I liked the book. However, I disliked the characters, and it was a bit depressing thinking that feminism was totally absent, even reversed, so only one strong female character who still took a back seat to the action and plot. Also disliked that there are royals and aristocrats so far in humanities ...
Fantastic. A dense read and complicated story that eventually unfolds in a satisfactory fashion. Not all of the pieces are spelled out, but enough information is hinted to allow the reader to eventually understand the situation well enough to feel on top of the story.Not a character story...in fac...
I should read more space opera, especially when written by Niven and Pournelle. The human Empire (Russian in origin, which seemed odd considering in 1974 when first published, the USSR was Communist not Imperialist) has first contact with aliens from a system referred to as "The Mote." Communicati...
Ugh, was going to pick up the audiobook because there's no ebook version, but the narrator (LJ Ganser) sounds EXACTLY like Zap Brannigan from Futurama. I guess I'll have to read it the old-fashioned way, after all.
I'm happy to have finally dislodged the mote in God's eye from my reading list. This book had a great premise. Humanity encounters an alien culture for the first time. However, the alien culture manages to keep a big secret until it's almost too late for humanity to prevent disaster. Too bad I fig...
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