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Loading... The Mote in God's Eye (1974)by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle
baen ebook   romsfuulynn | Apr 28, 2013 |  Ugh, was going to pick up the audiobook because there's no ebook version, but the narrator (LJ Ganser) sounds EXACTLY like Zap Brannigan from Futurama. I guess I'll have to read it the old-fashioned way, after all. StaceyHH | Apr 9, 2013 | Excellent story from the golden age of SCi-Fi (  ) Chris.Graham | Apr 5, 2013 | I liked the book. However, I disliked the characters, and it was a bit depressing thinking that feminism was totally absent, even reversed, so only one strong female character who still took a back seat to the action and plot. Also disliked that there are royals and aristocrats so far in humanities future. Did like the aliens. (  ) wifilibrarian | Apr 3, 2013 | I should read more space opera, especially when written by Niven and Pournelle. The human Empire (Russian in origin, which seemed odd considering in 1974 when first published, the USSR was Communist not Imperialist) has first contact with aliens from a system referred to as "The Mote." Communication is key, but as expected, truth is the first casualty in diplomacy and war. By the time I reached the end, having had bits of both sides of the story, I kept wishing and hoping ... 'if only' the aliens had divulged the truth behind their species' biological problem, I believe, even a militaristic human society would feel compassion for them and strive to solve what the alien's considered unsolvable or impossible or 'Crazy Eddy.' (  ) mossjon | Mar 31, 2013 |
 Thirty-five years ago one of the finest science fiction novels ever written was first released -- The Mote in God's Eye. More amazingly, neither the science and technology in the novel nor the politics of the novel feel dated, a rare situation indeed given how other novels, such as Frank Herbert's Dune, do feel dated! The story is set in the distant future of Pournelle's CoDominium universe, and charts the first contact between humankind and an alien species (which are far rarer than was expected). Human civilization as depicted here is a riff off that of Robert Heinlein's Starship Troopers in that this is a military novel first and foremost, the result of the American and Russian forces merging together in a sort of bloodless coup against their civilian leaders. If this premise isn't appealing to you, this is a good time to leave this review.
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0671741926, Mass Market Paperback)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 (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:48:36 -0500) Writing separately, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle are responsible for a number of science fiction classics, such as the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Ringworld, Debt of Honor, and The Legacy of Heorot, among others. |
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