
Dragon's Egg: A Novel
by Robert L. Forward
Title:
Dragon's Egg: A Novel
Author:
Robert L. Forward
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
352 pages
Publisher:
Penguin Random House LLC
ISBN-13:
9780345435293
EAN:
9780345435293
Classifications:
Science Fiction
Weight (g):
442
Dimensions (mm):
144 x 215 x 32
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
“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. 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










