The mote in God's eye - bookwyrm.cincodenada.com

Paperback, 560 pages

English language

Published Nov. 11, 1980 by Macdonald Futura.

ISBN:: 978-0-86007-906-4

(2 reviews)

Science fiction classic about the rise, fall and subsequent rise of a civilization where the peak catastrophe is known as the "crazy eddy point". Introduces the concept of frictionless toilets that don't have any water in them but I suspect the authors didn't think it all the way through - I don't recall a negative air pressure that would keep odours in their rightfull place. Nevertheless a fascinating read. I haven't read this for donkeys years which is why I'm searching for an e-copy.

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Milla H reviewed The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven

Ihmiskunta kohtaa rikkalaiset

2 stars

Koko kirjan lukemisen ajan mietin miten kertomuksen alienit käännettäisiin suomeksi. Rikkalaiset?

Ihmisten asuttamaan aurinkokuntaan pölähtää keinotekoinen kappale jostain kauempaa. Lähtöpiste näyttää olevan aurinkokunta ison punaisen tähden, Murchesonin Silmän lähistöllä olevan pienemmän tähden Rikan luona. Luotaimesta löytyy alieni ja ihmiset lähtevät tutkimaan mistä se tuli.

Vähän liian vanhanaikainen ja junnaava kerronta teki pitkästä kirjasta vielä pitemmän. Sen lisäksi yhden kiintiönaisen ja pakollisen romanssin änkeminen tarinaan oli ihan turhaa.

Ihmisnäkökulman lisäksi alienien omaa ajattelua kuvattiin. Tarinan twisti ei ollut kovin yllättävä. Hyvä lisä kuitenkin first contact -kokoelmaan.

Ell reviewed Mote in Gods Eye by Larry Niven

Review of 'Mote in Gods Eye' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I have looked for and wanted to read this book ever since reading about it in an introduction to one of Niven's short story books. He mentioned it as one of his favorite books he'd written, which seemed to me to be a pretty good endorsement. So when I was once again scanning the shelves as I was browsing a bookstore, I was excited to see it - one battered old copy - sitting up there on the Powell's shelf. I snatched it, and soon thereafter read it on a trip to the east coast.

As expected, the book was excellent. A wonderful collaboration between [a:Jerry Pournelle|39099|Jerry Pournelle|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1216417671p2/39099.jpg] and [a:Larry Niven|12534|Larry Niven|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1182720933p2/12534.jpg], it is everything good sci-fi should be: clever, suspenseful, insightful. The moties serve as both a foil for ourselves, and a backdrop to test what we as a society will do in extreme situations. It's also full of …

I have looked for and wanted to read this book ever since reading about it in an introduction to one of Niven's short story books. He mentioned it as one of his favorite books he'd written, which seemed to me to be a pretty good endorsement. So when I was once again scanning the shelves as I was browsing a bookstore, I was excited to see it - one battered old copy - sitting up there on the Powell's shelf. I snatched it, and soon thereafter read it on a trip to the east coast.

As expected, the book was excellent. A wonderful collaboration between [a:Jerry Pournelle|39099|Jerry Pournelle|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1216417671p2/39099.jpg] and [a:Larry Niven|12534|Larry Niven|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1182720933p2/12534.jpg], it is everything good sci-fi should be: clever, suspenseful, insightful. The moties serve as both a foil for ourselves, and a backdrop to test what we as a society will do in extreme situations. It's also full of all kinds of great sci-fi gadgetry, physics that is well-balanced and integrated into the story. The aliens are fascinating creatures, and their development and characteristics explore the what-ifs about what could have happened if our own evolutionary ancestors took a different path, veered left instead of right. And behind all that, there's a quick, suspenseful, well-written plot that ushers you through everything the book encompasses.