Is Lucifer's Hammer (1977) CHUD or WOKE?
chudrank score: 42 / 100 (slightly CHUD-leaning). 0 is CHUD (right-wing), 100 is WOKE (left-wing).
Book by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, 1977.
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Why: Survivalist, pro-individual disaster novel; mildly right-coded
Lucifer's Hammer is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, first published in 1977. It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1978. The story details a cometary impact on Earth, an end to civilization, and the battle for the future. It encompasses the discovery of the comet, the LA social scene, and a cast of diverse characters whom fate seems to smile upon and allow to survive the massive cataclysm and the resulting tsunamis, plagues, famines and battles amongst scavengers and cannibals.