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Lucifer's Hammer

1977 novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
VisualArtwork literary_work Q471741

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11 properties
Instance of
literary work
Award received
NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4]
Author
Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle[2][3]
Genre
post-apocalyptic literature, science fiction[5][6]
Language of work or name
English[7]
Publication date
January 1977[9]
Nominated for
Hugo Award for Best Novel, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[13][14]
Country of origin
United States[8]
Form of creative work
novel[19]
Has edition or translation
Lucifer's Hammer, Lucifer's Hammer, Luciferovo kladivo[10][11][12]
Title
Lucifer's Hammer, Luzifers Hammer, De hamer van Lucifer, Lucifer[15][16][17][18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lucifer's Hammer da Lucifers hammer de Lucifer's Hammer de Luzifers Hammer es El martillo de Lucifer he פטיש השטן ja ルシーファーのハンマー ja 悪魔のハンマー ko 루시퍼의 해머 nl De hamer van Lucifer ru Молот Люцифера
🔖 Identifiers · 11
BookBrainz work ID
2e639596-c039-49a4-9d4a-25119798863e
FantLab work ID
23432
Freebase ID
/m/03t0fh
Goodreads work ID
1842237
ISFDB title ID
1601
LibraryThing work ID
1155737
NNL item ID
002017814
OCLC work ID (obsolete)
519558
Open Library ID
OL510435W
Penguin Random House work ID
133174
TV Tropes ID
Literature/LucifersHammer

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Author 2
Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle
Nominated for 2
Hugo Award for Best Novel, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Country of origin 1
United States
Form of creative work 1
novel
Genre 1
science fiction
Instance of 1
literary work
Language of work or name 1
English
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Summary

Lucifer's Hammer is a literary work[1].

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Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Larry Niven[2], a writer[20], b. 1938[21], of United States[22], awarded the Inkpot Award[23] and Jerry Pournelle[3], a journalist[24], 1933–2017[25], of United States[26], awarded the Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame[27], specialised in creative and professional writing[28].

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What awards did Lucifer's Hammer receive?

Honors received include NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4].

Related Entities

Larry Niven literary work United States

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  1. 6w ago · HedgeHog · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BookBrainz work ID → 2e639596-c039-49a4-9d4a-25119798863e
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  2. 26w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Genre → post-apocalyptic literature, science fiction
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    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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