The best twist on that, and the best twist as to how FTL-capable aliens don’t smash us flat is Footfall. Also shows the most practical way for aliens to attack a planetary surface. Think I’ll read again it for the fourth time!
SPOILER
They roll up and start throwing rocks from orbit.
The aliens didn’t actually invent their tech and are using a ship, weapons, etc. from a far more advanced, and extinct, species. Also, realizing that they’re herd animals goes a long way towards winning in the end, making the title take on more than one meaning.
Favorite part was where they nuke Kansas and the aliens go into a frenzy. “They nuked their own breadbasket just to get one small base?! Are they fucking nuts?!”
The best twist on that, and the best twist as to how FTL-capable aliens don’t smash us flat is Footfall. Also shows the most practical way for aliens to attack a planetary surface. Think I’ll read again it for the fourth time!
SPOILER
They roll up and start throwing rocks from orbit.
The aliens didn’t actually invent their tech and are using a ship, weapons, etc. from a far more advanced, and extinct, species. Also, realizing that they’re herd animals goes a long way towards winning in the end, making the title take on more than one meaning.
Favorite part was where they nuke Kansas and the aliens go into a frenzy. “They nuked their own breadbasket just to get one small base?! Are they fucking nuts?!”