Trinocs are sentient, bipedal alien species, so named for their three eyes (trinocular). Trinocs have 3 eyes, 3 fingers, and a triangular mouth. Methane breathers and culturally paranoid, they are extremely secretive and suspicious of aliens. [1] They can turn their heads about similar to …

Trinocs are a sapient, spacefaring alien species hailing from a part of the galaxy outside known space. Their real name is not known. The name "Trinocs" was given to them by Louis Wu, who made first contact with this species in 2830. Trinocs stand about 5 …

The Trinocs are named for their three eyes; they also have three fingers on each hand and a triangular mouth. They are described as 5-foot-tall (1.5 m) bipedal humanoids, with long legs, short torsos, and improbably flexible neck vertebrae.

Louis Wu, on sabbatical in deep space until he can stand the sight of another human face again, detects a slaver stasis box, the biggest ever found. But another ship is homing in on his target, and Louis finds himself gambling with the Trinocs for his prize... and his life! Notes:

Nov 18, 2018 · The space navies of the Kzin, Trinocs and humans, in search of a new target of their aggression head for the Fleet of Worlds (home of the puppeteers). Louis Wu awakes from the autodoc rejuvenated and human again in time to help his puppeteer friends Nessus (welcome back!) and Baedeker try to save their race.

Aug 21, 2012 · On Earth, the Earth-Trisolaris Organization formed to help the invaders, despite knowing the inevitable outcome. Humanity’s lone advantage is that Trisolarans are incapable of lying or dissimulation and so cannot understand deceit or subterfuge.

Larry Niven is an American science fiction writer (Laurence van Cott Niven) among whose best known works is Ringwaorld.

In the last decades before the end of their rule, a thrint named Plorn's tnuctip slaves produce antigravity, ruining the need for Stage Trees to launch material, and precipitating a major economic crash. ("World of Ptavvs", "A Relic of Empire") At this point, Kzanol experiences a failure of his ship, which he abandons.

It seems clear that at least part of the breathable mix required for Trinocs can be taken directly from the atmosphere. "How did you get a Trinoc to come?" "Don't tell me he's still here." "Oh, …

Six-sexed humanoid aliens whose survivors fled their homeworld of Mo'ara due a series of apocalyptic disasters.