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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
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The Mote in God's Eye, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle
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- Released
- 1976
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- Title
- The Mote in God's Eye
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle
- Publisher
- Sphere
- Released
- 1976
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 560
- ISBN10
- 0860079066
- ISBN13
- 9780860079064
- Series
- The Shardlands
- Tags
- Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Space, Science Fantasy, Space Opera, Aliens, Future, Hard Sci-Fi, Spaceships, Alien
- First published
- 1975
- Original title
- The Mote In God´s Eye
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
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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