Title: Footfall
Title Record # 1920
Authors: Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Date: 1985-05-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Authors: Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Date: 1985-05-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: When aliens travel to Earth from Alpha Centauri, differences between alien and human psychology result in an unprovoked invasion, and the resulting resistance results in the aliens' use of a devastating weapon.
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1986 Locus | Best SF Novel |
| 4 | 1986 Hugo | Best Novel |
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Win
(as 降伏の儀式 (上)?こうふくのぎしき (じょう) )
Kōfuku no Gishiki (Jō) Koufuku no Gishiki (Jou) |
1989 Seiun | Best Translated Long Story |
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Win
(as 降伏の儀式 (下)?こうふくのぎしき (か) )
Kōfuku no Gishiki (Ka) Koufuku no Gishiki (Ka) |
1989 Seiun | Best Translated Long Story |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footfall | 1985-05-00 | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-32347-5 | $17.95?$: US dollar |
xxiii+ 495 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Michael Whelan |  |
| Footfall | 1985-09-00 | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Gollancz | 0-575-03690-7 | £9.95?£: UK pound |
xxiii+ 495 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Tony Roberts (artist) | |
| Footfall | 1985-12-00 | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Del Rey / Ballantine / SFBC | 03475 | $6.98?$: US dollar |
xxviii+ 574 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| Footfall | 1986-00-00 | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Sphere Books | 0-7221-6339-8 | £3.95?£: UK pound |
xxix+ 700 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Harris | |
| Footfall | 1986-05-00 | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-32344-0 | $4.95?$: US dollar |
xxv+ 581 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| Footfall | 1986-05-00 | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-32344-0 | C$6.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
xxv+ 581 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| Footfall | 1986-09-00 | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Sphere Books | 0-7221-6339-8 | £3.95?£: UK pound |
xxix+ 700 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Harris | |
| Saturn minus sechs | 1987-00-00 | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Wunderlich | 3-8052-0448-5 | 651 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Peter Kogler | |
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| Footfall | 1988-00-00 | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Sphere | 0-7221-6339-8 | £3.99?£: UK pound |
xxix+ 700 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Harris | |
降伏の儀式 (上)?こうふくのぎしき (じょう) Kōfuku no Gishiki (Jō) Koufuku no Gishiki (Jou) |
1988-12-23 |
ラリー・ニーヴン?Rarī Nīvun , Rarii Niivun ジェリー・パーネル?Jerī Pāneru Jerii Paaneru |
東京創元社?Tōkyō Sōgensha (Tokyo Sogensha 創元推理文庫?Sōgen Suiri Bunko #654-04)そうげんすいりぶんこ Sougen Suiri Bunko Sogen Suiri Bunko |
4-488-65404-5 | 555 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel |
末弥純?すえみじゅん
Suemi Jun |
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降伏の儀式 (下)?こうふくのぎしき (か) Kōfuku no Gishiki (Ka) Koufuku no Gishiki (Ka) |
1988-12-23 |
ラリー・ニーヴン?Rarī Nīvun , Rarii Niivun ジェリー・パーネル?Jerī Pāneru Jerii Paaneru |
東京創元社?Tōkyō Sōgensha (Tokyo Sogensha 創元推理文庫?Sōgen Suiri Bunko #654-05)そうげんすいりぶんこ Sougen Suiri Bunko Sogen Suiri Bunko |
4-488-65405-3 | 550 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel |
末弥純?すえみじゅん
Suemi Jun |
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| Voetval | 1989-00-00 | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Luitingh | 90-245-1873-3 | ƒ34.90 | 582 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| Invasão! | 1989-00-00 | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Francisco Alves (Mundos da Ficção Científica #45) | 85-265-0196-8 | 648 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | |||
| Fußfall | 1990-00-00 | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4708) | 3-453-04293-X | DM 16.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
780 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Harris | |
| Il giorno dell'invasione | 1991-03-00 | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #116) | 12 116 CO | Lit 18,000?Lit: Italian lira |
608 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Alan Gutierrez | |
| Footfall | 1991-08-00 | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Orbit | 0-7088-8376-1 | £4.99?£: UK pound |
xxix+ 700 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Harris | |
| Footfall | 1992-02-00 | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-32344-0 | $5.95?$: US dollar |
xxvi+ 581 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| Fußfall | 1993-00-00 | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4708) | 3-453-04293-X | DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
780 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Harris | |
| Footfall | 1994-00-00 | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Orbit | 1-85723-097-3 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
700 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ||
| Fußfall | 1997-00-00 | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4708) | 3-453-04293-X | DM 19.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
780 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Harris | |
| Footfall | 1997-05-00 | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Ballantine Books | 0-345-41842-5 | $12.00?$: US dollar |
xxiii+ 495 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| Footfall | 1998-00-00 | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Orbit | 1-85723-097-3 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
700 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | |
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| Footfall | 1998-12-00 | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-32344-0 | $6.99?$: US dollar |
xxv+ 581 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| Footfall | 2010-06-22 | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Audible Frontiers | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
novel | Michael Whelan | ||||
| Footfall | 2016-04-19 | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Spectrum Literary Agency | $5.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | ||||
| Footfall | unpublished | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Millennium | 1-85798-933-3 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
novel | |||
| Footfall | date unknown | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-32344-0 | $6.95?$: US dollar |
581 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| Footfall | date unknown | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Sphere | 0-7221-6339-8 | £4.50?£: UK pound |
700 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | John Harris | |
| Footfall | date unknown | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-32344-0 | $6.99?$: US dollar |
xxv+ 581 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| Footfall | date unknown | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-32344-0 | $6.99?$: US dollar |
xxv+ 581 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
| Footfall | date unknown | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Audible Frontiers | $19.09?$: US dollar |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
||
| Footfall | date unknown | Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-32347-5 | $17.95?$: US dollar |
xxiii+ 495 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Michael Whelan | |
Reviews
- Review by Richard E. Geis (1985) in Science Fiction Review, Summer 1985
- Review by Dan Chow (1985) in Locus, #293 June 1985
- Review by Algis Budrys (1985) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 1985
- Review by Baird Searles (1985) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1985
- Review by David Langford [as by Dave Langford] (1985) in White Dwarf, November 1985
- Review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton] (1985) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, December 1985
- Review by Thomas D. Clareson (1985) in Extrapolation, Fall 1985
- Review by Robert Coulson (1986) in Amazing Stories, January 1986
- Review by Mike Dickinson (1986) in Vector 130
- Review by Reed Andrus (1986) in Fantasy Review, April 1986
- Review by Don D'Ammassa (1986) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #82 July 1986
- Review by Neil Gaiman (1986) in Foundation, #36 Summer 1986 , reprinted in:
- [German] Das Science Fiction Jahr Ausgabe 1991 (1991)
- Review by Mark Greener (1987) in Paperback Inferno, #64
- Review by Mary Sikes (1987) in Salarius, #4
- Review [Portuguese] by Jorge Luiz Calife Coelho Neto [as by Jorge Luiz Calife] (1990) in Isaac Asimov Magazine, #08
- Review by Colin Steele (1993) in SF Commentary, #73/74/75
- Review by Darrell Bain (2005) in My 100 Most Readable (and Re-Readable) Science Fiction Novels
- Review by Penny Tesarek (2022) in Paperback Fantastic, Volume 1: Science Fiction