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Narrated by:
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L J Ganser
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Written by:
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Larry Niven
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Jerry Pournelle
About this listen
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. No lesser an authority than Robert A. Heinlein called it "possibly the finest science fiction novel I have ever read".
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- Matt
- 2023-11-30
A bit of a page-turner...
This is pretty great traditional sci fi. It deals with classic themes, such as scarcity vs abundance, factional conflict, overpopulation, and post apocalyptic resurgence. You can't go wrong there. Even better with creepy asymmetrical aliens.
The technology predictions make it age very well. Niven and Pournelle were educated and erudite enough to be solid futurists. Niven was (is) a visionary. Pournelle was a notable polymath.
The Mote in God's Eye has an engaging storyline that compels the 'just one more page' effect.
No complaints about the narration.
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- DGN
- 2024-02-13
Top notch hard science fiction from two Masters of the genre
It has an intricate plot, compelling characters and is hard to put down. Highly recommended!!
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- zavier
- 2024-03-22
Let down by prose and explaining
Maybe your not like me and would really enjoy all of the physics that gets dropped here but I felt it really let down the prose and lead to real dry patches throughout the book. It was interesting but it wasn't gripping and I found myself just trying to get it over with. Additionally this book was written in 1997 and it feels like it.
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- james
- 2020-11-04
Must read classic
A book written in 1974 couldn’t have ages better. Pocket touch screen computers and radio Bluetooth are incredible predictions that make it seem it was written in the 21st century!
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- MARQUISE BEAUCHEMIN
- 2022-12-25
Great book
Loved hearing this story again. I read the book around 2000/2001. Complex and detailed.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Lamerok
- 2018-09-20
Classic science fiction story.
This is a classic science fiction story. A few minor details will seem a bit dated but that is only to be expected and they do not get in the way of the narrative.
The narrator has a strong male voice which was quite good for the main character. The narrator wasn’t bad with female characters and his Russian accent was pretty good for one prominent character.
However, several prominent characters had Scottish accents and the narrator’s Scottish accent was terrible. Not even close. This really got in the way of me enjoying the story. The story clearly calls for these characters to have a Scottish accent so they needed a narrator who could do these accents properly.
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- Cadoan
- 2018-09-19
wonderful
one of my favorite books brought to life. traffic jams have never been more tolerable.
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- richard
- 2021-09-09
It's GREAT!
I got put on to this story from an old boss. I love it. If you love Enders Game, StarTrek, and thought provoking sci fi I recommend this story.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Frank
- 2023-04-12
It okay…
I would’ve liked a be a bit more suspense, feels like a satire at times. Maybe the audiobook doesn’t do the book justice, I found it boring most of the time.
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- Wes Cooper
- 2022-11-12
a disappointment
what I liked least was the conceit about royalty, so inapprpriate for
a story about the future
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