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In the year 3016, the Second Empire of Man spans hundreds of star systems, thanks to the faster-than-light Alderson Drive. No other intelligent beings have ever been encountered, not until a light sail probe enters a human system carrying a dead alien. The probe is traced to the Mote, an isolated star in a thick dust cloud, and an expedition is dispatched. In the Mote the humans find an ancient civilization--at least one million years old--that has always been bottled up in their cloistered solar system for lack of a star drive. The Moties are welcoming and kind, yet rather evasive about certain aspects of their society. It seems the Moties have a dark problem, one they've been unable to solve in over a million years.… (mehr)
I think I'm gettin old... and stuff. It's tiresome to read true hardcore sci-fi where action is mere mote in the eye of the world. So much descriptions, so many explanations, tons of details, endless right and wrong guesses... And much of it ending been just a time filler between some twisting points of story.
Even if it's very good and stylish book, I can only admit that it's not my kind of thing. ( )
It managed to keep my attention long enough to get through the whole book, but I thought the ending was quite disappointing and pretty noneventful. ( )
Highly celebrated novel, somewhat disappointed. Nice premise, great conclusion, but feels, reading today, very dated. One only female character who was just the typical Princess Leia. The Prince, cliched. Loved their Inferno novel. Really enjoyed the Ringworld novels. Maybe I would have enjoyed this if I had been reading it around the time I was reading and thoroughly enjoying Heinlein. ( )
As a story this was not, in fact, very good. But as a piece of fiction it was excellent.
What do I mean by that? Well, there's not really much of a plot. The characters are not terribly interesting, and their individual story lines are rather predictable. But all that's okay, because those are not what this book is about. This book is about how two species alien to each other might actually go about establishing contact with each other.
How is trust established in such an environment? How is risk balanced against assumption of good intentions? How does the human tendency to want to reduce things to good or evil deal with the reality that an alien species -- like humanity -- is unlikely to be easily reducible to such simple terms? At it's core, this book is an exploration of these and other questions.
So if you're looking for a good story, this may not be the best choice. But if you're looking for speculative fiction, this will likely be a good option. ( )
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In the year 3016, the Second Empire of Man spans hundreds of star systems, thanks to the faster-than-light Alderson Drive. No other intelligent beings have ever been encountered, not until a light sail probe enters a human system carrying a dead alien. The probe is traced to the Mote, an isolated star in a thick dust cloud, and an expedition is dispatched. In the Mote the humans find an ancient civilization--at least one million years old--that has always been bottled up in their cloistered solar system for lack of a star drive. The Moties are welcoming and kind, yet rather evasive about certain aspects of their society. It seems the Moties have a dark problem, one they've been unable to solve in over a million years.
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Der Splitter im Auge Gottes
Das vierte Jahrtausend ist angebrochen. Die Menschen haben einen Teil der Milchstraße besiedelt, sie haben ein Imperium errichtet - auf eine andere intelligente Rasse sind sie jedoch nie gestoßen. Da nähert sich aus interstellaren Tiefen eine fremde Raumsonde. An Bord: ein totes Lebewesen, Vertreter einer offensichtlich uralten, technisch hochentwickelten Rasse. Was war die Mission dieses seltsamen Fremden? Konnte er vor seinem Tod eine Botschaft absenden? Droht dem Imperium der Menschheit Gefahr? Eine Expedition zu dem weit entfernten System, dessen Zentralsonne "Splitter im Auge Gottes" genannt wird und das die Heimat des Toten ist, soll diese Fragen beantworten. Ein Unternehmen beginnt, das zur Konfrontation führt mit einer Welt, wie sie fremdartiger nicht sein könnte, und die Menschheit schließlich vor die größte Entscheidung aller Zeiten stellt ...
Selten, wenn überhaupt, wurden eine nichtmenschliche Zivilisation und der Erstkontakt zwischen Menschen und Außerirdischen so tiefgründig, ja eindringlich geschildert wie in "Der Splitter im Auge Gottes". Die Außerirdischen haben ein in ihrer Geschichte wurzelndes tragisches Geheimnis und auch bei den Menschen ist vieles nicht so, wie es sein sollte. Nach einer spannenden Reise in das Heimatsystem der Außerirdischen lässt das Ende des Romans viel Raum für Hoffnungen und Ängste.
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Even if it's very good and stylish book, I can only admit that it's not my kind of thing. (