Lucifer's Hammer sequel? (was: Lucifer's hammer)
Dan Goodman
In article <6lnlkl$3...@wave.rio.com>, Emily <fa...@rio.com> wrote:
>Okay guys here is a book question. My Other half is convinced there is a
>sequel to Lucifer's hammer.... my questions are these: 1.) is there a
>sequel? and 2.) What is the name of it?
>
>Please post the answers here and email them to me (my newserver dumps every
>2 days).
No, there isn't a sequel to it.
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Greg Weeks
In article <ltJf1.689$bj2.3...@ptah.visi.com>,
dsg...@visi.com (Dan Goodman) writes:
> In article <6lnlkl$3...@wave.rio.com>, Emily <fa...@rio.com> wrote:
>>Okay guys here is a book question. My Other half is convinced there is a
>>sequel to Lucifer's hammer.... my questions are these: 1.) is there a
>>sequel? and 2.) What is the name of it?
>>
>>Please post the answers here and email them to me (my newserver dumps every
>>2 days).
>
> No, there isn't a sequel to it.
Well there's sort of a sequel. One of the Buck Rogers sequels tries to
tie Lucifers Hammer in as the precursor to the aliens invasion. I
don't think it did a very good job. I also don't remember the exact
title or the author.
Greg Weeks
ri...@nospam.net
In article <ltJf1.689$bj2.3...@ptah.visi.com>, dsg...@visi.com (Dan Goodman) wrote:
>In article <6lnlkl$3...@wave.rio.com>, Emily <fa...@rio.com> wrote:
>>Okay guys here is a book question. My Other half is convinced there is a
>>sequel to Lucifer's hammer.... my questions are these: 1.) is there a
>>sequel? and 2.) What is the name of it?
>>
>>Please post the answers here and email them to me (my newserver dumps every
>>2 days).
>
>No, there isn't a sequel to it.
>
original Buck Rogers novel. I forget who actually wrote the books but there
are several references which seem to try to tie the book into _Hammer_'s
universe.
Lou
Replace nospam with mwci to email me.
Cas...@my-dejanews.com
In article <ltJf1.689$bj2.3...@ptah.visi.com>,
dsg...@visi.com (Dan Goodman) wrote:
>
> In article <6lnlkl$3...@wave.rio.com>, Emily <fa...@rio.com> wrote:
> >Okay guys here is a book question. My Other half is convinced there is a
> >sequel to Lucifer's hammer.... my questions are these: 1.) is there a
> >sequel? and 2.) What is the name of it?
> >
> >Please post the answers here and email them to me (my newserver dumps every
> >2 days).
>
> No, there isn't a sequel to it.
>
> Dan Goodman
> dsg...@visi.com
> http://www.visi.com/~dsgood/index.html
> Whatever you wish for me, may you have twice as much.
>
He/She was probably thinking of Ringworld. LH was a one book story.
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Edward C. Stalker
Cas...@my-dejanews.com wrote in article
<6lupp2$6kd$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
> In article <ltJf1.689$bj2.3...@ptah.visi.com>,
> dsg...@visi.com (Dan Goodman) wrote:
> > In article <6lnlkl$3...@wave.rio.com>, Emily <fa...@rio.com> wrote:
> > >Okay guys here is a book question. My Other half is convinced there
is a
> > >sequel to Lucifer's hammer.... my questions are these: 1.) is there
a
> > >sequel? and 2.) What is the name of it?
> > >Please post the answers here and email them to me (my newserver dumps
every
> > >2 days).
> > No, there isn't a sequel to it.
Lucifer's Hammer was an "Act of God".
Footfall is a related idea - what if a bunch of aliens used rocks of
various sizes as a preliminary bombardment to "soften up" earth's defenses?
According to an article I read, Niven/Pournelle came up with the idea for
Footfall while they were writing Lucifer's Hammer - they tried to fit them
in one book, then decided to make it two completely separate stories.
For what it's worth, I remember a passage in the almost totally forgettable
"Buck Rogers in the XXVth Century" series that referenced "Lucifer's
Hammer" as the reason earth was so weak the aliens could take over.
