Beowulf's Children

by Larry Niven

Hardcover, 1995

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Publication

Tor Books (1995), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 382 pages

Description

Fiction. Science Fiction. HTML: BOOK TWO IN THE CLASSIC HEOROT SERIES FROM GENRE LEGENDS LARRY NIVEN, JERRY POURNELLE, AND STEVEN BARNES. Some twenty years have passed since the passengers and crew of the starship Geographic established a colony on the hostile alien world of Avalon. In that time, a new generation has grown up in the peace and serenity of the island paradise of Camelot, ignorant of the Great Grendel Wars fought between their parents and grandparents and the monstrous inhabitants of Avalon. Now, under the influence of a charismatic leader, a group of young rebels makes for the mainland, intent on establishing their own colony, sure that they can vanquish any foe that should stand in their way. But they will soon discover that Avalon holds darker secrets still. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management)..… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member mah048
A sequel to Legacy of Heorot. Like many sequels, its decent but not as compelling as the first.
LibraryThing member orderflow
Not as good as the legacy, but interesting enough for a sequel.
LibraryThing member Karlstar
Not nearly as good as the first book in the series, this is still a good book. It continues to follow the colonists of Earth's first colony outside the solar system, as they struggle with the planet and politics. Now that they have survived the troubles from Legacy of Heorot, they still have
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problems with the planets 'unintelligent' species, plus their own unruly second generation. An excellent look at what troubles may come up when colonizing a fertile planet. Well written and with good characters.
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Original publication date

1995-04

Physical description

382 p.; 9.1 inches

ISBN

0312855222 / 9780312855222
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