And now the fragile wall separating them and the galaxy beyond is beginning to crumble. This content was uploaded by our users and we assume good faith they have the permission to share this book. Each supremely adapted to its task, yet doomed by millions of years of evolution to an inescapable fate. Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle - The Gripping Hand. They have spent a quarter century analyzing and agonizing over the deadly threat posed by the only aliens mankind has ever encountered- a race divided into distinct biological forms, each serving a different function. The Gripping Hand Mass Market Paperback Januby Larry Niven (Author), Jerry Pournelle (Author) 648 ratings Book 2 of 3: Mote Series See all formats and editions Kindle 6.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 25.86 109 Used from 2.00 10 New from 19.90 22 Collectible from 5. There, 25 years have passed since humanity quarantined the mysterious aliens known as Moties within the confines of their own solar system. Now Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, award winning authors of such bestsellers as Footfall. Larry Niven is the 2015 recipient of the Grand Master Award, selected by The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America Inc. Robert Heinlein called it 'possibly the finest science fiction novel I have ever read.' The San Francisco Chronicle declared that 'as science fiction, The Mote in God's Eye is one of the most important novels ever published.' Now Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, award winning authors of such bestsellers as Footfall and The Legacy of Heorot, return us to the Mote, and to the universe of Kevin Renner and Horace Bury, of Rod Blaine and Sally Fowler. Sell, buy or rent The Gripping Hand 9781476791234 1476791236. Two of the best known names in science fiction bring us the long-awaited sequel The Mote in Gods Eye.

The Gripping Hand by Larry Niven