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The Mote in God's Eye - Moties, Bk 1 Author: A Black hole in space. And piercing through, a beam of ruby light brighter than a hundred moons. Was it the eye of the face of God, or the blood-red sun of our first intergalactic visitors? — The delicate mission of the warship MACARTHUR - to seek out and confront an extraterrestrial world where eerie, silent beings defy known biology... where mi... more »
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This is a great book! A must read for any hard science fiction fan.
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In the year 3016, the Second Empire of Man spans hundreds of star systems, thanks to the faster-than-light Alderson Drive. No other intelligent beings have ever been encountered, not until a light sail probe enters a human system carrying a dead alien. The probe is traced to the Mote, an isolated star in a thick dust cloud, and an expedition is dispatched.
In the Mote the humans find an ancient civilization--at least one million years old--that has always been bottled up in their cloistered solar system for lack of a star drive. The Moties are welcoming and kind, yet rather evasive about certain aspects of their society. It seems the Moties have a dark problem, one they've been unable to solve in over a million years.
This is the first collaboration between Niven and Pournelle, two masters of hard science fiction, and it combines Pournelle's interest in the military and sociology with Niven's talent for creating interesting, believable aliens. The novel meticulously examines every aspect of First Contact, from the Moties' biology, society, and art, to the effects of the meeting on humanity's economics, politics, and religions. And all the while suspense builds as we watch the humans struggle toward the truth. --Brooks Peck
SAY:
Robert Heinlein
Possibly the finest science fiction novel I have ever read.
San Francisco Chronicle
As science fiction, one of the most important novels ever published.
Columbus Dispatch
A superlatively fine novel...no writer has ever come up with a more appealing, intriguing, and workable concept of aliens.
Frank Herbert
A spellbinder, a swashbuckler...And, best of all, it has a brilliant new approach to that fascinating problem -- first contact with aliens.
Theodore Sturgeon
One of the most engrossing tales I've read in years...fascinating.
Minneapolis Tribune
Intriguing and suspenseful...the scenes in which the humans and aliens examine one another are unforgettable.
In the year 3016, the Second Empire of Man spans hundreds of star systems, thanks to the faster-than-light Alderson Drive. No other intelligent beings have ever been encountered, not until a light sail probe enters a human system carrying a dead alien. The probe is traced to the Mote, an isolated star in a thick dust cloud, and an expedition is dispatched.
In the Mote the humans find an ancient civilization--at least one million years old--that has always been bottled up in their cloistered solar system for lack of a star drive. The Moties are welcoming and kind, yet rather evasive about certain aspects of their society. It seems the Moties have a dark problem, one they've been unable to solve in over a million years.
This is the first collaboration between Niven and Pournelle, two masters of hard science fiction, and it combines Pournelle's interest in the military and sociology with Niven's talent for creating interesting, believable aliens. The novel meticulously examines every aspect of First Contact, from the Moties' biology, society, and art, to the effects of the meeting on humanity's economics, politics, and religions. And all the while suspense builds as we watch the humans struggle toward the truth. --Brooks Peck
SAY:
Robert Heinlein
Possibly the finest science fiction novel I have ever read.
San Francisco Chronicle
As science fiction, one of the most important novels ever published.
Columbus Dispatch
A superlatively fine novel...no writer has ever come up with a more appealing, intriguing, and workable concept of aliens.
Frank Herbert
A spellbinder, a swashbuckler...And, best of all, it has a brilliant new approach to that fascinating problem -- first contact with aliens.
Theodore Sturgeon
One of the most engrossing tales I've read in years...fascinating.
Minneapolis Tribune
Intriguing and suspenseful...the scenes in which the humans and aliens examine one another are unforgettable.
A classic.
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