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1 | 1995 | 2016 | Beowulf's Children Legacy of Heorot #2 Cover Blurb | Steven Barnes Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle | | |
| From amazon.com:
BOOK TWO IN THE CLASSIC HEOROT SERIES FROM GENRE LEGENDS LARRY NIVEN, JERRY POURNELLE, AND STEVEN BARNES.
Some twenty years have passed since the passengers and crew of the starship Geographic established a colony on the hostile alien world of Avalon. In that time, a new generation has grown up in the peace and serenity of the island paradise of Camelot, ignorant of the Great Grendel Wars fought between their parents and grandparents and the monstrous inhabitants of Avalon.
Now, under the influence of a charismatic leader, a group of young rebels makes for the mainland, intent on establishing their own colony, sure that they can vanquish any foe that should stand in their way.
But they will soon discover that Avalon holds darker secrets still.
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About Beowulf's Children:
"Few writers have a finer pedigree than those here.... As one might suspect Beowulf's Children is seamless... absorbing, substantial... masterful novel." - Los Angeles Times
"Panoramic SF adventure at its best." - Library Journal
Larry Niven is the multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of the Ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces. With Jerry Pournelle, he is the author of the all-time SF classic The Mote in God's Eye, and subsequent books in the series, as well as the novels in the Heorot series. He lives in Chatsworth, California.
Jerry Pournelle was a master of military science fiction, author of the series of novels about John Christian Falkenberg and his legion of interstellar mercenaries, and many other works, such as Janissaries, Exiles to Glory, High Justice, King David's Spaceship, Starswarm, and others. With Larry Niven he collaborated on a string of bestselling novels, including Lucifer's Hammer, The Mote in God's Eye, Footfall, and many more. He held advanced degrees in psychology, statistics, engineering, and political science, and has was actively involved professionally in all these fields.
Steven Barnes is a New York Times best-selling, Hugo Award–nominated author of Twelve Days among other novels, a screenwriter, and creator of the Lifewriting™ writing course, which he has taught nationwide. He recently won an NAACP Image Award as coauthor of the Tennyson Hardwick mystery series with his spouse, Tananarive Due, and actor Blair Underwood. | |
2 | 1976 | | Birth of Fire Cover Blurb | Jerry Pournelle | | |
| BIRTH OF FIRE
THE CHOICE WAS SIMPLE: EARTH AND PRISON - OR MARS AND SLAVERY
For Garrett Pittson, wrongly convicted of murder, the choice was no choice. The struggling Mars settlement needed miners. At least there he wouldn't be behind bars.
As it turned out, he might as well have been: the mining corporations were running a veritable penal colony. Appalling conditions prevailed. No work meant no food. As an extreme punishment, even oxygen was withheld.
For Pittson - and a determined group of his fellows - the slavery was intolerable. The only answer: revolution...
"Earthy and realistic" - Science Fiction Review
"Excellent science fiction adventure... a depth of meaning that goes beyond the story" - Poul Anderson | |
3 | 1985 | | Far Frontiers Far Frontiers #1 Cover Blurb | Jim Baen (Editor) Jerry Pournelle (Editor) | | |
| WELCOME TO THE FUTURE WELCOM TO FAR FRONTIERSYou have in your hands the result of a wholly new concept in the publication of a science fiction magazine: the editorial collaboration in paperback format of one of America's foremost science fiction/fact writers and one of science fiction's most prominent editor/publishers. They invite you to join them on the FAR FRONTIERS
IN THIS ISSUE:
FACT | FICTION |
BEN BOVA ROBERT L . FORWARD JERRY POURNELLE G. HARRY STINE MORE! |
POUL ANDERSON GREG BEAR DEAN ING DAMON KNIGHT LARRY NIVEN |
ALL NEW!
