Footfall
- 535
- Pages
- about 10 h
- Reading time
- Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work
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About the book
Footfall is a 1985 science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. The book depicts the arrival of members of an alien species called the Fithp that have traveled to the Solar System from Alpha Centauri in a large spacecraft driven by a Bussard ramjet. Their intent is conquest of the planet Earth.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.3 across 93 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 38% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 18 | 19% |
| Hardcover | 7.2 | 75 | 81% |
Frequently asked
How long is Footfall?
It has 535 pages — longer than 71% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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