The Gripping Hand by Larry Niven
Robert Heinlein called it possibly the finest science fiction novel I have ever read. The San Francisco Chronicle declared that as science fiction, The Mote in God's Eye is one of the most important novels ever published. Now Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, award winning authors of such bestsellers as Footfall and The Legacy of Heorot, return us to the Mote, and to the universe of Kevin Renner and Horace Bury, of Rod Blaine and Sally Fowler. There, 25 years have passed since humanity quarantined the mysterious aliens known as Moties within the confines of their own solar system. They have spent a quarter century analyzing and agonizing over the deadly threat posed by the only aliens mankind has ever encountered-- a race divided into distinct biological forms, each serving a different function. Master, Mediator, Engineer. Warrior. Each supremely adapted to its task, yet doomed by millions of years of evolution to an inescapable fate. For the Moties must breed-- or die. And now the fragile wall separating them and the galaxy beyond is beginning to crumble.
Larry Niven is the award-winning author of the Ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces, and fantasy novels including the Magic Goes Away series. Beowulf's Children, co-authored with Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes, was a New York Times bestseller. He has received the Nebula Award, five Hugos, four Locus Awards, two Ditmars, the Prometheus, and the Robert A. Heinlein Award, among other honors. He lives in Chatsworth, California. Edward M. Lerner has degrees in physics and computer science, a background that kept him mostly out of trouble until he began writing science fiction full-time. His books include Probe, Moonstruck, and the collection Creative Destruction, and he has collaborated with Larry Niven on the other books in the Fleet of Worlds series. He lives in Virginia with his wife, Ruth.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780671795733 |
| ISBN 10 | 0671795732 |
| Title | The Gripping Hand |
| Author | Larry Niven |
| Series | Publications Series China Research |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pocket Books |
| Year published | 1993-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 401 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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