num_pages: 560
description: Aliens - Moties - were first contacted in AD3017 in the region of space known as the Coalsack. The eponymous mote in his eye, which has winked out, much to the distress of pious Himmists, just might have been Motie laser light. It might even indicate the position of their home planet.
language: English
title: The Mote in God's Eye
titlecomplete: The Mote in God's Eye
characters: Rod Blaine, Sandra Fowler, Ben Fowler, Kevin Renner, Horace Bury, David Hardy
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Aliens, Space Opera, Audiobook, Speculative Fiction, Space, Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics
ratings_count: 68933
series: Moties
awards: awardedAt: 157795200000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 157795200000
name: Nebula Award
category: Novel, awardedAt: 157795200000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Pocket