Larry Niven And Jerry Pournelle - The Mote In G... -

: Commander Roderick Blaine is dispatched on the MacArthur to the "Mote"—a star system hidden within a dust cloud known as the Coalsack—to find the probe's origin.

Set in the year 3017, the story takes place within Jerry Pournelle's , during the era of the Second Empire of Man. Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle - The Mote in G...

: Possess instinctive, incredible technical abilities but limited speech. : Commander Roderick Blaine is dispatched on the

: Moties are divided into specialized subspecies (castes) based on function, including: including: : Tiny

: Tiny, non-sentient sub-beings used as tools that can become a dangerous, fast-breeding pestilence on starships. Masters : The leaders who coordinate the other castes.

: It was nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards in 1975. Sequel and Legacy