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The Mote in God's Eye
Published 1974 by Simon and Schuster · 537 pages
Hugo · 1975
FinalistNebula · 1976
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This book appeared on the awards’ ballots in different years. Each row shows the full Best Novel ballot for that award and ceremony year. Winners appear first.
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E. L. Doctorow
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Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
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Marion Zimmer Bradley
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Dhalgren
Samuel R. Delany
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A Midsummer Tempest
Poul Anderson
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Autumn Angels
Arthur Byron Cover
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A Funeral for the Eyes of Fire
Michael Bishop
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Katherine MacLean
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Vonda N. McIntyre
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The Birthgrave
Tanith Lee
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The Embedding
Ian Watson
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle on these ballots
6 award entries · 4 books · 0 wins · 1975–1986
Synopsis
Humanity's first contact with an alien species, the Moties, begins when a light sail probe arrives from their star system during an interstellar civil war. As a Naval expedition investigates the Moties' world, they discover a civilization both remarkably advanced and harboring a devastating biological secret that could threaten the entire human empire.
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Details
- Series
- Moties · Book 1
- Author nationality
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780671218331