Possibly, I think the author was trying to suggest that the aliens CAME to
earth on Lucifer's Hammer, but it was many years ago and I misplaced the
book on my way to the bunker during a Scud alert. Never did find it again.
Green Smoke
Ed
Travis C. Porco
In article <01bd9727$6ab97660$36c8f8cb@default>,
Edward C. Stalker <sta...@inet.att.co.kr> wrote:
...
>For what it's worth, I remember a passage in the almost totally forgettable
>"Buck Rogers in the XXVth Century" series
But it might be worth remembering solely for the sake of actress
Erin Gray...but then I was 13 or something when the show was on
television! Whatever happened to Erin Gray? "Inquiring minds want
to know..."
--
Travis **standard disclaimers apply**
"The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly
is to fill the world with fools." --Herbert Spencer
aRJay
In an article using recycled electrons Greg Weeks wrote :-
>In article <ltJf1.689$bj2.3...@ptah.visi.com>,
> dsg...@visi.com (Dan Goodman) writes:
>> In article <6lnlkl$3...@wave.rio.com>, Emily <fa...@rio.com> wrote:
>>>Okay guys here is a book question. My Other half is convinced there is a
>>>sequel to Lucifer's hammer.... my questions are these: 1.) is there a
>>>sequel? and 2.) What is the name of it?
>>>
>>>Please post the answers here and email them to me (my newserver dumps every
>>>2 days).
>>
>> No, there isn't a sequel to it.
>
>Well there's sort of a sequel. One of the Buck Rogers sequels tries to
>tie Lucifers Hammer in as the precursor to the aliens invasion. I
>don't think it did a very good job. I also don't remember the exact
>title or the author.
>
The Buck Roger's sequels (to Armageddon 2419) you are refering to are :-
Mordred John Eric Holmes
Warrior's Blood Richard S. McEnroe *
Warrior's World Richard S. McEnroe
Rogers' Rangers John Silbersack
I don't recall which one implies that they are in the Lucifer's Hammer
universe, but they are not a bad read if you just want mind candy.
* The cover notes on this one say Based on characters created by Philip
Francis Nowlan; from an outline by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle,
authors of Lucifer's Hammer
--
aRJay
Robert A. Woodward
In article <zb866LAe...@escore.demon.co.uk>, aRJay
<aR...@escore.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In an article using recycled electrons Greg Weeks wrote :-
>
> >In article <ltJf1.689$bj2.3...@ptah.visi.com>,
> > dsg...@visi.com (Dan Goodman) writes:
> >> In article <6lnlkl$3...@wave.rio.com>, Emily <fa...@rio.com> wrote:
> >>>Okay guys here is a book question. My Other half is convinced there is a
> >>>sequel to Lucifer's hammer.... my questions are these: 1.) is there a
> >>>sequel? and 2.) What is the name of it?
<snip>
> >> No, there isn't a sequel to it.
> >
> >Well there's sort of a sequel. One of the Buck Rogers sequels tries to
> >tie Lucifers Hammer in as the precursor to the aliens invasion. I
> >don't think it did a very good job. I also don't remember the exact
> >title or the author.
> >
> The Buck Roger's sequels (to Armageddon 2419) you are refering to are :-
> Mordred John Eric Holmes
> Warrior's Blood Richard S. McEnroe *
> Warrior's World Richard S. McEnroe
> Rogers' Rangers John Silbersack
<snip>
> * The cover notes on this one say Based on characters created by Philip
> Francis Nowlan; from an outline by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle,
> authors of Lucifer's Hammer
Wasn't Spider Robinson's rewrite of _Armageddon 2419_ part of the same
sequence? (I refused to read it so I don't know for certain).
Leg...@webtv.net
Didn't Erin Gray go on to act in "Silver Spoons" with Ricky Schroeder?
And to my knowledge there is no sequel to Lucifer's Hammer.
