The Mote in God's Eye
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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 Integral Trees. Together they have written the critically acclaimed bestsellers Inferno, Footfall, and The Legacy of Heorot, among others.
The Mote In God's Eye is their acknowledged masterpiece, an epic novel of mankind's first encounter with alien life that transcends the genre.
Larry Niven
Larry Niven has won five Hugo Awards, the Nebula Award, and the Locus Award for his novels and short fiction and been named an SFWA Grand Master. Among this New York Times bestselling author's many science fiction novels are Ringworld, The Mote in God's Eye, and Destiny's Road; his fantasy novels include The Magic Goes Away. Niven has frequently collaborated with other authors, including Jerry Pournelle, Gregory Benford, and Steven Barnes. He lives in Los Angeles.
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