About the Author

LARRY NIVEN is the author of the Ringworld series and many other science fiction and fantasy masterpieces. His many honors include the Nebula, five Hugos, four Locuses, two Ditmars, the Prometheus, and the Robert A. Heinlein Award.

JERRY POURNELLE (1933-2017) was an essayist, journalist, and science fiction author best known for his collaborations with Niven, including Inferno and Escape from Hell. Pournelle was the inaugural winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.

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

Reviews

"The best in the field."--Tom Clancy
"Don't miss this one."--"Starlog"
"The team of Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven is one the best in science fiction....In "The Legacy of Heorot" they are joined by Steven Barnes for a tale of space conquest that makes "Aliens" look like a Disney nature film...."--"The Washington Times"

For two decades, the colonists of the planet Avalon hid from the carnivorous monsters of the main continent by securing themselves within their island fortress of Camelot. Now their children, the Star Born, have one goal: to conquer the mainland for themselves and for their colony's future in the stars. This fast-paced, complex sequel to The Legacy of Heorot (S. & S., 1987) blends the talents of three top-notch sf raconteurs. Strongly defined characters and intriguing, speculative science make this novel an example of panoramic sf adventure at its best. A good choice as a stand-alone story or in combination with its predecessor. For most sf collections.

"The best in the field."--Tom Clancy
"Don't miss this one."--"Starlog"
"The team of Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven is one the best in science fiction....In "The Legacy of Heorot" they are joined by Steven Barnes for a tale of space conquest that makes "Aliens" look like a Disney nature film...."--"The Washington Times"