The Mote in God’s Eye
by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye,but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
To Marilyn and Roberta, who put up with us while we wrote this;
and to Lurton and Ginny, who made us do this job over again.
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Roderick Harold, Lord Blaine, Commander, Imperial Space Navy.
Arkley Kelley, Gunner, Imperial Marines, and Blaine family retainer.
Admiral Sir Vladimir Richard George Plekhanov, Vice Admiral Commanding Imperial Navy Forces, New Chicago, and Acting Governor General, New Chicago.
Captain Bruno Cziller, Imperial Space Navy, Master of INSS MacArthur.
Commander John Cargill, ISN, Chief Engineer of MacArthur.
Commander Jock (Sandy) Sinclair, ISN, Chief Engineer of MacArthur.
Midshipman Hosrt Staley, ISN, senior midshipman aboard INSS MacArthur.
Midshipman Jonathon Whitbread, ISN.
Kevin Renner, Sailing Master Lieutenant, Imperial Space Navy Reserve.
Lady Sandra Liddell Leonovna Bright Fowler, B.A., M.s., doctoral candidate in anthropology, Imperial University of Sparta.
His Excellency Horace Hussein Bury, Trader and Magnate; Chairman of the Board, Imperial Autonetics Company, Ltd.
Midshipman Gavin Potter, ISN.
Fleet Admiral Howland Cranston, Commander-in-Chief, His Majesty’s Forces Beyond the Coal Sack.
His Imperial Highness Richard Stefan Merrill, Viceroy for His Majesty’s Dominions beyond the Coal Sack.