Lucifer's Hammer
by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

   An excellent end-of-the-world tale. At times the characters confusing because there were so many of them. The elaboration of what so inevitably could transpire is skillfully done.
   The book demands rereading. Not every word, because the density of images doesn't require that, but for the recapturing of the moods, like when George Christopher and Senator Jellison argued over the rights of outsiders, etc.
   Parts that I especially liked:

• The reverend citing scripture "I came to you and you let me not in. I was hungry and you fed me not" Well done in my rush of enthusiasm for the situations.
• John Baker crashing his boat into the barge of the attacker, a superb act of courage.
• The whole book, except the first two hundred pages when I was anxious for the real stuff to happen.

 

 

 

 

 

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