Niven, Larry: THE MOAT AROUND MURCHESON´S EYE

His excellency Horace Hussein Al-Shamian Bury, trader and magnate, had hoped never again to hear mention of the gripping hand, Moties, the only aliens mankind has ever encountered, have two delicate right arms with small, wonderfully dextrous hands - and one poweful left arm which weilds the gripping hand...

While Bury is investigating an excess cash flow on the Imperial planet Maxroy´s Purchase, his long-time friend and pilot Kevin Renner first sounds the alarm: the dreaded Moties have escaped quarantine...

AUTHORS:  Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle

COVER: paperback

PAGES: 401

LANGUAGE: english