The Mote in God's Eye and it's sequel The Gripping Hand (also known as The Mote Around Murcheson's Eye) tells the story of the first contact between Humans and the aliens known as "Moties", from the Coal Sack Nebula.
The novels were co-written by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, and are set in Jerry Pournelle's CoDominium universe.
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