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| Author | Larry Niven Jerry Pournelle |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Michael Whelan |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Del Rey Books |
Publication date | May 12, 1985 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 495 pages (first edition, hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0-345-32347-5 (first edition, hardcover) |
| OCLC | 11316829 |
| 813/.54 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3564.I9 F6 1985 |
Footfall is a 1985 science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. The book depicts the arrival of members of an alien species called the Fithp that have traveled to the Solar System from Alpha Centauri in a large spacecraft driven by a Bussard ramjet. Their intent is conquest of the planet Earth.