The Mote in God's Eye

Auteurs : Niven Larry, Pournelle Jerry
Éditeur : Pocket Books (Mm)
Collection : Moties:
Genre : Science Fiction:
ISBN : 978-0671741921:
Langue : english:
Publier en : 1993:

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.
This is the first collaboration between Niven and Pournelle, two masters of hard science fiction, and it combines Pournelle's interest in the military and sociology with Niven's talent for creating interesting, believable aliens. The novel meticulously examines every aspect of First Contact, from the Moties' biology, society, and art, to the effects of the meeting on humanity's economics, politics, and religions. And all the while suspense builds as we watch the humans struggle toward the truth. --Brooks Peck

The Gripping Hand

Auteurs : Niven Larry, Pournelle Jerry
Éditeur : Pocket Books (Mm)
Collection : Moties:
Genre : Science Fiction:
ISBN : 978-0671795740:
Langue : english:
Publier en : 1994:

So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish

Auteurs : Adams Douglas
Éditeur : Pocket Books (Mm)
Collection : Le Guide du routard galactique:
Genre : Science Fiction:
ISBN : 0671525808:
Langue : english:
Publier en : 1985:

Back on Earth with nothing more to show for his long, strange trip through time and space than a ratty towel and a plastic shopping bag, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription, the mysterious disappearance of Earth's dolphins, and the discovery of his battered copy of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy all conspire to give Arthur the sneaking suspicion that something otherworldly is indeed going on. . . .

God only knows what it all means. And fortunately, He left behind a Final Message of explanation. But since it's light-years away from Earth, on a star surrounded by souvenir booths, finding out what it is will mean hitching a ride to the far reaches of space aboard a UFO with a giant robot. But what else is new?

Life, the Universe, and Everything

Auteurs : Adams Douglas
Éditeur : Pocket Books (Mm)
Collection : Le Guide du routard galactique:
Genre : Science Fiction:
ISBN : 0671601075:
Langue : english:
Publier en : 1983: