# The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

3 Hacker News commenters recommended The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Commenters recommend the novel and its much later sequel, and no criticism was recorded in the discussions.

## Why people recommend it

- Read alongside its later sequel (1 comments): "I recently read The Mote in God's Eye and its (much later) sequel" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48227914))
- Preferred model for IP development (1 comments): "would be my pick if I could get any IP developed with this approach" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46256375))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir](https://hackerapproved.com/p/project-hail-mary.md): 117 recommend
- [There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm](https://hackerapproved.com/p/there-is-no-antimemetics-division.md): 98 recommend
- [Blindsight by Peter Watts](https://hackerapproved.com/p/blindsight.md): 96 recommend
- [Dune by Frank Herbert](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dune.md): 82 recommend
- [Accelerando by Charles Stross](https://hackerapproved.com/p/accelerando.md): 71 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/156865054X?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781568650548) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle", https://hackerapproved.com/p/mote-in-god-s-eye/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).