The Mote in God's Eye - Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle 1977 7th Pocket Books Paperback - Ed Soyka Cover Edition

Condition: Acceptable. Please see the images for more details.Artwork by Ed SoykaPublisher blurb: "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." Awards:1975 Hugo Nominated1975 Locus SF Nominated1975 Nebula Nominated