{"product_id":"gripping-hand-9781476791234","title":"Gripping Hand","description":"Robert Heinlein called it \"possibly the finest science fiction novel I have ever read.\" \u003ci\u003eThe San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e declared that \"as science fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Mote in God's Eye\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most important novels ever published.\" Now Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, award winning authors of such bestsellers as \u003ci\u003eFootfall \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Legacy of Heorot, \u003c\/i\u003e return us to the Mote, and to the universe of Kevin Renner and Horace Bury, of Rod Blaine and Sally Fowler. There, 25 years have passed since humanity quarantined the mysterious aliens known as Moties within the confines of their own solar system. 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. Master, Mediator, Engineer. Warrior. Each supremely adapted to its task, yet doomed by millions of years of evolution to an inescapable fate. For the Moties must breed-- or die. And now the fragile wall separating them and the galaxy beyond is beginning to crumble.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJerry Pournelle\u003c\/b\u003e (right), a past winner of the John W. Campbell Award, has collaborated with Niven on numerous bestsellers. He has also written such successful solo novels as \u003ci\u003eJanissaries\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStarswarm\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Studio City, California.\u003cbr\u003eLarry Niven and Jerry Pournelle were the joint winners of the 2005 Robert A. Heinlein Award. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarry Niven\u003c\/b\u003e (left) is the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of such classics as \u003ci\u003eRingworld, The Integral Trees\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDestiny's Road\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also collaborated with both Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes on \u003ci\u003eThe Legacy of Heorot, Beowulf's Children\u003c\/i\u003e, and the bestselling \u003ci\u003eDream Park\u003c\/i\u003e series. He lives in Chatsworth, California.\u003cbr\u003eLarry Niven and Jerry Pournelle were the joint winners of the 2005 Robert A. Heinlein Award.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524540240146,"sku":"9781476791234","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5be9cf82-c998-47ba-8099-c590bb4f6639.jpg?v=1731181958","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gripping-hand-9781476791234","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}