Complex sentence: Rootes is an arrogant womanizer and Grunty a hulking, taciturn poet, but despite their radically different personalities, the two friends are famed in space travel circles for their teamwork and efficiency.
Split into simpler sentences: Rootes is an arrogant womanizer and Grunty a hulking, taciturn poet. Despite their radically different personalities, the two friends are famed in space travel circles for their teamwork and efficiency.