Jerry Pournelle
The 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 ... [... more]
Random House |
Blood Feuds
 TOP OF THE LINE READING!!: I read this book years ago and it is still one of the best books I have read in my 40 years of life. The concept and storyline were so well developed and fun to read, it was a joy to get into this savage world of survival. A [... more]
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S.M. Stirling
A well-regarded author of alternate history science-fiction novels, S.M. Stirling has written more than twenty-five books, including acclaimed collaborations with Anne McCaffrey, Jerry Pournelle, and David Drake. His most recent novels are T2: ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
The Chosen
Skips through the characters lives too much: This entertaining book was very different from the GENERAL series with Center and Raj Whitehall. Raj only has a bit part in this story, although his reminiscing about his life after the general series ended [... more]
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Amazon CA |
Burning Tower
Author: Larry Niven Author: Jerry Pournelle Binding: Mass Market Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780743416924 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0743416929 Number Of Pages: 672 Publication Date: 2006-09-26 [... more]
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Amazon CA |
Higher Education
Good sci-fi for young adults: This book is written in the best tradition of Robert Heinlein. It is a well written story of a young man thrown from the dubious comfort of a failing public school system into the opportunities and dangers of young adulthood. [... more]
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The Disinherited
Read like a Traveller campaign: I'm a fan of the Classic SF RPG Traveller. I'm betting that the author is a Traveller fan too. There were just too many concepts and items straight from the game. Tailored Vac Suits, Battle Dress, Stutterwarp (ok that's 230 [... more]
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Amazon CA |
Escape From Hell
Author: Jerry Pournelle Author: Larry Niven Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780765316325 Edition: 1st edition ISBN: 0765316323 Number Of Pages: 336 Publication Date: 2009-02-03 [... more]
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Amazon CA |
Birth of Fire
solid but unexceptional Pournelle: Birth of Fire is an entertaining read with all of the Pournelle elements you would expect. The character of the young protagonist is developed nicely. The plot is solid and moves along well; helped by some interesting [... more]
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Amazon CA |
JANISSARIES
Jerry's World (Tran): What the customer reviews and the synopsis on "Janissaries" book flap (not written by the authors) fail to explain, is the effect of the new culture (technology) transported to Tran every 400 years. When new ideas arrive, [... more]
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Oath of Fealty
In the tradition of Heinlein.: The book was introduced by Niven and Pournelle as an explication of the philosophy of Rational Libertarianism. In that role, it is quite successful if the reader has a public school grasp of basic history and political [... more]
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Amazon CA |
The Houses of the Kzinti
Great... except for the cover: This book contains two novels originally published (in two parts each) in the "Man-Kzin Wars" series, which by now has run into 9 books. I consider these two among the best of the series' offerings, describing [... more]
CDN$24.00
Amazon CA |
