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Lucifer's Hammer Parts 1 of 2

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I really like a good doom story and Lucifer's Hammer is somewhat the landmark by which others are judged in my opinion. I enjoyed the character development which sets this book apart from so many in the genre. The writers were knowledgable on the subject and did their homework and while the disaster has some events that are a bit hard to believe, the characters are never hard to believe. They're interesting, entertaining and human. It's one of those books that you spend a long time reading due to it's length, but don't want it to end by the finish.

This is a very good book, but the reader is a total waste. He sounds like a computer voice, with very very limited inflection. The voice characterizations are just plain bad. Read the book, but do NOT pay that kind of money for this recording. Sorry Connor, you are just no good.

Remember Orson Welles famous rendition of War of the Worlds as a radio play? Well, you probably didn't hear it, but you have certainly heard of it. This suggests one way to treat the audio tapes of this Niven and Pournelle novel. As you listen to it, pretend that it is a fitting update to Welles. There are 8 tapes. Long because the book is long.

A faithful hewing to the written text. And to some of you, hearing it may be far more gripping than the silent word.

Sadly, at $64 list price, it's not cheap. The novel itself is only a few dollars new or second hand.