It's about Humanity's first contact with an alien race. They discover that the aliens genetic structure forces them into overpopulation (the only way to stop it is through a continuous cycle of civil wars). The aliens declare war on the humans. In the end, the humans manage to end the war by (I think) altering the aliens genetic structure. I think the book was released in the 50's or 60's.
Is it The Mote in gods Eye by Larry Niven? (written in 1974 )
]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mote_in_God%27s_Eye] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mote_in_God%27s_Eye)
Quote from: Zarjazzer on 27 August, 2009, 03:54:38 PM
Is it The Mote in gods Eye by Larry Niven? (written in 1974 )
]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mote_in_God%27s_Eye] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mote_in_God%27s_Eye)
Thank you!!!
Great book! The much later follow up, "The Moat Around Murcheson's Eye", not so good. In fact, duff. But the original? Superb.
QuoteThe much later follow up, "The Moat Around Murcheson's Eye", not so good. In fact, duff. But the original? Superb.
S'right. The scenes in the Motie museum, and the bit with the spacesuit, are some of my favourite SF moments. I'd opine that anyone who enjoyed this would also enjoy the arachnoform antics of Vernor Vinge's
A Deepness in the Sky, the prequel-in-a-not-crap-way to the mind-blowing
A Fire Upon the Deep.
Actually scratch that: anyone with the faintest whiff of a liking for SF should love
anything that Vinge has written. He's just plain super.
Quote from: TordelBack on 27 August, 2009, 07:36:53 PM
QuoteThe much later follow up, "The Moat Around Murcheson's Eye", not so good. In fact, duff. But the original? Superb.
S'right. The scenes in the Motie museum, and the bit with the spacesuit, are some of my favourite SF moments. I'd opine that anyone who enjoyed this would also enjoy the arachnoform antics of Vernor Vinge's A Deepness in the Sky, the prequel-in-a-not-crap-way to the mind-blowing A Fire Upon the Deep.
Actually scratch that: anyone with the faintest whiff of a liking for SF should love anything that Vinge has written. He's just plain super.
I remember really liking The Peace War, but the sequel wasn't too hot. Will need to give some of his newer stuff a go.