{"product_id":"the-legacy-of-heorot-volume-1-9781982124373","title":"The Legacy of Heorot, Volume 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eBOOK ONE IN THE CLASSIC HEOROT SERIES FROM GENRE LEGENDS LARRY NIVEN, JERRY POURNELLE, AND STEVEN BARNES\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTRANGERS IN A STRANGE LAND \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The two hundred colonists on board the Geographic have spent a century in cold sleep to arrive here: Avalon, a lush, verdant planet lightyears from Earth. They hope to establish a permanent colony, and Avalon seems the perfect place. And so they set about planting and building. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But their very presence has upset the ecology of Avalon. Soon an implacable predator stalks them, picking them off one by one. In order to defeat this alien enemy, they must reevaluate everything they think they know about Avalon, and uncover the planet's dark secrets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003eThe Legacy of Heorot: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Page-turning action and suspense, good characterization and convincing setting . . . may be the best thing any of those authors has written.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Denver Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Outstanding  . . . The best ever, by the best in the field . . . the ultimate combination of imagination and realism.\"--Tom Clancy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Well written, action-packed, and tension filled . . . makes \u003ci\u003eAliens\u003c\/i\u003e look like a Disney nature film.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Spine-tingling ecological tale of terror.\"--\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout sequel \u003ci\u003eBeowulf's Children\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Few writers have a finer pedigree than those here. . . . As one might suspect \u003ci\u003eBeowulf's Children\u003c\/i\u003e is seamless . . . absorbing, substantial . . . masterful novel.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Panoramic SF adventure at its best.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout Larry Niven \u0026amp; Jerry Pournelle: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Possibly the greatest science fiction novel I have ever read.\"--Robert A. Heinlein on \u003ci\u003eThe Mote in God's Eye\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout Larry Niven: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Larry Niven's RINGWORLD remains one of the all-time classic travelogues of science fiction -- a new and amazing world and fantastic companions.\"--Greg Bear \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Our premier hard SF writer.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The scope of Larry Niven's work is so vast that only a writer of supreme talent could disguise the fact as well as he can.\"--Tom Clancy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Niven is a true master.\"--Frederik Pohl \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout Jerry Pournelle: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Jerry Pournelle is one of science fiction's greatest storytellers.\"--Poul Anderson \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Jerry Pournelle's trademark is first-rate action against well-realized backgrounds of hard science and hardball politics.\"--David Drake \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Rousing . . . The Best of the Genre\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"On the cover . . . is the claim 'No. 1 Adventure Novel of the Year.' And well it might be.\"--\u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eJanissaries\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout Steven Barnes: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Brilliant, surprising, and devastating.\"--David Mack \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Sharp, observant and scary.\"--Greg Bear \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Profound and exhilarating.\"--Maurice Broaddus, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Knights of Breton Court\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Barnes gives us characters that are vividly real people, conceived with insight and portrayed with compassion and rare skill and then he stokes the suspense up to levels that will make the reader miss sleep and be late for work.\"--Tim Powers \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" Barnes] combines imagination, anthropology and beautiful storytelling as he takes readers to the foot of the Great Mountain, today known as Mount Kilimanjaro.\"--\u003ci\u003eDurham Triangle Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eGreat Sky Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982124373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.10d","brand":"Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Steven Barnes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36674235105436,"sku":"9781982124373","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6047e2ef-5464-4db1-b25c-065b68bf5e30.jpg?v=1603931608","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-legacy-of-heorot-volume-1-9781982124373","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}