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Title: The Mote in God's Eye Title Record # 1495
Authors: Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Date: 1974-11-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Moties
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
User Rating: 8.61 (18 votes) Including variants and translations: 8.63 (19 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1975ⓘTranslated by Giusi Riverso
 Italian La strada delle stelle
1976ⓘTranslated by José Manuel Álvarez Flórez.
 Spanish La paja en el ojo de Dios: Volumen 1
1976ⓘTranslated by José Manuel Álvarez Flórez.
 Spanish La paja en el ojo de Dios: Volumen 2
1977ⓘTranslated by Yoma Cap
 German Der Splitter im Auge Gottes
1978ⓘTranslated by J. Verheydt
 Dutch De splinter in God`s oog
1981ⓘTranslated by Eric Cowen
 French
La poussière dans l'œil de dieu?La poussiere dans l'oeil de dieu
1991ⓘTranslated by J. Verheydt and H. M. Verheydt
 Dutch Splinter
2017ⓘTranslated by Jan Enseling
 German Extraterrestrial: Die Ankunft

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
2 1975 Locus Best SF Novel
Finalists 1975 Hugo Best Novel
Nomination 1976 Nebula Novel
13 1987 Locus All-Time Best SF Novel
30 1998 Locus All-Time Best SF Novel before 1990

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Mote in God's Eye 1974-11-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Simon & Schuster 0-671-21833-6
$9.95?$: US dollar
 537
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel  
The Mote in God's Eye 1975-04-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Simon & Schuster / SFBC 6521
$2.98?$: US dollar
 475
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel Robert Anthony Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye 1975-09-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-77003-9
£4.50?£: UK pound
 537
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel  
The Mote in God's Eye 1975-10-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Pocket Books 0-671-80107-4
$1.95?$: US dollar
 x+
560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Ed Soyka Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye 1975-11-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Pocket Books 0-671-80107-4
$1.95?$: US dollar
 x+
560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Ed Soyka Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye 1976-04-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Pocket Books 0-671-80107-4
$1.95?$: US dollar
 x+
560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Ed Soyka Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye 1976-07-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Pocket Books 0-671-80107-4
$1.95?$: US dollar
 x+
560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Ed Soyka Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye 1976-10-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Orbit 0-86007-906-6
£0.95?£: UK pound
 x+
560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye 1977-00-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Orbit 0-86007-906-6
£1.25?£: UK pound
 560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye 1977-03-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Pocket Books 0-671-80107-4
$1.95?$: US dollar
 x+
560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Ed Soyka Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye 1977-04-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Pocket Books 0-671-80107-4
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 x+
560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Ed Soyka Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye 1977-06-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Orbit 0-86007-906-6
£0.95?£: UK pound
 x+
560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel  
The Mote in God's Eye 1978-00-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Orbit 0-86007-906-6
£1.25?£: UK pound
 x+
560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Tony Roberts (artist)  
The Mote in God's Eye 1978-00-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Orbit 0-86007-906-6
£1.25?£: UK pound
 x+
560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye 1980-00-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Macdonald Futura 0-86007-906-6
£1.75?£: UK pound
 560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye 1982-00-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Macdonald 0-356-08529-5   560
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel  
The Mote in God's Eye 1982-00-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Orbit 0-86007-906-6
£2.50?£: UK pound
 x+
560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye 1982-09-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Timescape / Pocket Books 0-671-45618-0
$3.50?$: US dollar
 576
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel  
The Mote in God's Eye 1983-00-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Orbit 0-86007-906-6
£2.95?£: UK pound
 x+
560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye 1986-00-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Pocket Books 0-671-49175-X
$3.95?$: US dollar
 560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel David Egge  
The Mote in God's Eye 1987-00-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Simon & Schuster / QPBC 0-671-21833-6
$7.95?$: US dollar
 537
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 novel Andrew Becker Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye 1987-00-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Pocket Books 0-671-64074-7
$4.50?$: US dollar
 560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel David Egge  
The Mote in God's Eye 1988-00-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Orbit 0-86007-906-6
£3.99?£: UK pound
 x+
560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye 1990-00-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Orbit 0-86007-906-6
£4.50?£: UK pound
 x+
560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye 1991-00-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle The Easton Press (The Masterpieces of Science Fiction)     537
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye 1992-00-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Pocket Books 0-671-74192-6
$5.95?$: US dollar
 560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel David Egge Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye 1993-02-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Pocket Books 0-671-74192-6
$5.99?$: US dollar
 560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Lee MacLeod Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye 1993-04-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Pocket Books 0-671-74192-6
$5.99?$: US dollar
 560+
[16]
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Lee MacLeod Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye 1993-08-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Simon & Schuster / SFBC 1-56865-054-X / 00956
$9.98?$: US dollar
 475
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel Lee MacLeod Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye 1993-10-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle HarperCollins (UK) 0-586-21746-0
£5.99?£: UK pound
 x+
560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel John Harris Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye 2000-12-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Pocket Books 0-671-74192-6
$6.99?$: US dollar
 560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Lee MacLeod  
The Mote in God's Eye 2004-02-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Pocket Books 0-671-74192-6
$6.99?$: US dollar
 560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Lee MacLeod  
The Mote in God's Eye 2005-11-00 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection #23) 0-7394-6095-1 / 1180876
$12.99?$: US dollar
 x+
523
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 novel Bruce Jensen Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye 2009-07-14 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Audible Studios      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 novel Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye 2011-04-26 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Spectrum Literary Agency  
$6.35?$: US dollar
 596
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 novel  
The Mote in God's Eye 2012-10-30 Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Brilliance Audio 978-1-4558-8363-9
$19.99?$: US dollar
  
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
 novel  
The Mote in God's Eye date unknown Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Timescape / Pocket Books 0-671-43403-9
$3.50?$: US dollar
 xvi+
560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Ed Soyka Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye date unknown Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Pocket Books 0-671-82358-2
$2.50?$: US dollar
 560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Ed Soyka Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye date unknown Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Pocket Books 0-671-82358-2
$2.50?$: US dollar
 560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Ed Soyka Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye date unknown Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Pocket Books 0-671-82358-2
$2.50?$: US dollar
 560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Ed Soyka Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye date unknown Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Pocket Books 0-671-41597-2
$2.95?$: US dollar
 560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Ed Soyka Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye date unknown Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Pocket Books 0-671-66054-3
$4.95?$: US dollar
 560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel David Egge Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye date unknown Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Pocket Books 0-671-66054-3
$4.95?$: US dollar
 560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel David Egge  
The Mote in God's Eye date unknown Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Pocket Books 978-0-671-74192-1
$7.99?$: US dollar
 560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Lee MacLeod Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye date unknown Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Pocket Books 0-671-74192-6
$7.99?$: US dollar
 x+
560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Lee MacLeod Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye date unknown Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle HarperCollins (UK) 0-586-21746-0
£5.99?£: UK pound
 x+
560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel John Harris Checkmark
The Mote in God's Eye date unknown Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Pocket Books 0-671-74192-6
$6.99?$: US dollar
 560
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 novel Lee MacLeod Checkmark
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