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Lucifer's Hammer
Published 1977 by Playboy Press · 494 pages
Hugo · 1978
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Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle on these ballots
6 award entries · 4 books · 0 wins · 1975–1986
Synopsis
When a newly discovered comet collides with Earth, civilization is shattered in a matter of hours, plunging survivors into a desperate struggle for food, shelter, and power in a transformed landscape. From suburban California to the mountains, diverse groups of survivors must choose between cooperation and barbarism as they confront floods, famine, and the collapse of everything they once knew.
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