dated political background: the And make no mistake, once the action starts, you'll have no futher Happy reading!
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