One of the coolest things about Footfall, Niven & Pournelle’s roller-coaster-ride of an alien-invasion novel (which IMO has one of the most emotionally satisfying closing scenes ever written) is the use of the Orion nuclear-bomb-propelled space battleship concept by the human resistance. Now there’s a plastic model (hat tip to Instapundit).
Admittedly, the ship in the novel was a bit more impressive. But I’ll take what I can get.
Of course, there’s only one proper battle tune for such a magnificent beast.
Footfall was the last good sci-fi novel I’ve read.
The nuke-propelled shop must have made a mess of Seattle when it launched…
Didn’t it launce from Bellevue or something?
I think it would have made a mess of a lot of places…
Didn’t it launch from Bellevue or something?
I think it would have made a mess of a lot of places…
bah, apologies, please delete first comment if possible.
Oh, and while your at it, Eduitor, please correct my spelling in My comment.
Thaqnk you.