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Dragon's Egg
by Dragon's Egg
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"In science fiction there is only a handful of books that stretch the mind--and this is one of them."--Arthur C. Clarke
In a moving story of sacrifice and triumph, human scientists establish a relationship with intelligent lifeforms--the cheela--living on Dragon's Egg, a neutron star where one Earth hour is equivalent to hundreds of their years. The cheela culturally evolve from savagery to the discovery of science, and for a brief time, men are their diligent teachers.
In a moving story of sacrifice and triumph, human scientists establish a relationship with intelligent lifeforms--the cheela--living on Dragon's Egg, a neutron star where one Earth hour is equivalent to hundreds of their years. The cheela culturally evolve from savagery to the discovery of science, and for a brief time, men are their diligent teachers.
Praise for Dragon's Egg
"Bob Forward writes in the tradition of Hal Clement's Mission of Gravity and carries it a giant step (how else?) forward."--Isaac Asimov
"Dragon's Egg is superb. I couldn't have written it; it required too much real physics."--Larry Niven
"This is one for the real science-fiction fan."--Frank Herbert
"Robert L. Forward tells a good story and asks a profound question. If we run into a race of creatures who live a hundred years while we live an hour, what can they say to us or we to them?"--Freeman J. Dyson
"Forward has impeccable scientific credentials, and . . . big, original, speculative ideas."--The Washington Post
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Product Details
- Del Rey Brand
- Feb 29, 2000 Pub Date:
- 034543529X ISBN-10:
- 9780345435293 ISBN-13:
- English Language
- 352.0 pages Paperback
- 8.29 in * 0.75 in * 5.53 in Dimensions:
- 2 lb Weight:
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