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Dragon's Egg

by Robert L. Forward

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Dragon's Egg is a 1980 hard science fiction novel by American writer Robert L. Forward. In the story, Dragon's Egg is a neutron star with a surface gravity 67 billion times that of Earth, and inhabited by cheela, intelligent creatures the size of sesame seeds who evolve, live, and think a million times faster than humans.

First published 1980309 pages
Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work (1983)Locus Award for Best First Novel (1981)
813.54
Category
Literature
Priority
Recommended
Author works
1
Editions known
6
Classification
Dewey (DDC)
813.54
Library of Congress (LCC)
PS3556.O754D7 2000PS3556.O754 D7 2000PS3556.O754 D7 1980
Subjects
American Science fictionFictionFiction, action & adventureNeutron stars
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ISBN 9780450051975EnglishFirst-edition ISBN: 0345286464
DATE DUE
First published1980
Locus Award for Best First Novel1981
Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work1983
Adaptation adaptation2000
StatusREAD
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