Lucifer's hammer
Lucifer's Hammer (Eng. Original title: Lucifer's Hammer ) is a novel by the authors Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven , which was published in 1977.
action
The plot depicts (for the first time in a novel) the downfall of modern civilization due to the impact of a comet .
When an amateur astronomer discovers a new comet (called Lucifer's Hammer ), it is initially assumed that the earth is not threatened. A few months later, the comet breaks up and the debris falls to earth. There are gigantic tidal waves , earthquakes and climate changes .
A new age begins for the survivors, marked by the struggle for survival and the attempt to rebuild civilization.
reception
- Lucifer's hammer was nominated for the Hugo Award in 1978 .
- In one of the different levels of action, a minor character appears who inspired David Brin to write the novel Postman . Most of the peculiarities of this figure are already clearly recognizable in Lucifer's hammer.
literature
- Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle: Lucifer's Hammer , Playboy Press, 1977 (American original edition) ISBN 0-87223-487-8
- Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle: Luzifers Hammer , Heyne, Munich, 1980 (German first edition) ISBN 3-453-30620-1
- Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle: Komet - Der Einschlag , Mantikore, Frankfurt am Main, 2017 (new translation) ISBN 978-3-945493-97-7