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4 | 1985 | | Far Frontiers II Far Frontiers #2 Cover Blurb | Jim Baen (Editor) Jerry Pournelle (Editor) | | |
| EDITED BY JERRY POURNELLE AND JIM BAEN FAR FRONTIERSWelcome to Volume II of science fiction's only paperback magazine, a premier forum for hard scientific speculation and stories both entertaining and thought-provoking. In this volume you'll find humor, pathos, and master storytelling by GORDON R. DICKSON JOHN BRUNNER |
BEN BOVA EDWARD P. HUGHES |
AND MORE!Plus forecasts for advancement in space travel, aviation, and other fields on the cutting edge of our technological future by experts including DR. ROBERT BUSSARD G. HARRY STINE
With Editorial Introductions by JERRY POURNELLE | |
5 | 1985 | | Far Frontiers III Far Frontiers #3 Cover Blurb | Jim Baen (Editor) Jerry Pournelle (Editor) | | |
| EDITED BY JERRY POURNELLE AND JIM BAEN FAR FRONTIERSWelcome to Volume III of science fiction's only paperback magazine, the premier forum for rigorous scientific speculation and the best fiction being written today. In this volume you'll find gripping stories by DAVID DRAKE VERNOR VINGE THOMAS WYLDE |
JOHN DALMAS RIVKA JACOBS AND MORE |
Plus the latest developments in communicating with outer space, a new theory to explain the disappearance of the dinosaurs, and some thoughts on a different dimension, by experts including CHARLES SHEFFIELD JOHN GRIBBEN CHARLES R. PELLEGRINOAll stories and articles are preceeded by thoughtful and illuminating essays by Jerry Pournelle, one of America's premier authors of fiction and non-fiction. | |
6 | 1986 | | Far Frontiers IV Far Frontiers #4 Cover Blurb | Jim Baen (Editor) Jerry Pournelle (Editor) | | |
| EDITED BY JERRY POURNELLE AND JIM BAEN FAR FRONTIERS
Welcome to Volume IV of the world's only paperback magazine of science fiction and fact, the premier forum for rigorous, exciting scientific speculation - and the best fiction being written today. In this volume: FICTION BY C.J. CHERRYH F. PAUL WILSON JOHN DALMAS - more!
Plus book reviews and penetrating articles, including "Star Wars: A Debate" by Jim Benford. | |
7 | 1986 | | Far Frontiers V Far Frontiers #5 Cover Blurb | Jim Baen (Editor) Jerry Pournelle (Editor) | | |
| EDITED BY JERRY POURNELLE AND JIM BAEN FAR FRONTIERS
Welcome to Volume V of the world's only paperback magazine of science fiction and fact, the premier forum for exciting new fiction and penetrating speculative fact. In this volume: A new Retief novella by KEITH LAUMER - Plus - DAVID DRAKE JOHN DALMAS EDWARD A. BYERS MORE
And articles including an examination of the Strategic Defense Initiative by science/author Gregory Benford, a look at skyhooks and beanstalks by Charles Sheffield, and a report on the future of private space launches by aorospace expert G. Harry Stine. | |
8 | 1986 | | Far Frontiers VI Far Frontiers #6 Cover Blurb | Jim Baen (Editor) Jerry Pournelle (Editor) | | |
| EDITED BY JERRY POURNELLE AND JIM BAEN FAR FRONTIERS
"The editors have strong opinions , are willing to state the,, and publish articles specifically written in influence as well as inform." - Locus
"The best ongoing series has to be Far Frontiers." - Science Fiction Chronicle
This issue presents brand-new stories by some of the top names in science fiction: JANET MORRIS DAVID DRAKE JOHN DALMAS - more!
Plus intriguing non-fiction by scientists Charles Sheffield and Joh Gribbin and aorospace expert G. Harry Stine. | |
9 | 1986 | | Far Frontiers VII Far Frontiers #7 Cover Blurb | Jim Baen (Editor) Jerry Pournelle (Editor) | | |
| EDITED BY JERRY POURNELLE AND JIM BAEN FAR FRONTIERS
Here is Volume VII of the world's only paperback magazine of science fiction and fact, the premier forum for exciting new fiction and penetrating speculative fact. In this volume: POUL ANDERSON TIMOTHY ZAHN CHARLES SHEFFIELD G. HARRY STINE ROGER MACBRIDE ALLEN - more! | |
10 | 1993 | 1994 | The Gripping Hand Mote #2 Cover Blurb | Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle | | |
| Eighteen years in the making - here at last is the sequel to one of the most acclaimed science fiction novels of our time, THE MOTE IN GOD'S EYE.
Robert Heinlein called it "possibly the finest science fiction novel I have ever read." The San Francisco Chronicle declared that "as science fiction, The Mote in God's Eye is one of the most important novels ever published." Now Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, award-winning authors of such bestsellers as Footfall and The Legacy of Heorot return us to the Mote, and to the universe of Kevin Renner and Horace Bury, of Rod Blaine and Sally Fowler.
