โIn science fiction there is only a handful of books that stretch the mindโand this is one of them.โโArthur C. Clarke
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In a moving story of sacrifice and triumph, human scientists establish a relationship with intelligent lifeformsโthe cheelaโliving on Dragonโs 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.
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Praise for Dragonโs Egg
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โBob Forward writes in the tradition of Hal Clementโs Mission of Gravity and carries it a giant step (how else?) forward.โโIsaac Asimov
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โDragonโs Egg is superb. I couldnโt have written it; it required too much real physics.โโLarry Niven
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โThis is one for the real science-fiction fan.โโFrank Herbert
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โRobert 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?โโFreeman J. Dyson
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โForward has impeccable scientific credentials, and . . . big, original, speculative ideas.โโThe Washington Post
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