Starborn and Godsons (3) (Heorot Series),Used

THE LONGAWAITED CONCLUSION OF THE HEOROT SERIES FROM GENRE LEGENDS LARRY NIVEN, JERRY POURNELLE, AND STEVEN BARNESAvalon was thriving. The cold sleep colonists from Earth had settled on a verdant, livable world. The fast and cunning predators humans named 'grendels' were under control, and the mainland outposts well established. Avalon's new mainland hydroelectric power station was nearly complete, and when online would compensate for the nuclear power systems lost in the Grendel Wars. Humans would have power, and with power came the ability to make all the necessities for life. They would survive.They would not survive as a spacefaring people.What they were losing faster than they knew was the ability to get to space. But unbeknownst to the planetbound humans, something was moving out there in the stars, decelerating at a rate impossible for a natural object. And its destination was Avalon. The most probable origin was Earth's Solar System.This is a novel of first contactbetween the human Starborn and the selfnamed Godsons who followed on, between the first generation of Avalon born humans and their descendants, and between humans and the almost ineffably alien species native to their new world....About Starborn & Godsons:. . . this work thoughtfully builds on the vision of the future . . . to the thrilling climax. This excellent series finale sticks the landing.Publishers Weekly (starred review)'. . . gritty, realistic, and exciting storytelling from authors who matched Michael Crichton back in the day for pageturning suspense.'Booklist (starred review). . . a classic Pournelle story. Each group, Earthborn, Starborn, and Godsons have secrets they are keeping from the others, sometime deliberately, at other times inadvertently. Each group is blinded to some extent, by their biases and beliefs. Each has something the other groups need, but does not realize it. . . . a tale of the strengths and weaknesses of human societies.Galveston County Daily NewsAbout prequel The Legacy of Heorot:'Pageturning action and suspense, good characterization and convincing setting . . . may be the best thing any of those authors has written.The Denver PostOutstanding! The best ever, by the best in the field . . . the ultimate combination of imagination and realism.Tom ClancyWell written, actionpacked, and tension filled makes Aliens look like a Disney nature film.'The Washington PostSpinetingling ecological tale of terror.LocusAbout prequel Beowulf's Children:'Few writers have a finer pedigree than those here . . . As one might suspect, Beowulf's Children is seamless . . . absorbing, substantial . . . masterful novel.'Los Angeles Times'Panoramic SF adventure at its best.'Library JournalAbout Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle:'Possibly the greatest science fiction novel I have ever read.'Robert A. Heinlein on The Mote in God's EyeAbout Larry Niven:Larry Nivens Ringworld remains one of the alltime classic travelogues of science fiction a new and amazing world and fantastic companions.Greg Bear'Our premier hard SF writer.The Baltimore Sun'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'Niven is a true master.'Frederik PohlAbout Jerry Pournelle:'Jerry Pournelle is one of science fiction's greatest storytellers.'Poul Anderson'Jerry Pournelle's trademark is firstrate action against wellrealized backgrounds of hard science and hardball politics.'David Drake'Rousing. . . . The Best of the Genre'The New York Times'On the cover . . . is the claim 'No. 1 Adventure Novel of the Year.' And well it might be.'Milwaukee Journal on JanissariesAbout Steven Barnes:Brilliant, surprising, and devastating.David MackSharp, observant and scary.Greg Bear'Profound and exhilarating.'Maurice Broaddus, author of The Knights of Breton CourtBarnes gives us characters that are v