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The Burning City
The Burning City
Author: Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle
Each an acclaimed author in his own right, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle have collaborated on some of the biggest bestsellers in science fiction history, including the No. 1 New York Times bestseller Footfall, as well as Lucifer's Hammer, Inferno, Oath of Fealty, and The Mote in God's Eye. Now Niven and Pournelle ha...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780671036607
ISBN-10: 0671036602
Publication Date: 3/1/2000
Pages: 512
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  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: Atria
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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SteveTheDM avatar reviewed The Burning City on + 204 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
The story of Whandall Placehold, and how he grows up and becomes successful.

It's another one of those "life journey" novels that I seem to accidentally start reading. It takes a while to get going, and never really gets me too excited. I expect a lot more interesting things from the Niven/Pournelle combo, but this book didn't do it for me.
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