Lucifer's Hammer

1977 novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
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Lucifer's Hammer

Summary

Lucifer's Hammer is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (177 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lucifer's Hammer authored Larry Niven[3].
  • Lucifer's Hammer authored Jerry Pournelle[4].
  • Lucifer's Hammer received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[5].
  • Lucifer's Hammer's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • Lucifer's Hammer's genre is recorded as post-apocalyptic literature[7].
  • Lucifer's Hammer's genre is recorded as science fiction[8].
  • Lucifer's Hammer's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Lucifer's Hammer's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • Lucifer's Hammer's publication date is recorded as +1977-01-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Lucifer's Hammer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03t0fh[12].
  • Lucifer's Hammer's Open Library ID is recorded as OL510435W[13].
  • Lucifer's Hammer's has edition or translation is recorded as Lucifer's Hammer[14].
  • Lucifer's Hammer's has edition or translation is recorded as Lucifer's Hammer[15].
  • Lucifer's Hammer's has edition or translation is recorded as Luciferovo kladivo[16].
  • Lucifer's Hammer's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 1155737[17].
  • Lucifer's Hammer's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 1601[18].
  • Lucifer's Hammer's nominated for is recorded as Hugo Award for Best Novel[19].
  • Lucifer's Hammer's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[20].
  • Lucifer's Hammer's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Lucifer's Hammer"}[21].
  • Lucifer's Hammer's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Luzifers Hammer'}[22].
  • Lucifer's Hammer's title is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'De hamer van Lucifer'}[23].
  • Lucifer's Hammer's title is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Lucifer'}[24].
  • Lucifer's Hammer's NNL item ID is recorded as 002017814[25].
  • Lucifer's Hammer's OCLC work ID is recorded as 519558[26].
  • Lucifer's Hammer's TV Tropes ID is recorded as Literature/LucifersHammer[27].

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Works and Contributions

Authored works include Larry Niven[3], a writer[28], b. 1938[29], of United States[30], awarded the Inkpot Award[31] and Jerry Pournelle[4], a journalist[32], 1933–2017[33], of United States[34], awarded the Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame[35], specialised in creative and professional writing[36].

Recognition

Lucifer's Hammer received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[5].

Why It Matters

Lucifer's Hammer ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (177 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

What awards did Lucifer's Hammer receive?

Honors received include NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . librarything.com. Retrieved . librarything.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Genre post-apocalyptic literature, science fiction
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