He has also collaborated with both jerry pournelle and steven barnes on the legacy of heorot, beowulfs children, and the bestselling dream park series. The expression on the gripping hand is used to enumerate the last of three possible choices, following the structure on one hand x, on the other hand y, on the gripping hand z. Convergent series by niven, larry and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Written by jerry pournelle, larry niven, audiobook narrated by l. Over the course of his career niven has added to this first law a list of niven s laws which he describes as how the universe works as far as he can tell. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. The gripping hand by jerry pournelle and larry niven 1994. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The mote in gods eye and the gripping hand are among my alltime favorite books, and i doubt im alone in that opinion. Giving up freedom for security is beginning to look naive.
They are packed with action and adventure, and each story moves at a. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The gripping hand by jerry pournelle and larry niven. The gripping hand audiobook by jerry pournelle, larry. Much like isaac asimov, his books follow a set of rules, which include never fire a laser at a mirror. The gripping hand is the sequel to niven and pournelles masterful the mote in gods eye. It collects several of nivens known space short stories from his golden age of the late1960s, including the beowulf shaeffer stories. Larry niven and jerry pournelle, award winning authors of such bestsellers as footfall and the legacy of heorot, return us to the mote, and to the universe of kevin renner and horace bury, of rod blaine and sally fowler.
Larry niven left is the hugo and nebula awardwinning author of such classics as ringworld, the integral trees, and destinys road. The san francisco chronicle declared that as science fiction, the mote in gods. Its entertaining, but not destined to be a classic. Buy a cheap copy of the gripping hand book by larry niven. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Now larry niven and jerry pournelle, award winning authors of such bestsellers as footfall and the legacy of heorot, return us to the mote, and to the universe of kevin renner and horace bury, of rod blaine and sally fowler. Click to read more about the gripping hand by larry niven. Buy gripping hand by larry niven online at alibris. The gripping hand larry niven, author, dave stern, editor, jerry. See all books authored by larry niven, including ringworld, and lucifers hammer, and more on. The gripping hand mote series book 2 kindle edition by niven, larry, pournelle, jerry.
A sequel to their 1974 work the mote in gods eye, the gripping hand is, chronologically, the last novel to be set in the codominium universe though in 2010, pournelles daughter released an authorized sequel citation needed. Larry niven project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The gripping hand is pure science fiction in the action adventure tradition. Gripping hand book by larry niven half price books. Niven and pournelle once again have proven a formidable writing team. The gripping hand book by jerry pournelle, larry niven. The gripping hand larry niven jerry pournelle view series eighteen years in the makinghere at last is the sequel to one of the most acclaimed science fiction novels of our time. Now larry niven and jerry pournelle, award winning authors of such. Gripping hand has 5 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. In this book the gripping hand half of the book or more you are waiting and waiting for some action to start at last, you are bored to death with descriptions of all the imperial laws and casts and royals. The gripping hand niven larry, pournelle jerry download.
The mote in gods eye is one of my favourite books, maybe that was the problem that any follow up would have a lot to live up to, but sadly i struggled to finish this. The gripping hand larry niven jerry pournelle eighteen years in the makinghere at last is the sequel to one of the most acclaimed science fiction novels of our time, the mote in gods eye. In 1966 larry niven created the ultimate tourist with his awardwinn. The gripping hand by larry niven and jerry pournelle 1993. Larry niven is a wellknown american scifi author who has been writing for the last 50 or so years and is best known for his ringworld sciencefiction series which has received several awards, including the hugo, locus, ditmar, and nebula awards. The gripping hand di niven, larry e una grande selezione di libri, arte e articoli da collezione disponibile su abebooks. The muchanticipated sequel to the mote in gods eye 1974, which put niven and pournelle on the bestseller lists more recent collaborations. However, like most sequels, it doesnt live up to the promise of the first book. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. The latest book in this extremely popular series, called blue moon, arrives on bookshelves on october 29th. There, 25 years have passed since humanity quarantined the mysterious aliens known as moties within the confines of their own solar system. The gripping hand by larry niven books reading order.
In the sequel to the mote in gods eye, twentyfive years after the quarantine of the alien moties within their own solar system, the walls separating them from the. Larry niven is an american author of hard science fiction, best known for his ringworld series, which is part of the largely known space universe. Larry niven is also known in science fiction fandom for niven s law. One of the famed american science fiction writers of our time is larry niven whose real names are laurence van cott niven. Although outofprint, neutron star is a book worth getting for any fan of science fiction. By larry niven, jerry pournelle the gripping hand by larry niven, jerry pournelle robert heinlein called it possibly the finest science fiction novel i have ever read. Larry niven is also known in science fiction fandom for nivens law. Robert heinlein called it possibly the finest science fiction novel i have ever read. The original is one of the better science fictions works i have read. The san francisco chronicle declared that as science fiction, the mote in gods eye is one of the most important novels ever published. They are packed with action and adventure, and each story moves at a rapid pace that keeps the reader engagedbut they are also books that make you think, and have generated quite a bit of discussion over the years. Larry niven books list of books by author larry niven. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the gripping hand mote series book 2.
And for that matter niven and pornelle can be a superb writing team. The gripping hand by larry niven, jerry pournelle robert heinlein called it possibly the finest science fiction novel i have ever read. Publishers weekly the gripping hand is a grand space adventure well worth the 18year wait. Reading the larry niven books in order involves, however, picking up his fleet of worlds, heorot. Over the course of his career niven has added to this first law a list of nivens laws which he describes as how the universe works as far as he can tell. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Thus i had high expectations for the gripping hand. Jack cohen who has agreed to help us construct a new ecological creature to be part of a short novel involving some of the characters from beowulfs children.
The gripping hand 1993 is larry niven and jerry pournelles sequel to their popular 1974 novel the mote in gods eye, which you probably want to read first. There is no cause so right that one cannot find a fool following it. All jack wants is to help an old couple and suddenly he is in the middle of a brutal gang war. The gripping hand by larry niven, jerry pournelle, 1994, pocket books edition, in english. Ive read a lot of larry niven over the years and always found them at least. The gripping hand is a science fiction novel by american writers larry niven and jerry pournelle, published in 1993. What is the origin of the phrase on the gripping hand.