false<![CDATA[Lucifer's Hammer]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172796426m/218467.jpg21846712The 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...18422371977Lucifer's Hammertotal:1993|5:565|4:768|3:532|2:103|1:25|19937724260719633falsefalseSat Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2007Tue Feb 12 11:28:16 -0800 2008Tue Feb 26 18:45:13 -0800 2008 Destruction of Californi...more...]]>
40falsetrueThu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2000Sun Jan 25 08:47:14 -0800 2009Sun Jan 25 09:05:46 -0800 20093 There's a part early in the book where a couple of astronomers are trying to explain the sort of impact and resulting disaster that we should expect - but their explanation seems to only confuse the people present. So they searc...more...]]>
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Lucifer’s Hammer, by Larry Niven, is brilliant for myriad reasons, not the least of which is that it satisfies the part of me that craves a soli...more...]]>
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The book was written in 1977 and takes place in the early 70's, and it's true to the times.
Most of the science in this book is accessible to the average reader. The comet wreaked almost indescribable destruction and chaos, but Niven & Pournelle are successful in h...more...]]>
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makes you think. Makes you also think about the everyday basic necessities we have and take for granted. How far we have come i...more...]]>
30falsefalseFri Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009Sat Mar 07 15:40:59 -0800 2009Fri Mar 20 09:42:14 -0700 2009 The story isn't without some major problems. A lot ...more...]]>
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Lucifer's Hammer, thinking a good apocalyptic yarn would at least fit my perception of what's going on in the world these days.
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31falsefalseMon Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008Sat Jun 28 16:26:01 -0700 2008Mon Jul 07 18:16:48 -0700 2008 I'm not sure that civilization would collapse so fast or so hard (at least I hope not), but what Niven an...more...]]>
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It wasn't bad, actually. With 2012 looming on the horizon I find I enjoy apocolyptic tales a b...more...]]>
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