LovedSome other books that were important to me at the time... Lucifer's Hammer by Nan and Pornell... this is one about a meteor crashes into the earth. It's the end of the world.
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Lucifer's Hammer (1977)
Creators: Mixed Lucifer's Hammer is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, first published in 1977. It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1978. The story details a cometary impact on Earth, an end to civilization, and the battle for the future. It encompasses the discovery of the comet, the LA social scene, and a cast of diverse characters whom fate seems to smile upon and allow to survive the massive cataclysm and the resulting tsunamis, plagues, famines and battles amongst scavengers and cannibals.
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MixedIt's not a novel I thought much about since I finished it, but it was fine. Not the best post-apocalyptic or end of the world kind of novel by any means, but yeah, I'm going to pop it in B.
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