Lucifer's Hammer

Name: Lucifer's Hammer
Author: Larry Niven

by Larry Niven

Comet threatens Earth forcing humanity to defend civilization against catastrophe

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Larry Niven

Larry Niven is an American science fiction author best known for Ringworld, which won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards and introduced one of science fiction's most iconic megastructures. His Known Space universe is one of the most detailed and internally consistent future histories in the genre. He frequently collaborates with Jerry Pournelle.

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