false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171722800m/116356.jpg 116356 9 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 asteroids. Now the conquerors are descending on the American heartland, demanding servile surrender--or death for all humans. 1913289 book 1985 Footfall total:1198|5:272|4:442|3:373|2:93|1:20| 1198 4444 1483 66 2 1 true false Wed Apr 30 11:33:47 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 11:47:08 -0700 2008 I'm sure there's a literary term for what the author's have done in Footfall and L...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 29 13:39:47 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 26 05:55:32 -0700 2008
Truly a book convenient to my schedule.]]> 3 0 false true Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 14:11:13 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 14:15:28 -0800 2008
On the other hand, the right-wing politics of at least one of the authors kept shining through (with wee bits of social enlightenment ...more...]]> 5 0 true true Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1989 Sun Jun 01 23:21:15 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 15:06:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1988 Thu Apr 10 21:54:25 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 22:12:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 09 16:02:45 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 10 22:36:14 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 1987 Mon Jan 12 07:45:24 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 07:49:48 -0800 2009 5 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 1988 Tue Apr 28 11:12:17 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 11:16:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 01:01:08 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 01:02:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 27 19:18:53 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 19:23:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 18:14:22 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 18:37:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1987 Wed Jan 07 22:27:26 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 22:29:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 06 08:10:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 10:58:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 22 16:04:37 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 16:07:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 1990 Sun Oct 04 18:17:32 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 18:19:56 -0700 2009 1 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Sat Aug 15 23:30:42 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 23:44:41 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 17:34:48 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 17:39:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 02:54:25 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 08 15:46:10 -0800 2008
This book was the awesomeness. It goes beyond the usual alien invasion story to being a mix of political thriller, survivalist, and post-apocalyptic story. Enjoyable reading here.

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