Descent of Anansi [School & Library Binding]

Larry Niven (Author), Steven Barnes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1991

It's the American Revolution all over again. But this time it's a ragtag band of space colonists vs. the United States. And the fate of the world hangs by a thread--200 miles above the earth.

--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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About the Author

LARRY NIVEN is the award-winning author of the Ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces, and fantasy novels including the Magic Goes Away series. He has received the Nebula Award, five Hugos, four Locus Awards, two Ditmars, the Prometheus, and the Robert A. Heinlein Award, among other honors. He lives in Chatsworth, California.

 

STEVEN BARNES’ first published collaboration with Larry Niven, The Locusts, was nominated for the 1980 Hugo award.  He has also written several episodes for The Outer Limits, Baywatch, and other television shows.

--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

Product Details

• School & Library Binding
• Publisher: San Val (April 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785773746
• ISBN-13: 978-0785773740
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,534,091 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Descent of Anansi, August 29, 2000

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Eddie Guimont (Glastonbury, CT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Descent of Anansi (School & Library Binding)

In the not-so-distant future, Falling Angel Industries is headquartered on a Lunar-orbiting space station, constructed from used STS External Tanks. FA has just produced 1,400 kilometers of the strongest cable ever produced-single-crystal iron suspended in an epoxy matrix, .8 millimeters thick. Two companies- Brazil Techimotores-Electronics and Oyama Construction have bidded for the cable, and Oyama has won. Transporting the cable from Falling Angel to LEO via the Space Shuttle Anansi/Ion Drive Tug Gabriel, the six-day voyage gives BTE enough time to join forces with a group of Iranian terrorists. Stealing and launching a Soviet Prometheus ground-to-orbit missile, they destroy the Gabriel and cripple the Anansi and cable re-entry pod, also killing an Anansi crewmember. With the Anansi stranded in orbit, with no way to re-enter and no way to get back to Falling Angel, BTE launches two Space Shuttles. Their mission: retrieve the cable, and finish the job that the missile didn't complete . . . . Destroy the Anansi and her crew.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great read!, August 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Descent of Anansi (Mass Market Paperback)

Wonderful book ! Pay no attention to other carping comments.The book that made me understand about tides. It has believable characters, great plot, tension--this should be made into a movie. I'm already casting the principal characters in my mind...

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars decent read, August 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Descent of Anansi (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is a fluffy but fun read about some Brazilians going to the moon. It has a large cast of characters with difficult names. It reminds one of "Outland" more than any known space books. What the heck...it's a hoot. Not much substance but an entertaining airplane book.