<div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:15px">Lucifer's Hammer was my introduction to Niven way back in the 80s. Thrilling read for a teenager. </span></font></div>
<div><font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:15px">Another favorite is Fred Saberhagen's Berserker series, starting with Berserker in 1967. To this day I am convinced that the Berserkers were the idea behind Star Trek's Borg. Berserker Fury (1997) was one of the last in the series and was actually kind of dark/horrific in places. </span><br>
<br><span style="font-size:15px">Rendezvous with Rama is near the top of my list of best sci-fi books. Loved this book and the cheesy RPG that was released in the '90s. I hear talk of a movie from time to time but I don't see how 1.5 hours can do Clarke's work any favors. </span></font></div>
<span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px"><div><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px"><br></span></div>> </span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:15px">You should also check out the book’s Larry co-authored with Jerry Pournelle such as Lucifer’s hammer – really good reading as well.<br>
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