There, twenty-five years have passed since humanity quarantined the mysterious aliens known as Moties within the confines of their own solar system. They have spent a quarter century analyzing and agonizing over the deadly threat posed by the only aliens mankind has ever encountered - a race divided into distinct biological forms, each serving a different function. Master. Mediator. Engineer. Warrior. Each supremely adapted to its task, yet doomed by millions of years of evolution to an inescapable fate. For the Moties must breed - or die.
And now the fragile wall separating them and the galaxy beyond is beginning to crumble. | |
11 | 1987 | 2016 | The Legacy of Heorot Legacy of Heorot #1 Cover Blurb | Steven Barnes Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle | | |
| From amazon.com:
BOOK ONE IN THE CLASSIC HEOROT SERIES FROM GENRE LEGENDS LARRY NIVEN, JERRY POURNELLE, AND STEVEN BARNES
The two hundred colonists on board the Geographic have spent a century in cold sleep to arrive here: Avalon, a lush, verdant planet lightyears from Earth. They hope to establish a permanent colony, and Avalon seems the perfect place. And so they set about planting and building.
But their very presence has upset the ecology of Avalon. Soon an implacable predator stalks them, picking them off one by one. In order to defeat this alien enemy, they must reevaluate everything they think they know about Avalon, and uncover the planet's dark secrets.
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About The Legacy of Heorot: "Page-turning action and suspense, good characterization and convincing setting . . . may be the best thing any of those authors has written.”—The Denver Post
“Outstanding! . . . The best ever, by the best in the field . . . the ultimate combination of imagination and realism.”—Tom Clancy
“Well written, action-packed, and tension filled . . . makes Aliens look like a Disney nature film."—The Washington Post
“Spine-tingling ecological tale of terror.”—Locus
About sequel Beowulf's Children: "Few writers have a finer pedigree than those here. . . . As one might suspect Beowulf's Children is seamless . . . absorbing, substantial . . . masterful novel."—Los Angeles Times
"Panoramic SF adventure at its best."—Library Journal
About Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle: "Possibly the greatest science fiction novel I have ever read."—Robert A. Heinlein on The Mote in God's Eye
About Larry Niven: “Larry Niven’s RINGWORLD remains one of the all-time classic travelogues of science fiction — a new and amazing world and fantastic companions.”—Greg Bear
"Our premier hard SF writer.”—The Baltimore Sun
"The scope of Larry Niven's work is so vast that only a writer of supreme talent could disguise the fact as well as he can."—Tom Clancy
"Niven is a true master."—Frederik Pohl
About Jerry Pournelle: "Jerry Pournelle is one of science fiction's greatest storytellers."—Poul Anderson
"Jerry Pournelle's trademark is first-rate action against well-realized backgrounds of hard science and hardball politics."—David Drake
"Rousing . . . The Best of the Genre"—The New York Times
"On the cover . . . is the claim 'No. 1 Adventure Novel of the Year.' And well it might be."—Milwaukee Journal on Janissaries
About Steven Barnes: “Brilliant, surprising, and devastating.”—David Mack
“Sharp, observant and scary.”—Greg Bear
"Profound and exhilarating."—Maurice Broaddus, author of The Knights of Breton Court
“Barnes gives us characters that are vividly real people, conceived with insight and portrayed with compassion and rare skill and then he stokes the suspense up to levels that will make the reader miss sleep and be late for work.”—Tim Powers
“[Barnes] combines imagination, anthropology and beautiful storytelling as he takes readers to the foot of the Great Mountain, today known as Mount Kilimanjaro.”—Durham Triangle Tribune on Great Sky Woman | |
12 | 1977 | | Lucifer's Hammer Cover Blurb | Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle | | |
| THE LUCKY ONES WENT FIRST...
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....
"The first satisfying end-of-the-world novel in years... and ultimate one.... masively entertaining." CLEVELAND PLAIN-DWELLER
"Take your earthquakes, waterlogged condominiums, swarms of bugs, colliding airplanes and flaming what-nots, wrap them up and they wouldn't match one page of Lucifer's Hammer for sweaty-palmed suspense." CHICAGO DAILY NEWS | |
13 | 1974 | 1994 | The Mote in God's Eye Mote #1 Cover Blurb | Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle | | |
| A black hole in space. And piercing through, a beam of ruby light brighter than a hundred moons. Was it the eye on the face of God, or the blood red-sun of our first intergalactic visitors?
"Possibly the finest science fiction novel I have ever read." - Robert Heinlein
"One of the most engrossing tales I've read in years." - Theodore Sturgeon | |