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The mote in gods eye is one of the finest collaborations ive ever read, only surpassed in literary quality and detail by gibsons and sterlings the difference engine. Larry niven and jerry pournelle are the bestselling authors of the mote in gods eye, footfall, lucifers hammer, oath of fealty, and inferno. Although i did eventually finish the mote in gods eye by larry niven and jerry pournelle, i have to admit that i came close to giving up due to extreme boredom. Writing separately, larry niven and jerry pournelle are responsible for a number of science fiction classics, such as the hugo and nebula awardwinning ringworld, debt of honor, and the integral trees. The mote in god s eye niven, larry, jerry pournelle on. The mote in gods eye is their acknowledged masterpiece, an epic novel of mankinds first encounter with alien life that transcends the genre. The first edition of the novel was published in october 1974, and was written by larry niven. The mote in gods eye mote series book 1 english edition ebook. Intelligent beings are finally found from the mote, an isolated star in a thick dust cloud. Heinlein called possibly the finest science fiction novel i have ever read. The mote in gods eye, cowritten by frequent collaborators larry niven and jerry pournelle, is a classic first contact science fiction story which robert a. Larry niven project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. It was nominated for the 1976 hugo and nebula awards for best novel.
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In 3016, the 2nd empire of man spans hundreds of star syst. The mote in gods eye, by larry niven and jerry pournelle, is a science fiction novel that was first published in 1974. Writing separately, larry niven and jerry pournelle are responsible for a number of science fiction classics. Larry niven left is the hugo and nebula awardwinning author of such classics as ringworld, the integral trees, and destinys road. The story is set in the distant future of pournelles codominium universe, and charts the first contact between humankind and an alien species.
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