Get ready for an adventure on a world from the brilliant imagination of New York Times bestselling author Larry Niven.
Wide and smooth, the Road was seared into planet Destiny’s rocky surface by the fusion drive of the powered landing craft, Cavorite. TheCavorite deserted the original interstellar colonists, stranding them without hope of contacting Earth.
Now, descendants of those pioneers have many questions about the Road, but no settler who has gone down it has ever returned. For Jemmy Bloocher, a young farm boy, the questions burn too hot—and he sets out to uncover the many mysteries of Destiny’s Road.
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"Good story; the kind you have a hard time putting down. I had a hard time with the large number of strange names and the descriptions of the geography on this world, but maybe it's just me as I'm more of a visual person." — David (4 out of 5 stars)
"Good story; the kind you have a hard time putting down. I had a hard time with the large number of strange names and the descriptions of the geography on this world, but maybe it's just me as I'm more of a visual person."
“Niven’s sure hand with details opens the story up in unexpected directions…I hope the inevitable sequel maintains this admirable balance.”
“Niven describes a believable alien world very much like Earth but with subtle, occasionally deadly differences…An enjoyable piece of work.”
“Niven has always been good at giving his worlds texture…Here, with the space operatics turned way down, we hear that, by God, the man really can sing.”
“The pacing of his adventures is flawless, the science is rock-solid, and my disbelief was so suspended it could have been on Neptune.”
“This realistic tale of power, deceit, adventure, and awakening by Hugo and Nebula Award winner Niven is highly recommended.”
“A fascinating and skillfully detailed alien ecology, along with solid characters and some intriguing problems for them to tackle: Niven in top form.”
" I always get this book and Glory Road (heinlein) mixed up. "
" Sorry, this one is bad. Pass. "
" Very interesting ideas with satisfying ending that rounds everything up nicely. However can be a bit slow to come around to that point where it all makes sense. "
" I liked this book and how I was able to follow this one person's whole life. It just didn't go anywhere, well, it did, but I got boggled down in the world. I just couldn't visualize it and that made it hard to read. "
" Could not get into this one. Read about 100 pages and stopped. "
" Story was really good, but the ending was abrupt and disappointing. "
" Oh dear.. oh dear .... oh deary deary deary!!!!!! "
" surprisingly good for sci-fi "
" I thought the story was ok, but I found some of the plot shifts confusing. It was like the reader needed, or was suppose to already have, a bit more information to make the story smoother and more comprehensible. "
" Read the first 100 pages or so before giving up because I was bored. Nothing interesting or compelling about the characters or the plot. A big disappointment after enjoying the Ringworld books so much! "
" Adult Fiction, read between the lines for US History "
" Good book but seems to ramble a bit and at times had trouble following the story. Was bored by the long bits about hiding etc. "
" Enjoyed it but not nearly as fun as Ringworld. It was definitely creative though. "
" I love this book. Very well written; I have re-read it twice, and it doesn't disappoint. "
" It was alright. Kinda confining story. "
" Again, Larry Niven creates a fascinating world with an exciting story of a lad trying to understand it. Great science fiction. "
Larry Niven is the multiple Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Award–winning author of science fiction short stories and novels, including the Ringworld series, as well as many other science fiction masterpieces. His Footfall, coauthored with Jerry Pournelle, was a New York Times bestseller.
Richard Powers has published thirteen novels. He is a MacArthur Fellow and received the National Book Award. His book, The Overstory, won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction.
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