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The Mote in God's Eye
The Mote in God's Eye
Author: Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle
Pocket Books (c) 1974 — Publication date 1986 — 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...  more »
ISBN: 24402
Pages: 560
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jamesrose avatar reviewed The Mote in God's Eye on + 6 more book reviews
Where do I begin? This book had real potential...alas, it falls utterly flat. Lack of any character development WHATSOEVER along with a truly dated feel (the "pocket computers" that everyone carries around with them use circuit boards...this is a thousand years in the future, everyone should be walking around with quantum computers implanted in their teeth or something). My favorite character (Renner) is supposed to come off as some pompous arse, but is instead interpreted to be a knowledgeable patriot. Dr. Horvath is totally unrealistic...a scientist that is totally unwilling to change his beliefs even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. And the big Motie secret? BORING.
I felt obligated rather than compelled to read this book, it was almost a chore.


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