James Nicoll
In article <6loiqt$9gl$1...@newnews.microware.com>,
Greg Weeks <gr...@microware.com> wrote:
>In article <ltJf1.689$bj2.3...@ptah.visi.com>,
> dsg...@visi.com (Dan Goodman) writes:
>> In article <6lnlkl$3...@wave.rio.com>, Emily <fa...@rio.com> wrote:
>>>Okay guys here is a book question. My Other half is convinced there is a
>>>sequel to Lucifer's hammer.... my questions are these: 1.) is there a
>>>sequel? and 2.) What is the name of it?
>>>
>>>2 days).
>>
>
>Well there's sort of a sequel. One of the Buck Rogers sequels tries to
>tie Lucifers Hammer in as the precursor to the aliens invasion. I
>don't think it did a very good job. I also don't remember the exact
>title or the author.
In the original _Armegedon 24** (Can't recall the date)_,
it is discovered at the end that the Han came from space originally.
I seem to recall that they used a meteor or somesuch for transport
but IMS (and its been 25 years since I read the book) the Han took over
the world after a catastrophic global comflict weakened Europe and
the US.
I think the author had written himself into a corner: 'all
men are brothers' was one part of the book and 'the Han are evil,
exploitive bastards beyond redemption' was another, thus the extra-
terrestrial origin for the Han.
You know, China-bashing is back in season: a Buck Rogers
film which puts the rise of China over the world in the early 21st
fly. You could even have a disruptive world war to give them edge.
--
"Pigs are not a fruit."
Mike Schilling
Dan Goodman wrote:
>
> In article <6lnlkl$3...@wave.rio.com>, Emily <fa...@rio.com> wrote:
> >Okay guys here is a book question. My Other half is convinced there is a
> >sequel to Lucifer's hammer.... my questions are these: 1.) is there a
> >sequel? and 2.) What is the name of it?
> >
> >Please post the answers here and email them to me (my newserver dumps every
> >2 days).
>
> No, there isn't a sequel to it.
>
Not a sequel per se, but _Footfall_, by the same authors, reworks many
of the same ideas. Perhaps that's what the Other is thinking of.
Mike
Dana M. Hague
On Mon, 15 Jun 1998 11:49:36 -0700, Mike Schilling <mi...@forte.com>
wrote:
>Not a sequel per se, but _Footfall_, by the same authors, reworks many
>of the same ideas. Perhaps that's what the Other is thinking of.
Although a sequel to Hammer would be interesting to many of
those on this ng, it's not the kind of book that SF writers Niven or
Pournelle would find interesting to write.
-Dana
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aRJay
In an article using recycled electrons Robert A. Woodward wrote :-
>In article <zb866LAe...@escore.demon.co.uk>, aRJay
><aR...@escore.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> In an article using recycled electrons Greg Weeks wrote :-
>>
>> >In article <ltJf1.689$bj2.3...@ptah.visi.com>,
>> > dsg...@visi.com (Dan Goodman) writes:
>> >> In article <6lnlkl$3...@wave.rio.com>, Emily <fa...@rio.com> wrote:
>> >>>Okay guys here is a book question. My Other half is convinced there is a
>> >>>sequel to Lucifer's hammer.... my questions are these: 1.) is there a
>> >>>sequel? and 2.) What is the name of it?
><snip>
>> >> No, there isn't a sequel to it.
>> >
>> >Well there's sort of a sequel. One of the Buck Rogers sequels tries to
>> >tie Lucifers Hammer in as the precursor to the aliens invasion. I
>> >don't think it did a very good job. I also don't remember the exact
>> >title or the author.
>> >
>> The Buck Roger's sequels (to Armageddon 2419) you are refering to are :-
>> Mordred John Eric Holmes
>> Warrior's Blood Richard S. McEnroe *
>> Warrior's World Richard S. McEnroe
>> Rogers' Rangers John Silbersack
><snip>
>> * The cover notes on this one say Based on characters created by Philip
>> Francis Nowlan; from an outline by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle,
>> authors of Lucifer's Hammer
>
>Wasn't Spider Robinson's rewrite of _Armageddon 2419_ part of the same
>sequence? (I refused to read it so I don't know for certain).
>
I don't know/haven't heard anything about that one, the above list and
Nowlan's original are the only ones I've read or heard about.
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aRJay