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This 1987 novel is an updating of the classic poem 'Beowulf' into a futuristic science fiction setting. Cadmann Weyland leads an expedition to settle the planet Tau Ceti 4. Initially peaceful the colony soon errupts into violence and terror. Will Cadmann lead his sceptical people to safety? From renowned author Larry Niven, writing with Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes, this novel also combines genre classics like Alien, The Thing and The Martian to create a classic sci-fi adventure.
This 1987 novel is an updating of the classic poem 'Beowulf' into a futuristic science fiction setting. Cadmann Weyland leads an expedition to settle the planet Tau Ceti 4. Initially peaceful the colony soon errupts into violence and terror. Will Cadmann lead his sceptical people to safety? From renowned author Larry Niven, writing with Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes, this novel also combines genre classics like Alien, The Thing and The Martian to create a classic sci-fi adventure.
