The mote in Gods eye 📖

The mote in Gods eye

Larry Pournelle Jerry Niven
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science fiction hard science fiction past tense third limited POV ~782 pp high worldbuilding

Vibe

tense philosophical bleak

A science fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 40
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 65
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count195,604
Page count~782 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited