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The Mote in God's Eye
by Jerry Pournelle, Larry Niven
Humanity has finally met aliens but can they be trusted?
This is a solid sci fi mystery about meeting an alien species and trying to figure out their true colors. Honestly I didn’t find the aliens all that fascinating so a lot of the novel didn’t exactly land for me. Still it’s an exciting space adventure/mystery with a wide cast of distinct, albeit depthless, characters. The human characters are all part of a space navy so it’s quite a bit like Star Trek. It’s a certified sci fi classic and even though it didn’t shine for me it’s easy to see why as I can’t think of anything at the time with as imaginative and unique aliens.
This is a solid sci fi mystery about meeting an alien species and trying to figure out their true colors. Honestly I didn’t find the aliens all that fascinating so a lot of the novel didn’t exactly land for me. Still it’s an exciting space adventure/mystery with a wide cast of distinct, albeit depthless, characters. The human characters are all part of a space navy so it’s quite a bit like Star Trek. It’s a certified sci fi classic and even though it didn’t shine for me it’s easy to see why as I can’t think of anything at the time with as imaginative and unique aliens.