Doc Kinne reviewed Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven
Science fiction classic about the rise, fall and subsequent rise of a civilization where the …
Review of "Mote in God's Eye" on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Quite simply The Mote in God's Eye is one of the top five science fiction works ever written. Niven & Pournelle started out to create the ultimate First Contact novel, and they did it. If you have any interest at all in Space Opera Science Fiction, The Mote in God's Eye is your next book.
Period.