{"product_id":"beowulfs-children-larry-niven-9781982124427","title":"Beowulf's Children","description":"\u003cb\u003eBOOK TWO IN THE CLASSIC HEOROT SERIES FROM GENRE LEGENDS LARRY NIVEN, JERRY POURNELLE, AND STEVEN BARNES.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome twenty years have passed since the passengers and crew of the starship \u003ci\u003eGeographic\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But they will soon discover that Avalon holds darker secrets still. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003eBeowulf's Children\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Few writers have a finer pedigree than those here. . . . As one might suspect \u003ci\u003eBeowulf's Children\u003c\/i\u003e is seamless . . . absorbing, substantial . . . masterful novel.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Panoramic SF adventure at its best.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout prequel \u003ci\u003eThe Legacy of Heorot: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Page-turning action and suspense, good characterization and convincing setting . . . may be the best thing any of those authors has written.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Denver Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Outstanding! . . . The best ever, by the best in the field . . . the ultimate combination of imagination and realism.\"--Tom Clancy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Well written, action-packed and tension filled . . . makes \u003ci\u003eAliens\u003c\/i\u003e look like a Disney nature film.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Spine-tingling ecological tale of terror.\"--\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout Larry Niven \u0026amp; Jerry Pournelle: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Possibly the greatest science fiction novel I have ever read.\"--Robert A. Heinlein on \u003ci\u003eThe Mote in God's Eye\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout Larry Niven: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Larry Niven's \u003ci\u003eRingworld \u003c\/i\u003eremains one of the all-time classic travelogues of science fiction--a new and amazing world and fantastic companions.\"--Greg Bear \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Our premier hard SF writer.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The scope of Larry Niven's work is so vast that only a writer of supreme talent could disguise the fact as well as he can.\"--Tom Clancy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Niven is a true master.\"--Frederik Pohl \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout Jerry Pournelle: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Jerry Pournelle is one of science fiction's greatest storytellers.\"--Poul Anderson \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Jerry Pournelle's trademark is first-rate action against well-realized backgrounds of hard science and hardball politics.\"--David Drake \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Rousing . . . The Best of the Genre.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"On the cover . . . is the claim 'No. 1 Adventure Novel of the Year.' And well it might be.\"--\u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eJanissaries\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout Steven Barnes: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Brilliant, surprising, and devastating.\"--David Mack \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Sharp, observant and scary.\"--Greg Bear \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Profound and exhilarating.\"--Maurice Broaddus, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Knights of Breton Court\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Barnes gives us characters that are vividly real people, conceived with insight and portrayed with compassion and rare skill and then he stokes the suspense up to levels that will make the reader miss sleep and be late for work.\"--Tim Powers \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[Barnes] combines imagination, anthropology and beautiful storytelling as he takes readers to the foot of the Great Mountain, today known as Mount Kilimanjaro.\"--\u003ci\u003eDurham Triangle Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eGreat Sky Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry Niven,Jerry Pournelle,Steven Barnes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1982124423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982124427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.30d","brand":"Larry Niven","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47611862843647,"sku":"9781982124427","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e58a8906-8046-405e-b1a3-6dd93032c102.jpg?v=1764516572","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beowulfs-children-larry-niven-9781982124427","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}