The Mote in God's Eye

The Mote in God's Eye
First edition (hardcover)
AuthorLarry Niven
Jerry Pournelle
LanguageEnglish
SeriesCoDominium
GenreScience fiction
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication date
1974
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages537
ISBN0-671-21833-6
OCLC934734
813/.5/4
LC ClassPZ4.N734 Mo PS3564.I9
Followed byThe Gripping Hand 

The Mote in God's Eye is a science fiction novel by American writers Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, first published in 1974. The story is set in the distant future of Pournelle's CoDominium universe, and charts the first contact between humanity and an alien species. The title of the novel is a reference to the Biblical "The Mote and the Beam" parable and is the nickname of a star. The Mote in God's Eye was nominated for the Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awards in 1975.[1]

  1. ^ "1975 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-07-20.