Sci-fi

Dragon's Egg

by Robert L. ForwardBook 1 of 2 in Dragon's Egg
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Description

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 . . .

What it’s like

ThemeSpace FantasySpace ExplorationWonderFirst ContactTransformation & Becoming

Awards

1 win
WinnerLocus Award for Best First Novel1981

Details

First published
May 1980
Pages
352
Reading time
About 7 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Language
English
ISBN
9780307779304
Series
Dragon's Egg, Book 1

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