Footfall by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle

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Footfall

Author:	Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle
Publisher:	Del Rey / Ballantine, 1985
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Book Type:	Novel
Genre:	Science-Fiction
Sub-Genre Tags:	Alien Invasion Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic Near-Future
Awards:	1986 Hugo Nominated 1986 Locus SF Nominated
Lists:	The Defining Science Fiction Books of the 1980s
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Synopsis

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.