The Burning City

The Burning City

by Larry Niven (Author), Larry Niven (Author), Larry Niven (Author), Jerry Pournelle (Author)

Synopsis

There was fire on Earth before the fire god came. There has always been fire.What Prokeet, the fire god, gave to mankind was madness ...They burned the city when Whandall Placehold was two. And then again when he was seven. Prokeet possessed one of the lordkin, the lust for fire took hold and the burning began. Whandall was himself one of the lordkin, but his insatiable curiosity about the hostile natural world and about the different peoples who surrounded him, allied to his intelligence and courage, marked him out for something more than burning down his own city. And when he felt Prokeet enter him, it was just the start of an epic journey that would turn him into a legend. The writers of classics such as LUCIFER'S HAMMER, FOOTFALL and THE MOTE IN GOD'S EYE have created a masterly tale of magic, gods, wizards and heroes that ranks among the very best in the genre. More information on this book and others can be found on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 704
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Orbit
Published: 18 Jan 2001

ISBN 10: 1841490288
ISBN 13: 9781841490281
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Media Reviews
Superb detail ... shudderingly believable Frank Herbert Outstanding ... the best ever, by the best in the field ... the ultimate combination of imagination and realism Tom Clancy
Author Bio
Larry Niven is the Hugo and Nebula award-winning author of such classics as RINGWORLD and RAINBOW MARS. In addition to being an acclaimed science fiction author, Jerry Pournelle holds degrees in engineering, psychology and political science.