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Old 09-25-2013, 10:44 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by Apache View Post
Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucifer%27s_Hammer
This is about a comet hitting the Earth.
Footfall also by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footfall
In this one the Earth is invaded by aliens with a herd instinct.
Both are good well written books.
Yes, both are very good reads. I reread "Footfall" almost by accident recently. I went looking for the novel by Niven and Pournelle about a comet hitting earth, saw this on my shelf and thought that was it. I started reading it before I realised my mistake. But, it was a good mistake. Of course, I then had to hunt down the other novel whose name I couldn't remember.

And David Brin's "Postman" has just come to mind. It is about a drifter who accidentally restarts the postal service after an apocalypse. Very enjoyable, but I'm always a little dissatisfied by how Brin ends his novels. Though this is a collection of stories rather than a novel. And don't let the movie put you off it.
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